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File #: 23-1395    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Business Request (FBR) Status: Passed
File created: 3/20/2023 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 4/12/2023 Final action: 4/12/2023
Title: MOTION to overspend account 10110205-53610 Specialty Approved Counsel through June 30, 2023.
FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)

Motion/Request:
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MOTION to overspend account 10110205-53610 Specialty Approved Counsel through June 30, 2023.
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Background:
Specialty Approved Counsel account covers labor attorney fees, land use attorney fees, tax attorney fees and other specialty counsel. The FY 2023 budget is $30,000. There are outstanding February invoices for both Shipman & Goodwin (labor) and Fahey & Landolina (land use). We can anticipate that both Labor and Land Use will continue to incur attorney fees for the remainder of FY 2023.



Department Comment/Recommendation:



Finance Director Comment/Recommendation:
The account has a current expended balance of $31,086. This does not include any outstanding invoices.

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Mayor Comment/Recommendation:
Land Use incurred significant added costs this year with the Zoning Regulation rewrite as well as the Subdivision Regulation rewrite and several technical applications that required legal counsel. Labor counsel has also been required more for several outstanding labor issues.


Meeting Action Detail:

Finance Committee Meeting 04/19/2023:

File #: 23 -1395 Version: 1

Type: Financial Business Request (FBR)

Title: MOTION to overspend account 10110205-53610 Specialty Approved Counsel through June 30, 2023.


Moved: Saums Seconded: Ingalls

Action: Approved

Minute Note:
Moved by Councilor Saums, seconded by Councilor Ingalls
Discussion: Councilor Saums stated that the Specialty Approved Counsel Account covered labor attorney fees, land use attorney fees, tax attorney fees and other specialty counsel. He stated the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Budget included $30,000 for these expenses. He stated to date the Account had an expended balance of $31,086; which did not include the outstanding invoices for February from both Shipman & Goodwin (labor); and Fahey & Landolina (land use).

Councilor Saums explained that the Land Use Department incurred significant costs this year for the rewriting o...

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