Chair Report: January 24th Special & Regular Meeting Preview

Good Afternoon, and a Happy Friday neighbors! From the Council Chair, providing a preview of our special and regular meetings to be held on January 24th.

First, the Town Council will convene for an Executive Session for the purposes of Discussing the Potential Sale of the Tolland Water System.

Following the Executive Session, the Town Council will reconvene for our regular meeting. Prior to new business, a proclamation recognizing Black History Month will be read into the record.

This reading will be followed by four new business items. The first new business item is 2021-2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) audit by Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP. The town received a clean opinion from the firm from all financial statements, with recommendations to improve existing practices that do not impact these statements.

The second item of business is a resolution authorizing Town Manager Brian Foley to apply for a FEMA grant from the Assistance to Firefighters program. This program would allow the Tolland Fire Department to procure Bail Out Kits for Air Packs and other possible expenditures to better equip and train emergency personnel.

The third item of business is a consideration of a resolution authorizing Town Manager Brian Foley to apply for and accept on behalf of Tolland a grant from the Neglected Cemetery Account in the amount of $5,000. The grant would be used for restoration and repair of various headstones in the North and East cemeteries.

The fourth and final item of business is a consideration to reappoint a member to the Tolland Water Commission and a new appointment to the Veteran’s Recognition Commission.

To find the agenda and meeting packet for the January 24th meeting, please visit:

Executive Session Agenda - https://ecode360.com/TO1208/document/705073438.pdf

Regular Agenda - https://ecode360.com/TO1208/document/705073469.pdf

Meeting Packet - https://www.tollandct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3921/f/uploads/2023-01-24_regular_meeting_packet.pdf

Thank you for taking the time to review this report and the attached links above. For those who were able to stop by the Red, Warmth and Blue event to donate food pantry items and enjoy the bon fire, thank you. And a thank you to all who helped organize as well as execute the event. We look forward to future community events. If you would like to submit any questions or comments to the Town Council, please email us at towncouncil@tollandct.gov.