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Board of Finance Minutes 02/16/2011 Approved
North Stonington Board of Finance
APPROVED Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
NEW TOWN HALL
40 Main Street, North Stonington, CT


  • Call to Order: Chairman M. Donahue called the meeting to order at 7:36 P.M.  Chairman M. Donahue, P. Nimirowski, D. Spring, E. Bresette, E. Pavlovics and M. Ratib were present.
  • Public Comments and Questions: W. Ricker, former Town Selectman, presented documents to the Board concerning the receipt of bulky waste at the Town Transfer Station for which no tipping fees were received by the Town. Discussion followed with N. Mullane, First Selectman, entailing a description of the revenue and expenditure cycle related to municipal waste collection and transfer.
  • Tax Collector’s Report:  The Board reviewed the January report and noted that tax collections were tracking as expected.
  • Status of Town Audit: The Board of Selectman has forwarded to the Auditor a Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section for the Annual Audit Report. The Auditor should finalize and submit the report to the State Office of Policy and Management (OPM), as required by statute.
  • Board of Selectmen Financial Report: N. Mullane reviewed the status of various ongoing projects. A Town Hearing is planned in early March to review repair options for the Main Street bridges. The Selectmen were requested to provide a revenue forecast for the next BOF meeting, March 2nd, and to present their budget proposal on March 9th. If BOS is not ready to present by March 9th, the next available opportunity is March 23rd.
  • Board of Education Financial Report: The Board reviewed the BOE Financial Statement of January 2011. BOE forecasts to be under budget by $11,141 at year end.
  • Board of Finance Strategy:
  • Tri-Board Meeting Feedback – no discussion.
  • Liaison for Contract Negotiations and BOE Budget Development – pending.
  • Assessor’s Proposed 2011-12 Budget – the Assessor will be invited to the next meeting to discuss the proposed Assessor’s budget.
  • Administrative Assistance – no discussion.
  • Previous Minutes: D. Spring moved to approve the BOF Regular Meeting minutes of January 19th as written. P. Nimirowski seconded and the motion carried 6-0-0.
  • Correspondence: None
  • Future Agenda Items Identification: None.
  • Adjournment: E. Bresette moved to adjourn. D. Spring seconded and the motion carried 6-0-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:39 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,

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        Mark S. Donahue                                                 Approved: 3-9-11
Chairman, Board of Finance