Board of Warden and Burgesses
Minutes of Special Meeting ~ March
25, 2010
The special meeting of the Board
of Warden & Burgesses for the intention of reviewing the budget was called
to order at 7:32PM at the firehouse by Warden
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
There was no public comment as
there was no one in attendance and no correspondence regarding the call of the
meeting.
OTHER
ACTION:
The Burgesses reviewed the most
recent draft of the budget and adjusted various line items.
There were very few modifications from the previous
draft which was discussed at the regular meeting of the Board of Warden &
Burgesses on March 15, 2010, at which the proposed mil rate was set at 0.00190.
A significant portion of the meeting, in conjunction
with the budget preparation was developing a tentative plan for street
improvements for the next five years.
The recent evaluation of the conditions of the streets along with
preliminary cost estimates guided both the development of the plan and the
financial ramifications of the improvements as they pertained to the budget,
both for the upcoming fiscal year and into the future. Part of the considerations also involved the
required plan of development necessary to be able to obtain LoCIP grant monies
which require the budgeted capital improvement expenditure of funds prior to
being able to obtain the grant monies and is subject to the constraints of the
State budget for capital improvements.
Essentially, the rudimentary plan established
priorities in the following order (subject to available funds and other
budgetary constraints):
2010-2011
Complete
2011-2012
Additionally, discussion focused on continuing to
repair sea walls (Church Street is the next on the list) and the availability
of funding from the Town of Stonington for them, drainage issues in a couple of
locations, and controlling the cost of legal services. Sidewalks and curbs will be improved/replaced
as needed.
The Waldron Fund was discussed since trustees will be
named at the public meeting in April.
Therefore, the names of a few residents were brought forth as possible
candidates for this role. Additionally,
there is some interest on the Board to expand the usage of the funds, but the
authority for that needs to be explored further.
On a motion by Burgess Scala, seconded by Burgess
Callahan, the budget as modified (Draft #5) was unanimously moved to the public
meeting of April 17, 2010, to be held at the Firehouse at 9 AM for action by
the voters.
ADJOURNMENT:
On a motion by Burgess Scala, seconded by Burgess
Callahan, the meeting adjourned at 9:42
Respectfully
submitted,