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Board approves $9.74M CIP, multiple CNR projects and places capital and operating budgets on referendum
Summary
The Board of Finance approved a multi-year capital improvement plan totaling $9,741,925 for FY27 and a Capital Non-Recurring package of $1,461,049, including major projects such as a $1.8M pavement program and $2.2M Simsbury High School turf and track resurfacing; the board moved the adopted budgets to referendum.
The Town of Simsbury Board of Finance on April 29 approved the town's FY27 capital improvement plan (CIP) and a slate of capital non-recurring (CNR) projects and directed that the related appropriations be included in the referendum items presented to voters.
CIP and major projects: The board adopted a CIP totaling $9,741,925 for FY27. Key projects listed and approved in the minutes include a $1.8 million Highway Pavement Management program (to be funded with bonds, LoCIP and Town Aid Road grants), roof repairs for Town Hall, Eno Hall and the Library ($825,000), security and fire alarm upgrades ($550,000), and Simsbury High School turf and track resurfacing ($2.2 million). The motion to recommend and approve the CIP was made by Bert Helfand and seconded; the full list of projects, funding sources and caps is recorded in the meeting minutes and was approved by the board.
CNR and equipment: Separately, the board approved CNR appropriations totaling $1,461,049 and a list of small capital items funded by a mix of General Fund transfers, capital reserve funds, sewer use funds and other sources. Examples include Police admin vehicles ($96,000), IT computer replacements ($30,240), Library computer replacements ($14,315), and Public Works equipment such as a box trailer and automated vacuum moved from operating to CNR funding.
Funding and procedure: The CIP resolution authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes for bond-backed projects and references the statutory authority the board relied on (Connecticut General Statutes sections cited in the bond resolutions recorded in the minutes). The board also approved a formal resolution appropriating $1.8 million for the pavement program and authorizing bonds and notes in that amount; the resolution specifies anticipated grant offsets and authorizes the Town Manager and Treasurer to finalize financing details with bond counsel.
Referendum questions: The board placed four referendum questions on the ballot covering the Board of Education and Non-Public Schools appropriation ($91,543,244), the Board of Selectmen appropriation ($30,121,926), the Sewer Use/Residential Property/Parks & Recreation funds ($9,372,391), and combined Capital/CNR/Debt Service appropriations ($17,978,194). All referendum items were approved by the board for submission to voters.
Next steps: With the board's endorsement, the municipal staff will publish referendum materials and prepare the question language for voters. Bond and financing actions for bond-funded CIP items will proceed according to town policy and state statute, and capital projects will be administered under the caps and funding sources approved by the board.
