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Selectmen approve $350,000 settlement, forward $310,000 town share to Board of Finance
Summary
The Windsor Locks Board of Selectmen voted March 4 to approve a $350,000 settlement in J Sales v. Town of Windsor Locks, with insurance paying $40,000 and the town responsible for $310,000; the board forwarded the funding decision to the Board of Finance.
First Selectman Jon Savino moved March 4 for the Board of Selectmen to approve a $350,000 settlement in the federal case J Sales v. Town of Windsor Locks et al, saying the town’s insurance would cover $40,000 and the town would be responsible for the remaining $310,000. The board voted to forward the matter to the Board of Finance so that body can approve and identify the funding source for the $310,000 town share.
Savino made the motion and Selectman James Cannon seconded; Selectman Mark Whitten subsequently moved to forward the settlement to the Board of Finance for its review and funding determination. The board carried the motion. The minutes do not record further details of the lawsuit, the underlying claims, or whether the settlement requires any additional approvals beyond the Board of Finance’s funding decision.
Why it matters: a $310,000 charge to the town budget would affect Windsor Locks’ fiscal planning and may require the Board of Finance to identify one-time funding or to adjust reserve or capital balances. Board and staff did not record the planned funding source in the meeting; the Board of Finance will determine next steps.
What’s next: the Board of Finance will review the settlement and decide how to fund the town’s $310,000 obligation. The minutes do not indicate a timeline for that decision.
