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North Stonington Board of Finance
Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday April 4, 2012
New Town Hall
40 Main Street, North Stonington, CT
- Call to Order: Chairman Dan Spring called the meeting to order at 7:37 PM. Mustapha Ratib, Emile Pavolvics and Brent Woodward were present. Peter Nimirowski and Elwin Bresette were absent.
- Public Comments and Questions:~ No public comments.
- BOS: Budget FY 2012-13 / Expenditures: First Selectman Nick Mullane and Selectmen Mark Donahue and Shawn Murphy were in attendance to present a preliminary draft Town government budget to the Board. A summary of the budget is shown in the below table.
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Approved for FY 2011/12 |
Proposed for FY2012/13 |
Change |
Total Gov’t Operating Expense ($) |
4,183,617 |
4,312,298 |
128,681 |
Total Redemption of Debt ($) |
931,725 |
1,334,370 |
402,645 |
Total Capital Outlay ($) |
687,848 |
586,251 |
(101,597) |
During the budget discussion, numerous observations, comments and commitments were made by the BoS and Board as noted in the following paragraphs.
- A partial reimbursement ($265,717) by FEMA for storm related damages is expected in three to four weeks. Nick Mullane will create a separate account to track FEMA reimbursements, contractor billing and Town expenditures for the repair of the Village Green and Main Street bridges.
- The Board was asked to consider moving the school work van line item from the government capital budget to the school budget.
- Nick Mullane agreed to provide additional backup data to support the budget request including a capital nonrecurring (CNR) schedule.
- Increases in the proposed budget, during the upcoming fiscal year, are possible for Town Attorney, Election and Planning and Zoning costs.
- Plans for a replacement fire house complex could be coming to the Town for approval in six to nine months. A rough order of magnitude cost estimate is $6M.
- A school expansion report from the architect contracted by the ADHOC school building committee is scheduled to be presented on April 11, 2012. Attendance by the BoS and BoF would be prudent. (The date was subsequently changed to April 23, 2012.)
- A request was made by Shawn Murphy for the Board to review the Town Assessor’s hours. Options, including sharing the Assessor with other towns, will be reviewed.
- BOE: Review FY2012-13 Budget: The BoE submitted supplemental budget costs for five additional functions in the schools. If all five functions were funded, the increase to the proposed budget would be $218,757 resulting in the 3.0 percent increase going to 4.8 percent.
- Tax Collector’s Report: Tax collector report through March was submitted/reviewed for grand list year 2011 and compared to the same report for 2010.
6. Previous Minutes: Emile Pavlovics moved to approve the minutes of March 28, 2012 as written. The motion was seconded by Mustapha Ratib and passed 4-0-0.
7. Correspondence: ~Dan Spring noted that he had received two of the three potential proposals for audit services. Neither proposal had been opened.
8. Future Agenda Items/ BoF Strategy:
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- Profit and Loss Report
- Approval of April 4, 2012 Minutes
- BoE Budget Review
- Review of BoS Budget
9. 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 11:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brent Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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