Executive Board minutes — April 7, 2026

Text version of the approved CTx Executive Board meeting minutes, April 7, 2026, held by Zoom. Download the original approved minutes and attendance sheet (PDF, 4 pages).

The meeting record describes matters as they stood on April 7, 2026. Layout and line breaks have been adapted for reading on the web.

1. Call to order — roll call: Meeting called to order at 2:01 pm.

2. Proof of notice of meeting: Agenda posted on CTx Website.

3. Correspondence: Nothing.

a. Minutes from January 15, 2026

A motion to waive reading of the January 15, 2026, minutes was made by Lisa Madden of Plainfield and seconded by Amanda Tashea of Vernon. No discussion. Motion carried unanimously.

A motion to approve January 15, 2026, minutes was made by Lisa Madden and seconded by Amanda Tashea. No discussion. Motion carried unanimously.

b. Minutes from March 27, 2026, Business Meeting

A motion to waive the reading of the of March 27, 2026 minutes was made by Amanda Tashea and seconded by Cory Gumbrewicz of Milford. No discussion. Motion carried unanimously.

A motion to approve March 27, 2026, minutes was made by Amanda Tashea and seconded by Cory Gumbrewicz. No discussion. Motion passed with Lisa Madden abstaining.

a. Treasurer’s Report

A motion was made by Lisa Biagiarelli of Norwalk, seconded by Matthew Bunko of Southington to table until the May Aqua Turf Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Cory reported that the conference netted approximately $13,743.84, with an additional $500.00 in expenses to still be paid out. Drink tickets were down approximately $700.00. Cory and Amanda will work on a comparison report to the previous year conference.

b. Education Report

i. Vote on any items from Education Meeting: Nothing at this time.

a. Audit & By Laws

Lisa Biagiarelli — nothing at this time.

b. Awards / Historical

David Kluczwski of Fairfield reported (on behalf of Teresa Babon) that she is working on retirement awards for the May Aqua Turf meeting. Lisa Madden will provide her with a master list of when everyone received their certifications for years of service awards.

c. CCMC

John Rainaldi of Windham and Lisa Madden reported that additional workshops were approved for certification. The CCMC exam is coming up on May 28th (payment/registration due by 4:00 pm on May 7th); three road shows are scheduled for 2026; 12 CCMC designations were approved for the Aqua Turf and 3 recertifications. The new positions for CCMC include Lisa Madden as Chair, Lisa Biagiarelli as Vice-Chairperson, Cory Gumbrewicz as Clerk, David Kluczwski as Treasurer, and Beth Hamel of Harwinton as Secretary.

d. Escrow

Stephanie Irving of Stafford reported she has had few collectors reach out with some issues that have been addressed. The group discussed the importance of continuing to have the annual escrow meeting for the group and have Corelogic/Cotality and Lereta in attendance to address any issues/concerns. The group discussed the issue from last year with more people than the Zoom subscription allowed. With current Zoom subscription, 100 people are allowed, however it can be increased to 250 at least 48 hours in advance for a nominal fee. The group discussed possibly using Teams, since it does allow for more attendees. Todd Helems of Vernon and Rebecca Juchert-Derungs of Goshen (IT Committee) will look into it further.

e. Legislative

David reported (on behalf of Peter Juszczynski of Windsor Locks) that the Tax Collector bill has been placed on the house calendar (HB 5498). The session does not end for approximately another month. The plan is for Michael Dugan, CTx Lobbyist, to hold the Formal Legislative Update on June 3rd or June 10th.

f. Motor Vehicle

David reported (on behalf of Patti Kratochvil of Manchester) he received an email asking for the master list that was discussed at the CIVLS presentation. The list would provide explanations for certain key terms used by DMV in CIVLS. This question has been passed on to Patti to follow up with. David is also waiting for confirmation of what the annual CIVLS cost will be for municipalities. Additionally, CTx is trying to streamline with DMV an online form (on the CTx website) to fill out when new staff needs CIVLS access.

g. Fundraising

David (on behalf of Michele Wyatt of Colchester) shared the information regarding the Yard Goats Game on Saturday, July 11th. CTx will have their own section of the stadium. All are invited to attend. The cost will be $25/adults and $18/16 & under. Online registration on the CTx website is expected to open up on April 8th.

h. IT

Rebecca Juchert-Derungs of Goshen/Canaan and Todd Helems of Vernon — Todd reached out to his own IT Department and was told that CTx would not be able to purchase a laptop through the state contract list. The IT Department would have to purchase, and then CTx reimburse. They are still getting a quote, however, think it might be better just to make direct purchase. CTx does have tax exempt status with Best Buy from a previous purchase. Todd told the group he may not be available for the May Aqua Turf meeting. Amanda offered her laptop for the meeting. The group reviewed additional audio/visual needs and discussed Access Visual will work directly with the Aqua Turf.

7. Ratification: None to present at this time.

8. Election/Ratification of Officers: None at this time.

a. DMV Pricing

David will reach out to Michelle regarding DMV pricing.

b. CTx membership registrations totals

David reported over $20,000 in membership fees have been collected since the beginning of the year.

c. May 14th Aqua Turf — Agenda & Speakers

David reported the agenda has been finalized and will be sent out April 8th. Martin Heft of OPM will do a one-hour presentation on the M-1; and Carla Hamel of Watertown and Launa Goslee of Torrington will do 1.5 hours on other various reports. The presentation will qualify for 2.5 hours of certification.

d. Training of new Executive Board on website permissions and applications

All executive board members need to be finalized with applicable website permissions, and update contact information on the website.

e. IT Committee Laptop

The group tabled the discussion of purchasing a new laptop until they have more information.

