1970/03/03~oard of Finance
'ebruary 26, 1970 meeting (Continued)
Letter from Morgan Seelye, Director of Public W-orks dated February 26, 1970
requesting a transfer of $1,000.00 from account ~611-Snow & Ice Removal Truck
Rental to #612 Snow & Ice Removal Overtime.
Motion was made by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. Scerra and VOTED to
transfer $1,000.00 from #611-Snow & Ice Removal Truck Rental to #612
Snow & Ice Removal Overtime.
Letter from Rev. Robert J. Lord, Director, St. Paul's Junior High School
dated February 19, 1970 requesting $350.00 to account #1163-Transportation, Non
Public and an addition of $1,000.00 to this account in the 1970-1971 budget.
Motion was made by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. Scerra and VOTED to
transfer $350.00 from General Fund to #l163-Transportation, Non Public.
Letter from Arthur B. Powers, First Selectman, dated February 24, 1970
requesting $300.00 for a desk and chair for Clifford Landry, Coordinator of CDAP.
Motion was made by Mr. Scerra, seconded by Mr. D. Ward, and VOTED
to transfer $300.00 from ~210 Contingency to new Capital item #C-152
CDAP Chair and Desk. OPPOSED-Mr. Sprague
Letter from Arthur B. Powers, First Selectman, dated February 24, 1970
requesting $650.00 for additional chairs for the Community House, the Nursing
Office and Old Percival School.
Motion was made by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. Barbera and VOTED
to transfer $650.00 from #210 Contingency to new Capital item #C-312
Folding Chairs.
OLD BUSINESS
The Board continued working on the 1970-1971 proposed budget.
It was VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 10:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
/Judith M. Lind~ren
~Secretary
MINUTES
BOAR~ OF FINANCE
Regular Meeting
March 3, 1970
~embers Present: Thomas W. Ward, Jr., Blanche J. Delaney, Donald L. Ward,
Jack J. Barbera, Robert A. Sprague
Members Absent: Dominick F. Scerra
Others Present: Leslie Bentley, Finance Director; Mrs. Blanche Mahan,
Hartford Courant Reporter; Richard D. Covini, New Britain
Herald Reporter; Nicholas J. DiMaggio, Board of Police
Commissioners (Part of Msetingl
Meeting was called to or~er at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Ward.
MINUTES
Motion made by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. Sprague and VOTED to approve
the minutes of the February 26, 1970 meeting.
BILLS
It was moved by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. Sprague and VOTED to pay bill
for 24 typewriter ribbons from IBM in the amount of $19.08 from #201 Board of
Finance-Operating.
It was moved by Mr. Barbera, seconded by Mrs. Delaney and VOTED to pay bill
for secretarial services for the month of February, 1970 to Judith Lindgren in
the amount of $188.00 from #201 Board of Finance-Operating.
Board of Finance
March 3, 1970 meeting (Continued)
COMMUNICATIONS
Letter from Arthur B. Powers, First Selectman, dated February 27, 1970,
Istating the lowest bid for refuse collection was from Dainty Rubbish Service, Inc.
in the amount of $72,312.00 necessitating an adjustment in the figure in the
Selectmen's 1970-1971 proposed budget.
Chairman Ward requested Mr. Bentley to check the estimate received for
picking up leaves which was asked for in an amendment to the refuse bids.
Copy of letter to Selectmen's Office from Thomas Cosgrove, Chairman of Board
of Tax Review stating the taxable grand list is $104,650,660.00 as of February
24, 1970.
Letter from Harry N. Jackaway, Town Counsel, dated February 26, 1970 in
reply to Chairman Ward's letter dated February 24, 1970 requesting an opinion on
the authority of the Board of Education to over expend their budget allocations
!(See minutes of February 24, 1970). Mr, Jackaway states it is his opinion that
the Board of Education does not have the power to exceed its approved budget and
the members of the Board of Education are individually liable for any over
expenditures made by virtue of General Statutes Section 7-348 and Section 7-349
and the quoted case of Board of Education of the Town of Ellington vs. Town of
Ellington,et al, 151 Conn. 1 (1963).
TRANSFERS
Letter from H. Theodore Strand, Chief of Police dated February 27, 1970
requesting a transfer of $800.00 from #2013 Police Maintenance and Supplies to I
#2012 Uniforms and Equipment as an error was made in drawing funds to pay bills, i
Motion was made by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. Barbera and VOTED to I
i transfer $605.00 from #2013 Police Maintenance and Supplies to $2012 I
Uniforms and Equipment.
~ Mr. DiMaggio appeared before this Board with regard to letter received from
Robert J. Peters, Chairman of Board of Police Commissioners dated February 18, 1970!
~See minutes of February 26, 1970). He stated the Minute Man Single Tank Resusci-
tator for $395.00 and five (5) First Aid Kits at $30.00 each were desperately
~eeded and requested the Board to authorize the Police Commission to purchase same.
He said the purchase of a Walkie-Talkie could be postponed until the 1970-1971 budget.
Motion was made by Mr. Sprague, seconded by Mr. Barbera and VOTED to
transfer $395.00 from #210 Contingency to new Capital Item $2010 Resusci-I
tator and authorized the Police Commission to purchase same;
and,
Motion was made by Mr. Sprague, seconded by Mr. Barbera and VOTED to
authorize the Police Commission to purchase five (5) First Aid Kits
amounting to $150.00 from #2013 Police Maintenance and Supplies.
MEETIN__G
~Letter from Arthur B. Powers, First Selectman dated February 16, 1970 enclosin~
~opies of letters from Town Counsel Harry Jackaway, regarding the case of Myrtis D.
Munson, et al, vs. Town of Berlin, etal., requesting the Board of Finance to
fpprove a settlement of $6,500.00 and to recommend a Town Meeting be held to
ppropriate the funds.
It was moved by Mrs. Delaney, seconded by Mr. D. Ward and VOTED to
request the Selectmen's Office to call a Town Meeting to appropriate
$6,500.00 from General Fund to $116 High Court regarding claim of
Myrtis D. Munson.
)LD BUSINESS
The Board continued to work on the 1970-1971 proposed budget.
It was VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted