North Stonington Board of Finance
Approved Meeting Minutes
of
Wednesday November 4, 2015
New Town Hall
North Stonington, CT
1. Call to Order Acting Chairman Tim Main called the meeting to order at 7:39 PM. Brent Woodward, Charlie Steinhart and Emile Pavlovics were present. Mustapha Ratib was absent.
2. Public Comments and Questions: No questions or comments.
3. BOS: Appropriations; Project Updates: In a letter dated October 22, 2015, the BOS requested an additional appropriation of $3,300 for publication of the Winter, Spring and Summer editions of the North Stonington Quarterly.
Emile Pavlovics moved to approve the additional appropriation of $3,300 for the publication of the Winter, Spring and Summer editions of the North Stonington Quarterly with the funds to be placed in line item B22.00, Town Hall Expenses. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and approved 4-0-0.
During additional discussion, the BOF agreed to include funding, for the Quarterly, in the FY 2016/2017 budget under line item B22.05, NS Quarterly.
In a letter dated October 28, 2015, the BOS requested an additional appropriation of $124,700 for line item B26.04, State troopers. This appropriation, if approved, would provide funding necessary to staff three troopers and some additional services for the remainder of FY 2015/2016.
Subsequent to reviewing the supporting documentation, the BOF requested additional information before taking further action. First Selectman Nick Mullane agreed to provide the requested information.
First Selectman Nick Mullane briefed the BOF on the following Town projects.
• Boombridge Road Bridge – Although the design phase is complete, there is no schedule for the project. Given the years it has taken to get the project to its current stage and the effort to complete bridge construction, a 2018 completion is not considered unreasonable. The cost is estimated at $3,000,000.
• EMS Firehouse – The next action is to resubmit bids to interested contractors. At this time there is no date for this action because of ongoing discussions within the USDA organization monitoring the project.
• Hewitt Dam – Arbitration, because of contract disputes with the builder, is scheduled for November 16/17, 2015. Passage from one bank to the other is limited to ten tons, which precludes Town fire trucks from using the roadway.
Charlie Steinhart noted that having supporting material regarding Town projects, as had been done previously, was very beneficial at understanding the issues in a timely fashion.
4. BOE: Financial: No report provided.
5. Draft Audit from Sandra E. Welwood LLC: No audit provided.
6. Tax Report, Suspense Report: September and October 2015 tax reports, from the Tax Collector, were provided; no issues noted.
Two versions of the suspense report were submitted. Tim Main will ask the Tax Collector for a clarification.
7. Previous Minutes: Emile Pavlovics moved to approve the meeting minutes of September 16, 2015 as amended. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and carried 4-0-0.
8. Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made by Tim Main. The motion was seconded by Charlie Steinhart and carried 4-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Brent B. Woodward
Secretary, Board of Finance
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