North Stonington Board of Finance
Draft Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
New Town Hall
North Stonington, CT
- Call to Order Chairman Dan Spring called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Charlie Steinhart, Brent Woodward and Emile Pavlovics were present. Mustapha Ratib arrived at 9:30 PM. Tim Main was absent.
- Public Comments and Questions: No comments or questions.
- Economic Development Commission (EDC) Budget Submission/ Review: The draft FY2015/2016 EDC budget of $41,771 was presented to the BOF by EDC Chairman Brett Mastroianni. Accompanying Brett Mastroianni was the newly appointed economic development coordinator Sam Eisenbeiser. Subsequent to a line-by-line review of the draft budget Dan Spring noted that most likely the first exposure of the Town to potential developers would be the ECD website. It was therefore paramount to have a robust website that fully depicted the Town’s assets for development. Accordingly, the EDC was asked to evaluate funding levels for continued website creation to ensure the budget was commensurate with the cost for top rate website creation.
The BOF welcomed Sam Eisenbeiser to the Town and then commenced to ask many questions concerning his strategy/vision for business development that not only increased the grand list but did so in keeping with the Plan of Conservation and Development. To assist in monitoring
progress of this new position, the BOF requested a quarterly report be issued.
- BOS: Updates; Monthly Reports: Deferred.
- BOE: Monthly Report: The report dated March 31,2015 was reviewed. Dan Spring will discuss questions arising from the BOF review with the business manager.
Emile Pavlovics will act as the BOF liaison during the upcoming contract negotiations with school secretaries.
6. Previous Minutes: Dan Spring moved to approve the minutes of April 1, 2015 as amended. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and carried 4-0-0.
7. Future Strategies: Budget Preparation 2015-2016: Mustapha Ratib informed the BOF that an alternative to procuring a new ambulance at a cost of $213,000 was procuring a reconditioned one at a significant cost savings. A supplier was Eastford Ambulance Service. The BOF will investigate this path.
8. Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made by Dan Spring. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and carried 5-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Brent B. Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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