Brookfield Under Republican Leadership - Integrity Restored
INTEGRITY RESTORED - UNCOVERED & RESOLVED Serious Issues from Prior Administration(s):
- $1.2 Million in illegal school overspending and illegal use of town fund balance
- (Alleged theft of School resources is being promulgated through the courts by State procecutors)
- $235,000 in unauthorized town contractual obligations
- Unmet Insurance coverage obligations
- Unmonitored Town Credit Card purchasing (NO pre-purchase approval) has ceased.
- Purchasing system is replaced with a Monitored Town-Wide Purchase Order/Process System (REQUIRED pre-purchase approval)
- Monitored Town-Wide Purchase Order/Process System (REQUIRED pre-purchase approval).
- Still working to unify accounting systems so schools and town are using the same software for efficiency and ease of reporting.
INTEGRITY ASSURED - Proposed and Implemented Important Governance and Management Changes:
- Charter revision - Bifricated budget referendum separating Town and Education budget votes
- Policies
- Expense reimbursement policy
- Town vehicle use policy
- Debt management policy
- Fund Balance policy (In Progress)
- Ordinances
- Business Investment Incentive - Assessment Increase Deferral (To assist businesses new and expanding)
- OPEB Trust establishment
- Blighted building and properties (updated)
- Salons and Spas (Updated)
- Noise (update in progress)
- Participated in implementation of regional planning agencies.
- Plan of Conservation and Development Updated in 2015 (Last issued in 2002 (Was due in 2012))
- Housing Study - Completed 2014
- Southern Federal Road Improvment Plan completed