Board of Finance
North Stonington Town Hall
Minutes of Regular Meeting
May 2, 2007
Call to order: Vice-Chairman Southwick called the meeting to order at
8:08 p.m. Members Borden, Marsh, Pavlovics and Woodward were present.
Chairman Gumprecht was absent.
Comments and Questions: First Selectman Mullane commented on changes in
town insurance costs, repairs to Holly Green roof, town attorney opinion
on transferring expenditures between fiscal years, draft audit possible
availability on or before May 9th, and school building project interest
costs.
Correspondence: The following correspondence was reviewed:
Town attorney, 5-1-07 letter stating that it is legal for the
Board of
Finance to allow the Board of Education to "expend funds already
appropriated in this year's budget for capital items which have
been requested in next year's budget".
Mullane's letter of 4/26/07 to Eppinger requesting above
opinion.
Mullane letter of 5/2/07 to Southwick regarding medical
insurance increase.
Holly Green letter of 4/25/07 outlining roof repair costs.
CT. conference on Municipalities Bulletin of 4/27/07 outlining
official state appropriations committee revenue recommendations for
North Stonington.
State of CT office of Policy and Management letter of 5/1/07
outlining 2005 equalized net grand list for North Stonington.
Board of Education memo of 4/26/07 to Board of Finance reducing
their fiscal 7/01/07 budget request increase from 5.97% to 4.93% as a
result of transferring (1) $101,506 7/01/07 budget requests to
fiscal 7/01/06 and (2) a $19,185 reduction in fiscal 7/01/07
special education requirements.
Votes
The following votes were taken during the course of the evening.
Minutes of 4/25/07 approved 5-0 on motion by Marsh, seconded by
Woodward.
Pavlovics made a motion, seconded by Woodward to accept the
Board of Education 4/26/07 budget for fiscal 7-01-07. Borden
made an amendment motion, seconded by Marsh to disapprove the
transfer of $101,506 expenditures from fiscal 7-01-07 to fiscal
7-01-06. The amendment failed with Borden and Marsh voting yes and
Pavlovics, Southwick and Woodward voting no. Pavlovics motion
to accept the Board of Education fiscal 7-01-07 budget was approved
3-2 with Pavlovics, Southwick, and Woodward voting yes, and Borden
and Marsh voting no.
Borden moved, seconded by Marsh, to increase selectmen's fiscal
7-01-07 medical insurance budget from $258,354. to $270,392
(line item BB20.05). The vote was 5-0.
On a motion by Pavlovics, seconded by Woodward, it was proposed
to use the
4-27-07 official state appropriations committee revenue
recommendations in the fiscal 7-01-07 budget. The vote was 3-1-1 with
Pavlovics, Southwick and Woodward voting yes, Marsh no, and
Borden abstaining.
Reviews
Tax collector report of 4/3/07
Board of Education financial statement for period ending
3-31-07.
Selectmen's Budget for fiscal 7-01-07
Selectmen's 5-02-07 General Fund statement.
Referendum
Mullane reported that it was the consensus (but no vote has been
taken) that the selectmen would probably favor a
referendum on the budget.
Tabled
Little League proposal.
Other
It was agreed that a list of major item capital projects would
be attached to the fiscal 7-01-07 budget proposal submitted to the
voters.
Outstanding Action Items:
Receipt of audit for fiscal 7/01/06.
Estimate of surplus for 6/30/07.
Vote on 5-9-07 as to whether budget hearing scheduled for
5-21-07 will be rescheduled.
Assessor to review State of CT 2005 Equalized Net Grand List.
Marsh review of certain legal expense.
Mullane report on Homeland Security Grant expenditures.
Next Meeting: May 9, 2007 at Senior Center, 7:00 p.m.
Adjournment: At 10:40 p.m. the meeting was adjourned on a motion by
Southwick, seconded by Woodward and approved
5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Bradford P. Borden
Acting Secretary
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