Minutes of the Board of Finance meeting held on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall.
Present:Regular Members:~ Andrew Russell, Wayne Devoe,
H. P. Garvin, III, Christopher Kerr, Janet Sturges, David Woolley
Timothy Griswold, First Selectman (ex-officio)
Absent: Alternate Member: Judy Read
Guests: TFC Scott O’Donnell
Don Bugbee, Parks & Recreation Director
Scott Boulanger, Federation of Beaches; Paul _____, Old Lyme Shores; Doug Whelan, Old Colony Beach; Fred _______, POW ; Mark Mongillo, Miami Beach
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Mr. Russell called the meeting to order at 7:05p.m.
A motion was made by Mr. Woolley, seconded by Mr. Garvin, to move Chartered Beach Associations to be the first budget item on the agenda. Motion was approved unanimously.
Chartered Beach Associations (211-1200)
Scott Boulanger discussed the Federation of Beaches request for $12,000, the same amount as in the current budget, to support maintenance and payroll costs associated with the Police ATV.
Paul ? said that Old Lyme Shores consists of 192 households and has received the same amount ($13,500) from the Town since 1997, although their property taxes have nearly doubled in the same period. Their request for an increase to $20,000 will help cover increases in security and cleaning costs.
Doug Whelan of Old Colony is requesting the same budget as the current year for the 215 households in the association.
Fred ______ of the Point O’Woods Association (445 households) has requested $25,000, an increase of $2,400 over the current year.
Mark Mongillo presented a request from Miami Beach Association (263 households) for $40,000, a $20,000 increase over the current year, citing increased costs for cleaning, security, utilities and roads.
After beach association representatives had left the meeting, Board of Finance members suggested that the beach associations consider contracting with one security company as a cost reduction measure.
A motion was made by Mr. Garvin and seconded by Mr. Kerr to approve $104,300 for Chartered Beach Associations. Mr. Woolley recused himself from the vote. Other members approved unanimously.
Municipal Refuse Collection (213-1300)
Hazardous Waste Facility (213-1330)
Transfer Station (213-1340)
Septage Transfer (213-1350)
Budget discussion was deferred to February 24.
Resident State Police (205-0580)
A motion was made by Mr. Kerr and seconded by Mr. Garvin to approve $262,060 for Resident State Police. Motion was approved unanimously.
Discussion of Municipal Police, Animal Control, Fire Marshal and Rogers Lake Enforcement budgets was deferred to February 24.
Parks & Recreation (204)
Board of Finance members would like to see a ticket system used for the SoundView Parking Lot and discussed eliminating $3,500 from operating budget for Little League. Little League requests would be considered for inclusion in the capital budget.
Discussion and decision on Parks & Recreation, Town Woods Park, Fireworks, Memorial Day and Little League budgets deferred to February 24.
The next meeting of the Board of Finance will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7pm in the Meeting Hall at the Town Hall. Budgets on the agenda will include: Parks & Recreation, Public Safety, Sanitation/Recycling and Salaries.
A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Devoe and seconded by Mr. Woolley at 10:25pm. Motion was approved unanimously. Meeting adjourned.
Catherine Frank
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