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MINUTES
BOARD OF FINAN~ ,
JANUARY 27,
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Finance'was held on Thursday,
January 27, 1994 in the Board of Finance Room,Town Hall
MEMBER'S PRESENT: Dr. John P. McIntosh, Chairman
Mrs. Ida Ragazzi, Vice-Chairman
Mr. Joseph Bajorski
Mrs. Audrey Bertagna
Mr. Fred Jortner
Mr. Sam Lomaglio
OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Gary clinton, Finance Director
Mayor Robert J. Peters
Mr. Steve Waznia, Fire Marshall
The meeting was called to order at 7 P.M.
AUDIENCE OF CITIZENS
No discussion.
BUDGET HEARINGS
Mayor's Office
Mayor Robert J. Peters presented his budget to the Board of
Finance.
Mayor Peters noted that he has no increases in his budget only
in the clerical line item. He noted that this is due to the
recent settlement of the White Collar Contract.
Mayor Peters noted that not reflected in his budget is a 3%
increase recently granted to elected officials and non union
employees.
Mayor Peters also stated that if revenues do not look good,
the Executive Board would be willing to meet in joint session
with the Board of Finance to discuss cuts.
Fire Marshall
Mr. Steve Waznia, Fire Marshall, presented his budget to the
Board of Finance.
The following line items were discussed:
101/0116 - Fire inspectors (2).
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Mr. Waznia stated that he now has a Deputy Fire Marshall who
works ten (10) hours per week, and if he is granted two (2)
Fire Inspectors who each work ten (10) hours per week, this
essentially would equal one full time position (without paying
any benefits).
Mr. Waznla stated that one (1) investigator would be used
primarily for enforcement of the State Fire Code and one (1)
investigator would be used for enforcement of hazardous material
regulations.
Mr. Waznia stated that each fire inspector needs to be certified
by the State and must attend classes in Meriden. He noted that
there is no charge to the Town for these classes, but the
fire inspectors cannnot attend classes until they have a job
ready with the Town.
Mr. Waznia noted that if funding is approved for these positions,
the fire inspectors will not start classes until next January.
101/0141 - Catastrophic Emergencies.
Mr. Waznia stated that he is requesting funds here to cover
disasters such as hu~rlcanes and floods. He noted that the
if the U.S. GovernmeNt declares an area a federal disaster area,
reimbursement for monies used from this fund would be returned
to the Town.
121/0299 - Castastrophic Emergency Purchases.
Mr. Waznia stated that this account would be used to purchase
or rent equipment needed during a disaster. He also stated
that any funds not used would be returned back to the Town.
Inlands Wetlands
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton noted that the budget is basically the same as last
year except that in llne item 121/0252 - Storm Water Management -
$50,000.00 has been approved here to provide the Town with an
effective storm water/flood control management analysis program.
Indirect Expenses
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to the~
Board of Finance.
The following line items were discussed:
121/0210 - Postage/Electronic Transmission.
Mr. Clinton noted that the postal service will be increasing
their postage fees to either .33¢ or .34~.
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121/0212 - Copy Machine.
Mr. Clinton stated that there are requests from the Senior Center
and the Assessor's Office to replace their present copiers.
121/0213 - Mileage
Mr. Clinton noted that mileage reimbursement will be raised from
.28¢ a mile to .29¢ a mile beginning July 1st.
191/0210 - Postage Machine.
Mr. Clinton stated that the existing postage machine is eight (8
years old and is constantly breaking down and will not function
much longer due to its heavy use.
131/0408 - Fax Machine.
Mr. Clinton stated that this request is for a fax machine to be
shared by the Treasurer's Office, the Finance Department, the
Tax Collector's Office and the Data Processing Department. He
noted that this would be a plain paper copier which is cheaper
to operate.
Public Buildinq Department
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton stated that budget is the same as last year.
MOTION was made by Mrs. Audrey Berbagna, seconded by
Mr. Joseph Bajorski and VOTED to ADD to the agenda
the following budget hearings - 9 3063 - Princlpa]
Payments, Town; 03064 - Principal Payments, School;
~3164 - Interest, Town; ~3166 - Interest, Schools;
~3267 - Transfers, Town; ~3268 - Transfers, Schools.
ALL VOTED IN FAVOR.
Principal Payments, Town.
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton noted that the last payment is due on the sidewalk
constuction account.
The Board approved this budget at $975,000.00.
Principal Payments, Schools.
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton stated that McGee School - $125,000.00 represents
the first pdyment on the McGee School Project.
Mu. Clinton also noted that the bond issue will be retired in
1996 on the Berlin High School Addition.
Interest, Town,
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton noted that Town Hall Complex issue will be paid off
in 1996.
Mr. Clinton also noted that the $4,000.00 interest due on the
sidewalk construction account will be the last one.
The Board approved this budget at $419,679.00.
Interest, Schools.
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton noted the $90,000.00 for McGee School is to pay
for the interest and bond issuance costs for the NcGee School
Project.
The Board approved this budget at $975,~92.00.
Transfers, Town.
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton noted that the transfers to the General Insurance
Fund are down because of tDe new legislative changes author-
ized by the State for Workmen's Compensation, and in other areas.
Line Item 121/0153 - Transfer to other funds. Mr. Clinton
noted that the $35,000.00 here is earmarked to help pay for
the ne%v fire truck.
Transfers, Schools.
Mr. Gary Clinton, Finance Director, presented this budget to
the Board of Finance.
Mr. Clinton noted there is a decrease here due to lower insurance
costs.
MOTION was made by Mrs. Ida Ragazzi, seconded by Mr.
Sam Lomaglio and VOTED to ADD to the agenda a Budget
Change Request for $4,000.00 from the Public Grounds.
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ALL VOTED IN FAVOR.
A Budget Change Form was recevied from Mr. A1 Hawkins, Director,
Public Grounds, requesting $4,000.00 to replenish the Overtime
account for the remainder of the winter storm season.
94-027 MOTION was made by Mr. Fred Jortner, seconded by Mrs.
Audrey Bertagna and VOTED to transfer $4,000.00 from
account # 101-2129-121-0299 (Continqency) to account
~ 101-25~5-10I_1~1 (Overtime-Storm Related) to replenish
this account.
ALL VOTED IN FAVOR.
CORRESPONDENCE
No discussion.
OTHER BOARD MATTERS
Mr. Clinton stated that he has just received information
that there Will be a Blue Cross/Blue Shield adjustment. The
quote came in lower that expected. A decrease of 5% for Town
employees, and a decrease of 77g for the Board of Education.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
goAnn Budzinski
Recording Secretary