Board of Finance
North Stonington, CT Town Hall
Minutes of Regular Meeting
April 18, 2007
Call to Order: Vice Chairman Southwick called the meeting to order at
8:01 p.m. Members Borden, Marsh, Pavlovics and Woodward were present.
Chairman Gumprecht was absent
Public Comments and Questions: None
Votes: The following votes were tamen during the course of the evening.
Minutes of April 11th regular meeting were approved 5-0. Marsh
moved to approve, Woodward seconded.
Line item 5.04 on town budget for fiscal 7-01-07 was reduced
from $l to $0 on motion by Southwick, seconded by Woodward;
approved 5-0.
Line item S 4.D on town budget for fiscal 7-01-07 of $353,000
was transferred to A 5.19. Pavlovics made motion, Marsh seconded,
approved 5-0.
Audit Southwick reported on status. An E-mail from auditor dated
4-18-07 was reviewed. It appears the audit will formally commence on
4-20-07.
Budget Hearing At the Board of Finance meeting on May 9th, a decision
will be made as to whether the annual budget hearing, now scheduled for
May 21st, can be met or re-scheduled to a later date.
Reviews:
The town budget for fiscal 7-01-07 was reviewed with several
miscellaneous changes.
Brian Elias, President of Ambulance Association, made a
presentation on an up- graded Ford ambulance chassis to replace 1998
Chevrolet ambulance chassis. An amount of $165,000 was confirmed
(cc 3.27 line item).
Board of Education proposed budget of fiscal 7-01-07 prompted
discussion of what reference, if any, should be made to a possible
June 2008 referendum on school building project as outlined in
the August 2006 School Facilities Report.
Method of presentation (slide show, etc.) at annual budget
meeting was discussed. Southwick and Woodward will determine
method.
Building official and sanitation reports were received this
week, but other reports yet to be received.
Tabled
Town Financial Statement for fiscal 7-01=06
Tax Collectors report
BoS action to BoF on Little League funding.
Correspondence
A 4-13-07 "Impact on North Stonington" from the CT Conference on
Municipalities summarizing the CT General Assembly Appropriations Budget
Proposal was received. Amounts differ from the Governor's Proposal and
further action by both parties is anticipated.
Outstanding Action Items:
Marsh to conclude review of legal expenses
Southwick to request signed memo from Assessor on fiscal 7-01=06
and 7-01-07 Gross Taxable Grand List and Net Taxable Grand List.
Mullane to recommend as to where in fiscal 7-01-07 the budget of
the Homeland Security Grant should be located.
Southwick to report on Audit status.
Board of Education member Shawn Murphy in audience, requested to
ask Board of Education if they wish to report at Annual Budget
Hearing on School Building
Project.
Awaiting Board of Education fiscal 7-01-07 items which might be
transferred to 7-01-06 budget before 6-30-07.
Next Meeting: April 25th at Town Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Adjournment: At 11:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned on a motion by
Marsh, seconded by Borden, and approved 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Bradford P. Borden
Acting Secretary
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