North Stonington Board of Finance
DRAFT Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
New Town Hall
North Stonington, CT
1. Call to Order: Chairman Dan Spring called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Peter Nimirowski, Mike Urgo, Brent Woodward, Mustapha Ratib and Emile Pavolvics were present.
2. Public Comments and Questions: No comments or questions.
3. BOS: Proposed Budget Review; EMS Complex Updates: First Selectmen Nick Mullane requested an additional $44,000 to augment the existing $109,000 in CNR to support completion of the wash station. Recently a contractor was selected to erect the building for $85,000. The additional funding would be used to buy doors, concrete and general outfitting. The Board provided direction to expend available funds ($109,000) and then request additional funding with supporting documentation.
There still remains outstanding documentation needed to support the NS Fire/EMS facility project.
4. Proposed Town Budget 2013-2014 Hearing Review: It was the consensus of the Board that the budget hearing comments on May 6, 2013 did not warrant changes to the budget. For other reasons, numerous changes were made to the budget presented at the hearing.
A motion was made by Emile Pavolvics to fund the Wheeler Library Repair (line item C 3.19) at $20,000, the Open Space Acquisition Fund (line item C 3.28) at $10,000 and to delete the Senior Van at $25,000. The motion was seconded by Peter Nimirowski and passed 6-0-0.
5. Tax Collectors Procedure Review; Suspense Report: The Board will schedule a presentation by the tax collector in the near future to discuss applicable procedures.
Action by the Board on the suspense report was postponed pending review by the BOS.
6. Budget Presentation: See discussion above in paragraph 4.
7. Calendar Review; Future Strategies: Due to the extent of changes being made to the budget, the Board considered it prudent to extend the budget timeframe thus allowing sufficient time for final review. Changes are as follows:
• Add May 15, 2013 as a budget review meeting.
• Revise May 20, 2013 to June 3, 2013 for the Town meeting.
• Revise May 28, 2013 to June 10, 2013 for the budget referendum.
8. Previous Minutes: Dan Spring moved to approve the workshop minutes of April 30, 2013 as amended. The motion was seconded by Mike Urgo and passed 6-0-0.
Dan Spring moved to approve the minutes of May 1, 2013 as amended. The motion was seconded by Peter Nimirowski and passed 6-0-0.
9. Adjournment: A motion was made by Dan Spring to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Brent Woodward and passed 6-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Brent B. Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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