Standing Committee Appointment Objectives and Goals:

STREETS & SIDEWALKS:                                                                Roger Britz; EvaDawn Bashaw

1. Work with Street Superintendent to identify and prioritize projects, and Capital projects with citizen input.
2. Identify and Prioritize sidewalk replacement as well as new sidewalks and work with Street Superintendent and Travis Gordon to look for funding to provide our residents with a safe, complete walkable downtown and surrounding areas where sidewalks lead to areas of housing to give safe access to downtown.
3. Other cost saving ideas.

FINANCE:                                                                                            Roger Britz; Scott Johnston

1. Work with Treasurer to ensure that we are following all Charter, State and Federal Statutes. That we appropriate proper amounts of fund balances to designated capital projects to offset total costs.

FIRE & WATER:                                                                                 Roger Britz; 

1. Work with Fire Chief to determine right size of staff, forming better relationship with volunteer Fire Department to engage volunteers to be more active to support the combined efforts of the career staff and volunteer ranks. Form one (1), five (5), and ten (10) year spending plans. Negotiate with the Town of Pomfret competitive water and sewer rates. Determine plan to replace, repair water amins using O’Brien & Gere recommendations, reservoir/water tank.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS:                                                                        EvaDawn Bashaw; Roger Britz

1. Review all municipal and village owned buildings with their perspective Department Head representatives to determine any upgrades or repairs or any intermunicipal collaborative ideas that make sense.

INSURANCE:                                                                                      EvaDawn Bashaw; Roger Britz

1. Assure that all Village assets are properly insured.

ZONING & PLANNING:                                                                     Jim Lynden; Roger Britz

1.  Work with Zoning and Planning Boards and our Chief Zoning Officer and Code Enforcement Officer to ensure all of the codes are being enforced, and enforced fairly and equally.

Claims Auditor                                                                         Roger Britz