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File #: 22-811    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Business Request (FBR) Status: Passed
File created: 11/21/2022 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 12/14/2022 Final action: 12/14/2022
Title: MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget in the amount of $190,846.
Attachments: 1. Dept 1-100-FY 23-24-TOWN COUNCIL-2022-11-21.pdf

FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)

 

Motion/Request:

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MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget in the amount of $190,846.

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Background:

As part of the Fiscal Year Budget Preparation process the Town Council is required to approve a Town Council Department Budget.

 

The proposed Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Town Council Department Budget was in the amount of

$190,846; an increase of $3,030 over er the current year’s budget.

 

The Town solicited Requests for Proposals (RFP #2022-09) for Auditing Services for fiscal years ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023; which also included two one-year extensions options.

 

Department Comment/Recommendation:

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Meeting Action Detail:

 

Town Council Meeting 12/14/2022:

 

File #:                                                               22811  Version:  1

 

Type:                                                               Financial Business Request (FBR)

 

Title:                                          MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget in the amount of $190,846.

                     

 

Moved: Saums                                           Seconded: Ingalls

 

Action:  Approved and so Declared 

 

Minute Note:

 

Moved by Councilor Saums, seconded by Councilor Ingalls

Discussion: Councilor Saums explained as part of the Annual Fiscal Year Budget Preparation process the Town Council was required to approve a  proposed Town Council Department Budget to be included in the Mayor’s proposed budget. He stated this budget would come back to the Finance Committee / Town Council as part of the budget deliberation process.

 

Councilor Saums went on to state the Town Council Department proposed Fiscal Year 2023/2024 included salaries for employees, funds for the annual audit along with legal fees and other operating expenses. He stated the proposed budget was reasonable noting there were no major changes to the expenses.

 

Chairman Dombrowski provided clarification, stating that the Town Council budget does not include funding for salaries for members of the Town Council, noting that they do not receive any stipend.

VOTE:                     8 - 0 Approved and so declared

Action:  Approved and so Declared 

 

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Finance Committee Meeting  12/7/2022:

 

File #:                                                               22811  Version:  1

 

Type:                                                               Financial Business Request (FBR)

 

Title:                                          MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget in the amount of $190,846.

                     

 

Moved: Ingalls                                           Seconded: Ryan

 

Action: Recommend to Approve 

 

Minute Note:

Discussion: Councilor Saums explained as part of the Fiscal Year Budget Preparation process the Town Council was required to approve a Town Council Department Budget.

 

Councilor Saums stated the Town Council Department proposed Fiscal Year 2023/2024 included salaries for employees, funds for the annual audit along with legal fees and other operating expenses.

 

It was noted that the Town solicited Requests for Proposals (RFP #2022-09) for Auditing Services for fiscal years ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023; which also included two one-year extensions options.

 

The Finance Committee noted that the increase in the Auditor account was short by $895,00 which brought the total to $190,846. The Committee agreed to update the Town Council Department total proposed Fiscal Year 2023/2024 from $189,961 to $190,846  as a “friendly amendment”.

VOTE:                                          3- 0 Approved and so declared 

 

Action: Recommend to Approve