Amanda reminded the group that her, Matt and David need to meet to become signers on the bank account.

a. Conference Survey

Cory reported approximately 73 responses so far (mostly positive); a few reported it was too lengthy. The survey was set up to capture a lot of information. The results will be discussed in detail at the next meeting.

b. Discussion June Legislative Session via Zoom — date and time

David reported he is working with Mike Dugan to schedule June Legislative Session. He is trying to schedule for June 3rd, time to be determined. This will provide 1 hour of certification. Cory asked that the Zoom subscription be updated 48–72 hours in advance to allow the increased attendance.

c. Next Meeting

May 14th after Aqua Turf.

Discussion on name tags:

• Amanda shared with the group the cost for mailing name badges has gone up. The group discussed moving forward, the name tags will be sent back from the state meetings with County Presidents for distribution.
• Moving forward tags will just have town/city name, not “Town of” or “City of”.
• David also discussed getting name tags for all committee members. Matthew offered to establish the color codes for each committee.

The group discussed upcoming budget issues within their towns and phase ins.

David told the group that if anyone has any website suggestions or questions to email him. He will compile one list to submit to Lou.

a. Adjournment

A motion was made by Matthew Bunko of Southington to adjourn at 3:01 pm. The motion was seconded by Cory Gumbrewicz of Milford. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted,
Heidi Tucker-Dillon, Secretary
Connecticut Tax Collector’s Association

Term: 2026–2028. Executive Committee includes officers, county presidents and committee chairpersons.

“Marked X” below transcribes the source attendance column. “Not marked” means the column is blank; it is not an inferred absence. Roles and contact information are reproduced as listed in the April 7 record.

Officers

• President: David Kluczwski — Fairfield
  davidkctx@gmail.com
  Attendance: Marked X
• 1st Vice President: Cory Gumbrewicz — Milford
  cgumbrewicz.ctx@gmail.com
  Attendance: Marked X
• 2nd Vice President: Kimberly Bratz
  KBratz@westbrookct.us
  Attendance: Not marked
• Treasurer: Amanda Tashea — Vernon
  atasheactx@gmail.com
  Attendance: Marked X
• Assistant Treasurer: Matthew Bunko — Southington
  matthew.bunko@southingtonct.gov
  Attendance: Marked X
• Secretary: Heidi Tucker-Dillon — East Granby
  heidictx@gmail.com
  Attendance: Marked X
• Assistant Secretary: John Rainaldi — Windham
  rainaldijohn@gmail.com
  Attendance: Marked X
• Past President: Lisa Madden — Plainfield
  lmadden@plainfieldct.org
  Attendance: Marked X

County presidents

• Fairfield County President: Heather Smeriglio — Greenwich
  heather.smeriglio@greenwichct.org
  Attendance: Not marked
• Hartford County President: Bridget Boucher — Hartford
  hartfordcountytca@gmail.com
  Attendance: Not marked
• Litchfield County President: Jamie Monckton — Woodbury
  jmonckton@woodburyct.org
  Attendance: Not marked
• Middlesex County President: Kimberly Bratz — Westbrook
  kbratz@westbrookct.us
  Attendance: Not marked
• New Haven County President: Cory Gumbrewicz — Milford
  cgumbrewicz@milfordct.gov
  Attendance: Marked X
• New London County President: Michele Wyatt — Colchester
  taxcollector@colchesterct.gov
  Attendance: Not marked
• Tolland/Windham County President: Natalie Ellston — Canterbury
  nellston@canterburyct.org
  Attendance: Marked X

Committee chairpersons

• Audit Committee Chair: Lisa Biagiarelli — Norwalk
  lbiagiar@norwalkct.gov
  Attendance: Marked X
• Awards Committee Chair: Teresa Babon
  babont622@gmail.com
  Attendance: Not marked
• Certification Committee Chair: John Rainaldi — Windham
  rainaldijohn@gmail.com
  Attendance: Marked X
• Education Committee Chair: Kathy Larkins — Darien
  klarkins@darienct.gov
  Attendance: Marked X
• Escrow Committee Chair: Stephanie Irving — Stafford
  irvings@staffordct.org
  Attendance: Marked X
• IT CoChair: Todd Helems — Vernon
  thelems@vernon-ct.gov
  Attendance: Marked X
• IT Co-Chair: Rebecca Juchert Derungs — Goshen
  taxcollector@goshenct.gov
  Attendance: Marked X
• Legislative Committee Chair: David Kluczwski — Fairfield
  dkluczwski@fairfieldct.org
  Attendance: Marked X
• Legislative Committee Chair: Peter Juszczynski — Windsor Locks
  pjuszczynski@WLOCKS.com
  Attendance: Not marked
• Motor Vehicle Committee Chair: Patricia Kratochvil — East Windsor
  pattictx@gmail.com
  Attendance: Not marked

Source sheet instruction: Please make any changes as necessary — thank you!

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