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North Stonington Board of Finance
Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Elementary School
311 Norwich-Westerly Road,
North Stonington, CT
- Call to Order: Chairman Dan Spring called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM. Peter Nimirowski, Mustapha Ratib, Emile Pavolvics and Brent Woodward were present.
Elwin Bresette was absent.
- Public Comments and Questions:~ No public comments.
- Board of Education Budget 2012-2013, Darren Robert: The BoE chairman, Dr. Darren Robert made opening remarks noting that the proposed FY 2012-13 budget represented a three percent increase over the current budget. The three percent increase ($362,435) translates into a recommended budget of $12,443,607. The following presenters provided detailed explanations of budget breakdowns for their respective areas of responsibility.
- Veronica O. Wilkison, Elementary School Principal
- Christopher Sandford, High School/Middle School Principal
- Susan E. Costa, Special Education Director
- Greg Pont, Information Technology Director
- Chuck McCarthy, Business Manager
A summary of area budgets is shown in the following table.
Area |
Approved FY 2011-12 |
Proposed FY2012-13 |
Change |
Elementary |
$2,388,808 |
$2,360,976 |
($27,832) |
High/Middle |
$4,516,297 |
$4,616,255 |
$99,958 |
Special Ed |
$1,950,049 |
$2,223,183 |
$273,134 |
IT |
$101,952 |
$84,956 |
($16,9960) |
Operations |
$3,124,066 |
$3,158,237 |
$34,171 |
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Total Budget |
$12,081,172 |
$12,443,607 |
$362,435 |
When asked by the BoF chair what they thought was the weak link in the budget, the general consensus among the educators was not having enough math and reading intervention teachers whose function is to support students not meeting benchmark achievements. The absence of a lead teacher in the elementary school, to act as a backup to the principal, was also cited as an issue. The Board acknowledged these concerns.
- Board of Selectmen: PNZ Additional Appropriation: Dan Spring moved to approve an additional appropriation of $20,000 to line item BB 11.04 (Planning and Zoning Attorney). The motion was seconded by Mustapha Ratib and passed 5-0-0.
5. Previous Minutes: Peter Nimirowski moved to approve the minutes of March 21, 2012 as written. The motion was seconded by Dan Spring and passed 4-0-1.
7. Future Agenda Items/ BoF Strategy:
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- Profit and Loss Report
- Approval of March 28, 2012 Minutes
- BoS FY2012-13 Expenditures
- Review of BoE FY2012-13 Budget
8. Adjournment: A motion was made by Dan Spring to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Peter Nimirowski and carried 5-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brent Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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