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North Stonington Board of Financial
Approved Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
New Town Hall
North Stonington, CT
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- Call to Order: Vice Chairman Tim Main called the meeting to order at 7:39 PM. Charlie Steinhart, Emile Pavolvics, Mustapha Ratib and Brent Woodward were present. Although present, Chairman Dan Spring recused himself from officiating as Chair pending resolution of a Freedom of Information (FOI) issue.
- Public Comments and Questions: The Board was asked to comment on the close, but approved Town budgets (Government and Education) that occurred at the June 4, 2014 Budget Referendum. Nothing specific could be noted.
It was pointed out to the Board that the transfer of $13,988, during the January 8, 2014 BOF meeting, from line items B10.01 and B6.01 to line item B31.00 (Negotiated Funds) would have been clearer had the affected 27 individual line items been annotated with actual dollar values as the Board had stipulated during the January 8, 2014 meeting. The Board agreed that the preferred method had not been taken.
On another matter, the Board was asked if bond council had been advised about the ongoing FOI issue regarding Dan Spring’s appointment to the Board. It was noted that if necessary bond council would be contacted but not until a decision from Town attorneys was provided.
- BOS: Fiscal Year End; Project Updates, EMS/Fire Complex: First Selectman Nick Mullane will provide FY 2013/2014 budget closeout numbers at the next scheduled meeting.
Regarding ongoing Town projects, Nick Mullane noted the following:
- Parking lot wall repair is within budget and has a completion date six to eight weeks out.
- Boombridge Road bridge design effort on schedule. Construction contract should be out to bid in January 2015.
- Fire engine refurbishment complete.
- Pre-bid meeting scheduled next week for Hewitt dam. Repair could start as soon as August 2014.
- No funding has been expended on the Sewer study.
There was no discussion on the EMS/Fire complex as no representative was present.
- BOF: Town Referendum; Approved Budget; Set Mill Rate 2014-2015:
Approval at the Town Referendum on June 9, 2014 of the Government and Education budgets as noted in the table below
General Government including Redemption of Debt and Capital |
$5,586,016 |
Education |
$12,739,602 |
by the voters as noted below
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Yes |
No |
Total |
General Government including Redemption of Debt and Capital |
236 |
222 |
459* |
Education |
236 |
223 |
459 |
* one blank
prompted the Board to take action on setting the mill rate for the upcoming fiscal year.
- BOE: Monthly Report, Fiscal Year End; Proposed School Building Project: Monthly report dated 31-May-13 (14) was submitted and reviewed. No projected year end closeout figures yet available. A Town meeting is scheduled for June 16, 2014 to address the newest school building project.
- Future Strategies; Calendar; Fiscal Policies, Alternatives: Suspense list dated June 11, 2014 was provided to the Board for review and action at a subsequent meeting.
- Previous Minutes: Tim Main moved to approve the minutes of June 4, 2014 as amended. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and carried 5-0-1. Dan Spring abstained.
8. Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made by Tim Main. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and carried 5-0-1. Dan Spring abstained. The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
\ BBW \
Brent B. Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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