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North Stonington Board of Finance
APPROVED Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
NEW TOWN HALL
40 Main Street, North Stonington, CT
- Call to Order: Acting Chairman D. Spring called the Board of Finance (BOF) meeting to order at 7:39 P.M. Vice Chairman D. Spring, E. Pavlovics, M. Ratib, E. Bresette were present, P. Nimirowski was absent.
- Public Comments and Questions:There were no public comments or questions.
- Tax Collector: Monthly report of revenues vs. expenditures was reviewed.
- Board of Selectmen:
- Financial Report–First Selectman N. Mullane confirmed FEMA approval of federal funding for repairs to the Main Street bridge per project worksheet #260, FEMA reimbursement Category C – large project. Re: State of Connecticut Division of Energy Management & Homeland Security dated 16 November 2011. The project has been put out to bid with a response date of 12 Dec. 2011.
- A follow up to the newspaper article dated Nov. 15, 2011 as regards to North Stonington’s timeline for potential school renovation was presented by M. Mullane. The discussion was left open ended with data yet to be developed towards consideration by the town. The timeline estimates an April 30, 2012 referendum.
- A brief overview of an after-action report from Emergency Management post storm Irene was discussed and tabled as a future agenda item as recommendations are better defined.
- Results of the REVAL 2011 are currently incomplete but suggest that residential evaluations were down an average by 17%. Commercial and personal properties are yet to be tabulated. Discussion as to the impact on the town budget ensured but awaits final status targeted for January 2012. It was recommended that Mr. D. Delgrosso, assessor, make a presentation of known facts to the BOF at its next meeting, December 7, 2011.
- It was noted that the town audit has commenced on 14 November 2011 with updates to follow.
- The BOS suggested that post November 2011 election that representative of the various boards and committee meet in open forum to discuss strategic priorities of the town. This developed a lengthy discussion and encouraged that such a meeting be called by the BOS as soon as possible.
- RFQ for 2011-12 Audit: BOF recommended an approved list of auditors be requested from Marion and Company wit RFQ being sent out by the end of December 2011.
- Board of Finance Strategy:The Board agreed to invite the Zoning Enforcement Office/Planner to the 7 December meeting. Time will also be allotted to the Town Assessor on REVAL 2011 update.
- Previous Minutes: The draft of the minutes from the 2 November 2011 meeting was not approved due to a quorum not present when the vote was called.
- Correspondence: na
- Future Agenda Items Identification:
- Tax Collector Report
- Tax Suspense Account
- Presentation REVAL 2011
- Presentation Planning and Zoning
- Vacancy fill for BOF/Chair designate
- Bulky Waste schedule
- Approval of 2 November 2011 Minutes
- Adjournment: E. Pavlovicz moved to adjourn. M. Rativ seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Daniel S. Spring
Acting Chairman, Board of Finance
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