North Stonington Board of Finance
Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
New Town Hall
40 Main Street, North Stonington, CT
1. Call to Order: Chairman Dan Spring called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM. Mustapha Ratib, Emile Pavolvics and Brent Woodward were present. Peter Nimirowski and Elwin Bresette were absent.
2. Public Comments and Questions: No public comments.
3. REVAL/Appeals: D. DelGrosso: The Town assessor, Darryl DelGrosso, informed the Board that the recent property revaluation appeal process resulted in a reduction in the Grand List of $1,154,546. It was $526,325,716 and is now $525,171,170.
4. Board of Selectmen: First Selectman Nick Mullane and Selectmen Mark Donahue and Shawn Murphy were in attendance.
a. Budget Prep 2012-13: Louis Steinbrecher, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Juliet Leeming, Zoning Enforcement Officer/ Planner explained to the Board the process being used to expedite litigation between the Town and property owners who are in violation of zoning regulations as pertains to blight. They also provided additional detail of the finances of line item B11.04 (P&Z Attorney) which had been lacking and was the basis for disapproval of an earlier addition appropriation request. The Selectmen will resubmit the request for additional funding to the Board at the next scheduled meeting.
5. Previous Minutes: Emile Pavlovics moved to approve the minutes of March 14, 2012 as amended. The motion was seconded by Dan Spring and passed 4-0-0.
6. Correspondence: Dan Spring provided the following:
• A letter from the First Selectmen, dated March 19, 2012, to Senator Andrew Maynard and Representative Diana Urban requesting their presence at a future BoF meeting to discuss the issue of aid and grants to municipalities.
• E-mail from Baude & Rolfe, who are potential bidders for providing audit services, requesting a copy of the most recent Town audit.
7. Future Agenda Items/ BoF Strategy:
• Profit and Loss Report
• Approval of March 21, 2012 Minutes
• Budget Review with the BoE
• P and Z Additional Appropriation
8. Adjournment: A motion was made by Dan Spring to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Mustapha Ratib and carried 4-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:44 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brent Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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