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Selectmen approve several grants, appropriations and personnel actions in consent and regular business
Summary
At the Dec. 15 meeting the board approved a $1.96M supplemental pavement appropriation to be recommended to the Board of Finance, authorized submission of a CT DEEP trails maintenance grant and a Connecticut Humanities quick grant for a library program, approved IT job‑description updates and accepted a settlement for pending litigation.
The Simsbury Board of Selectmen approved a series of routine and substantive items on Dec. 15, including supplemental appropriations, grant submissions, job‑description revisions and a settlement reached in executive session.
Key approvals and delegated authorities included:
- A motion to approve a supplemental appropriation of $1.96 million for the town’s pavement management program and to recommend the appropriation to the Board of Finance. Staff said Aquarian Water Company provided approximately $196,000 for specific road restorations and the supplemental will allow curb‑to‑curb paving within the program.
- Authorization to submit a CT DEEP Recreational Trails grant application to fund maintenance of stone‑dust sections of the Farmington River Trail, with an in‑kind town match and anticipated reimbursement (Deep typically reimburses ~80% of eligible expenses); town staff were authorized to accept the grant and to execute award documents if the grant is awarded.
- Approval to apply for and accept a Connecticut Humanities quick grant (50/50 match) to support a one‑book, one‑town library program; staff were authorized to execute related documents and to appropriate funds if awarded.
- Revisions to the Information Technology director job description ahead of an upcoming retirement and authorization to post the job with a stated salary range; the board discussed preferred versus required certifications and asked that preferred certifications be placed at the end of the qualifications list.
- Approval of a full and final settlement agreement in litigation titled Betty Fisher v. Town of Simsbury; the board authorized the acting town manager to process settlement payment after executive session discussion with town counsel under CGS §1‑206(b).
All items above were approved by voice vote or unanimous consent when called, with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the public transcript. Several items were described as subject to administrative or counsel review before final execution.
