Westfield council approves $1.39 million in bills, refunds and an affordability assistance grant

The Westfield Town Council approved bills and claims totaling $1,389,405.05 and adopted a five-item package of finance committee resolutions that included several refunds and an affordability assistance grant.

Councilman Venkataraman moved to approve bills and claims in the amount of $1,389,405.05; the motion was seconded and carried. Later in the meeting, Councilman Venkataraman presented a bundled motion to adopt five finance resolutions: (1) authorize the chief financial officer to refund a dumpster security payment; (2) authorize the CFO to refund recreation department fees; (3) authorize the CFO to draw a warrant for board of adjustment escrow monies; (4) authorize the CFO to refund a tax lien; and (5) authorize an affordability assistance grant under the town's affordability assistance program for a tenant of an affordable housing unit at 2102 Echo Lane, Unit 2102. The package was seconded (Councilman Armiento) and carried on a council vote.

No public speakers addressed these items during the meeting. The resolutions were adopted as a block; the council did not record individual roll-call tallies for each resolution in the transcript. The meeting record indicates the CFO will take steps to process the refunds and the affordability assistance grant per the town's established procedures.