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Minutes of Board of Selectmen – Special, 03/12/2015

AGENDA: Board of Selectmen – Special

RECEIVED 03/16/2015 8:30am
Michele R. Grande – Redding Town Clerk

Minutes

Present: Pemberton, Karvelis, Thompson

Also present:  six members of the public and a representative of the Redding Pilot

First Selectman Pemberton called the March 12, 2015 meeting to order at 7:10 pm in the Redding Community Center.

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF FINANCE FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE

Mrs. Pemberton reviewed the request for a supplemental appropriation:

  1.  Highway Overtime, contract services, salt & sand:
  2.  Overtime:  $65,798: costs incurred due to the winter weather
  3.  Contract Plowing of Streets: $4,486
  4.  Contract Plowing for schools, $3,420
  5.  Salt, $24,906
  6.  Retirement of Notes, $87,500, required BAN principal payment
  7.  Legal fees:
  8.  Special Legal, $65,321, overage to date
  9.  Estimated costs for tax appeals, $56,500
  10. Estimated costs for GLDC issues, $22,000

Total:   $329,922

Motion: move that the Board of Selectmen approve sending the request as presented to the Board of Finance for consideration, for a Supplemental Appropriation from the Unassigned Fund Balance for expenses through the end of the fiscal year 2014-15 for Highway Department expenses, Debt Retirement, and Legal Fees. Karvelis, Thompson.  Approved. Unanimous.

APPOINTMENT

Motion: move that the Board of Selectmen appoint Vanessa Alward to the Teen Center Subcommittee.  Karvelis, Thompson.  Approved. Unanimous.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion: move to adjourn the meeting. Karvelis, Thompson.  Approved.  Unanimous.

The meeting adjourned at 7:28 pm