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BOF Minutes 05/09/2017 Special
      302 Main Street  Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FOLLOWING REFERENDUM
                                May 09, 2017  8:00 P.M.
                             Old Saybrook High School
  • CALL TO ORDER
Mr. LaMay called the meeting to order at 8:09 p.m.

  • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mr. LaMay led the pledge.

  • ROLL CALL
D. LaMay; B. Thorpe; B. Lindley; B. O’Nell; C. Rzasa;

  • REFERENDUM RESULTS~ DISCUSSION
Votes:  General Government:  362 YES  66  NO; Board of Education:  357 YES   72 NO

Ms. Lindley asked if there is a difference in amount of revenue expected at the beginning of the budget cycle, to now.  Selectman Fortuna explained that there was no difference.

 V.      SET MIL RATE/FURTHER DISCUSSION/ACTION ON FY 16-17 BUDGET
Mr. Fish passed out the Mill Rate Calculation for the year ending June 30, 2017, as follows:
Grand List:                     $2,235,568,375
Tax Collection Rate                           0.99
Other Revenues                   1,880,200
Fund Balance Appropriation                        0
Total Revenue (Budget)                45,377,322

Mill Rate = 1000 x (Total Revenue-Other Revenue-Fund Balance Appropriation) / (Grand List x Tax Collection Rate)  = 19.6534 = 19.66.   

Difference = 0.40   Present Mill Rate = 19.26

A motion to set the Mill Rate at 19.66 was made by Mr. Thorpe, seconded by Mr. O’Nell.  Motion passed 5-0-0.

Tax Collector, Mr. Maynard received a signed letter of communication from Chairman LaMay stating the mill rate, grand list October 1, 2016, of 19.66 mills.
        
VI.     ADJOURNMENT  Meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.

Submitted:  Gerri Lewis, Clerk