MINUTES MOTIONS ONLY
BOARD OF FINANCE
August 18, 2015
A REGULAR MEETING of the Board of Finance was held in the City Hall Auditorium on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
Present were Mayor Elinor Carbone and Board of Finance members Bill Lamoin, Joshua Ferreira, Thomas Scoville and Laurene Pesce. Frank Rubino arrived at 5:30 p.m. and Mark Bushka was absent. Comptroller Alice Proulx was also present along with Ms. Leslie Zoll of BlumShapiro.
Mayor Carbone called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. starting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
MINUTES
On a motion by Mr. Ferreira, seconded by Mrs. Pesce, the Board voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Special Meeting held jointly with City Council on June 1, 2015 regarding the Tax Collector.
On a motion by Mr. Scoville, seconded by Mrs. Pesce, the Board voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the minutes of the Special Meeting held on June 1, 2015 regarding the Mill Rate.
On a motion by Mr. Scoville, seconded by Mr. Ferreira, the Board voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on June 16, 2015.
On a motion by Mr. Scoville, seconded by Mr. Lamoin, the Board voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Special Meeting held jointly with City Council on August 3, 2015 regarding the Board of Education audit. Mr. Ferreira and Mrs. Pesce abstained.
OPEN TO PUBLIC
On a motion by Mr. Ferreira, seconded by Mrs. Pesce, the Board voted unanimously to open the meeting to the public. There was no one from the public present.
REFURBISH STREET DEPT. HOLE PATCHER #27
Pending City Council approval of a waiver of the bid process, on a motion by Mr. Lamoin, seconded by Mrs. Pesce, the Board voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the Vehicle Replacement Advisory Board and authorize the refurbishment of Unit #27 for an amount not to exceed $24,260, by Tru-Hitch, Inc. of Barkhamsted, CT, which includes a $3,000 cushion for potential unforeseen expenses.
REFURBISH 2 DUMP TRUCKS –STREET DEPT.
Pending City Council approval of a waiver of the bid process, on an amended motion by Mrs. Pesce, seconded as amended by Mr. Scoville, the Board voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the Vehicle Replacement Advisory Board and authorize the refurbishment of Unit #24 and #32, for an amount not to exceed $27,000, by Tru-Hitch, Inc. of Barkhamsted, CT, which includes a $3,000 cushion per unit for potential unforeseen expenses.
AUDIT PRESENTATION, Leslie Zoll of BlumShapiro.
BUSINESS: Dept. Heads
On a motion by Mr. Scoville, seconded by Mrs. Pesce, the Board voted unanimously to consider business presented by Department Heads. No business was presented.
BUSINESS: Mayor and Board Members
On a motion by Mr. Lamoin, seconded by Mr. Scoville, the Board voted unanimously to consider business presented by the Mayor and members of the Board of Finance.
Mr. Lamoin asked if there is more information on budget reductions. The Mayor replied it will be later this week.
Mrs. Pesce said she appreciates the Audit Report.
Mr. Rubino said he has requested updated numbers from the Board of Education and clarified the minutes of the August 3rd meeting as follows:
Mayor Carbone updated the Board on her progress in forming a committee for the Board of Education audit. She reported on the status of the IT contract audit RFP and the feasibility study RFP. Mayor Carbone announced that an application has been received for Fuel Cell’s building expansion and that a teleconference will be held regarding the bond refunding process.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Mr. Scoville, seconded by Mr. Rubino, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 5:41 p.m.
ATTEST: JOSEPH L. QUARTIERO, CMC
CITY CLERK
Carol L. Anderson, MCTC, CMC
Asst. City Clerk
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