Westfield board accepts 2024 audit, renews county highway agreement and approves warrants

Councilmember David Spann offered Resolution No. 19 confirming that town departments submitted records for an audit of 2024 financial records on Jan. 29, 2025; Councilmember David Brown seconded the resolution and the board voted unanimously to adopt it. The minutes note that town justices submitted court dockets and that fines and fees were turned over to proper officials.

Councilmember David Brown offered Resolution No. 20 to renew the county's Shared Highway Services Agreement for another year; the board voted unanimously to keep the agreement in place.

The tax collector's report showed total collections of $1,528,357.85 for January. Warrants dated Feb. 5, 2025, were audited and the board directed the supervisor to draw checks to cover them: one set of vouchers (numbers 7271-777) totaling $9,592.48 (General $9,378.57; Highway-Town $213.91) and a second batch (vouchers 27-93) totaling $188,084.53 across multiple funds (General $76,938.78; General-Part Town $19,092.47; Highway-Town $89,997.68; Highway-Part Town $1,885.66; Forest Park Sewer $165.02; Shorehaven $4.92). The board voted to direct the supervisor to draw the necessary checks.

At 8:30 p.m. the board entered executive session to discuss current litigation and a personnel matter with the town attorney; the board returned to regular session at 9:30 p.m. and adjourned. The minutes do not record additional details about the litigation or personnel matter.