Minutes of the Board of Finance Special meeting held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall.
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Present:~~~ Regular Members:~ Andrew Russell, H. P. Garvin, III, Janet Sturges, David Kelsey, BJ
Bernblum
Alternate Members:~ Judith Read
Bonnie A. Reemsnyder, ex-officio
Nicole Stajduhar, Finance Director
Absent:~~~~Regular Members:~ David Woolley
Alternate Members:~~Adam Burrows, Anna Reiter
Guest: None
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Mr. Russell called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
$73,000 Appropriation for Health Insurance: Nicole Stajduhar explained that the Health Insurance costs would be higher than anticipated due to new enrollments and status changes of some enrollees. A motion was made by Mr. Garvin to recommend to Town Meeting an appropriation of $73,000 for increases to Health Insurance expenses. Seconded by Mr. Kelsey. Motion carried.
$16,000 Appropriation for Public Works Project Contractors: Nicole Stajduhar noted that this was discussed at an earlier meeting. The Grassy Hill Road was inspected last summer and there were emergency repairs needed, which had to be done immediately. Mr. Kelsey made a motion to recommend to Town Meeting an appropriation of $16,000 for the emergency repairs to Grassy Hill Road Bridge. Seconded by Mrs. Sturges. Motion carried.
$26,000 Appropriation for increase costs for tipping fees for CRRA/MIRA: Due to emergency repairs to the processing plant in Hartford, MIRA had to truck solid waste out of state, at a much higher cost than they were getting in revenue. To cover this, they notified towns that their tipping fees would increase as of April 1, through June 30th. This increase results in anticipated increase of $26,000 to the amount budgeted for this fiscal year. Mrs. Sturges made a motion to recommend to Town Meeting an appropriation of $26,000 for increase in tipping fees to CRRA/MIRA. Seconded by Mr. Bernblum. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Sturges, seconded by Mr. Garvin, to adjourn the meeting at 5:37 p.m. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bonnie A. Reemsnyder
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