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North Stonington Board of Finance
Draft 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 will be presented on April 11, 2012. Attendance by the BoS and BoF would be prudent.
- 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 reports through March were submitted/reviewed for grand list years 2010 and 2011.
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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