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Bolton registrars and the finance committee briefed the Board of Selectmen on an elections budget that assumes up to six referenda and possible primaries, with early-voting statutes, recounts and staffing needs driving costs and prompting proposals to trim hours or publish a detailed cost spreadsheet.
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Senior and social services staff presented a conservative budget that maintains services but warns it may not be sustainable without more van drivers and storage/space for food pantry operations; the department relies on a DOT grant (~$11,000) and volunteer support to offset costs.
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Town Clerk Elizabeth explained an 11% increase in non-payroll contracts driven largely by land-records work, saying about 3,300 images remain to be microfilmed at roughly $0.98 per image to meet state library standards and provide an off-site backup in Iron Mountain/Atkins.
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The meeting opened with recognition of the Tolland Education Foundation for recent grants and a plaque presentation to Coach Augie Link for 48 years of service; board and community members praised volunteer support, school spirit and Coach Link's record.
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After public comments and a detailed budget workshop, the Tolland Board of Education voted unanimously to add a Feb. 4 special budget meeting and asked the superintendent to produce three scenarios (example targets suggested at 3%, 5% and 7%). Members said security, nurses and frontline staff should be protected before programmatic cuts.
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The superintendent told the board a multi‑year Windows 11 transition will require monitor/equipment purchases because older desktops cannot run Windows 11; board members asked whether the town council could treat eligible hardware as capital to avoid an operating increase.
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Board members told the superintendent that reduced nurses, gaps in social work and PTA/PPT facilitation, and the clubs funding model present immediate concerns; members asked scenarios to show costs of protecting nurses and adding a social worker and PPT facilitator.
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Members urged AES and the Board of Education to provide clearer monthly revenue/expenditure presentation (including grant timing and midyear grants), produce a capital plan, and supply aggregate, nonidentifying payroll/benefits data; AES staff agreed to provide grant schedules and aggregate financials to inform budgeting.
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The board discussed holding payment to engineering firm Fuss & O'Neil while members seek clarity on whether billed construction-administration services were covered by the original design contract; Selectman Jeff said he will not sign the check until the boards agree on the scope and a tri-board meeting was requested.
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The Andover Board of Finance voted to add new business asking the Board of Education to provide invoices and a line-by-line accounting for a $127,468 transfer into the school HVAC repairs and maintenance line; the school finance officer agreed to present details to the Board of Education first and then supply spreadsheets to the finance board.