Notice of Annual Town Meeting May 4, 2021

NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

TOWN OF WOODSTOCK

May 4, 2021

Links to documents related to this meeting can be found at the bottom of this page. Copies are also available at the Town Hall, and will be available at the WMS Gymnasium during the Town Meeting.

Please note the Annual Town Meeting is a hybrid meeting, meaning it will be held via Zoom and in-person. Those eligible to vote will have the option of which to attend. Those who attend in person must wear a mask and social distancing rules will be followed. In order to attend via Zoom, electors and all others eligible to vote in town meetings in the Town of Woodstock must register with their legal name that appears on the Tax list or their voter registration card through the link below. PLEASE READ ALL OF THE ZOOM DIRECTIONS.

Register in advance for this meeting as soon as possible:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkce6vpjsuEt3x4Hqo37YwkbD9DyYK0vvN

Note: The link above is the registration link only, not the meeting link. After you register you will receive a unique meeting link. This link will only work for that individual person. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN ORDER TO RECIEVE A MEETING LINK. REGISTRATION PRIOR TO 6 PM ON MAY 4, 2021 IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.

Voting will take place on Zoom via poll. Because of this, only those who are qualified to vote at a town meeting will be admitted into the Zoom meeting. This would mean the attendee would be a registered voter in the Town of Woodstock, OR a property owner in the town of Woodstock whose name is on the tax rolls with property assessed at more than $1,000. If more than one resident in a household is qualified to vote, they must be logged into the Zoom meeting with separate devices. Only one poll vote is allowed per device. Devices must have video and audio for voter verification. These hybrid meetings are new to all of us, but we believe it is a positive move to get as much participation as possible in town government. Please be patient as we are all learning how to do this together.

TOWN OF WOODSTOCK

NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

The Annual Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Woodstock, Connecticut, will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM in person at the Woodstock Middle School,  147B Route 169 in Woodstock and via Zoom.  The Annual Town Meeting will be held to consider the following actions and to vote on the following resolutions:

1)    To elect a Moderator;

2)    To approve the proposed budget of the Town of Woodstock for the fiscal year ending

        June 30, 2022 in the amount of $25,235,696.00 as has been recommended by the Board of

        Finance and to appropriate said sum to meet the recommended expenditures;

3)    To adopt a Capital Improvement Plan for a five-year period ending 2025-2026 as has

        been recommended by the Board of Finance; RESOLVED, that the Town of

        Woodstock’s local capital improvement projects of $13,008,281.00 and capital

        improvement plan as defined in Section 7-535 through 7-538, a copy of which plan is on

        file in the Office of the Town Clerk and available for public inspection during

        normal business hours; is hereby ratified and approved;

4)    To authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for the State and Federal Grants;

5)    To transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting; and

6)    To adjourn.

Please Note:  Pursuant to Section 7-7 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Woodstock Board of Selectmen have on their own initiative removed the foregoing Item #2 for submission to the voters of the Town of Woodstock by referendum to be held on May 11, 2021 from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM at the Woodstock Town Hall, 415 Route 169, Woodstock. Voters approving the questions will vote “Yes” and those opposing the questions will vote “No.” Absentee ballots will be available at the Office of the Town Clerk. 

Dated at Woodstock, Connecticut, this 15^th day of April 2021. 

Woodstock Board of Selectmen

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John V. Swan Jr., First Selectman

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Chandler Paquette, Selectman

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Greg Kline, Selectman

Attest: __________________________________________

 Christine G. French, Assistant Town Clerk

May 4, 2021                                                        ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

                                                                                                FY 2022