Board of Fire Commissioners
Special Meeting
December 10, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Newtown Hook and Ladder Fire Department
Commissioners Present: Cragin, Burton, Descheneaux, Jossick, Manna, and Nezvesky
Absent: Goosman
Marshal’s present: Halstead and Clark
Manna called the Special meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
The purpose of this meeting is to review, discuss and act upon the 2013-2014 Board of Fire Commissioners budget.
Comments from M. Burton, Chairman of the Budget Committee:
- Present a zero increase budget to the town
- Support a command car for Dodgingtown
- Create a budget that will work with a command car request for Hawleyville in 2014-2015
- Examples of some cuts made to present a zero increase:
- Voluntary reduction in the Fire Marshal’s training account.
- Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Department waiving $12,500 in insurance reimbursement in favor of a command car.
- The Response Improvement Program being reduced in the paid driver line item by a total of $7,800. It is envisioned that the two departments involved will share that reduction, and the two chiefs will work to administer the reduction.
MOTION: Cragin moved to reduce the Insurance line item by a $1,000 and increase the Marshal’s Fees line item by $1,000.
Seconded: Burton
Yays: Burton, Manna, Cragin, Jossick and Descheneaux
Nays: Nezvesky
Motion Passed
MOTION: Burton moved to accept the Newtown Board of Fire Commissioners 2013-2014 budget as amended in the above motion in the amount of $1,215,037.00.
Seconded: Jossick
Motion passed unanimously
Descheneaux thanked all departments for cutting back on their line items allowing Dodgingtown to purchase a command vehicle.
Jossick will report back at next month’s meeting regarding the new Fire Marshal’s truck up-fit.
The regular monthly meeting of December 17, 2012, has been cancelled.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry Hennessey
Terry Hennessey
Secretary
Board of Fire Commissioners
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