Board of Finance

Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Town Campus, Room A 

Amended Agenda

Regular Session

  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Approval of minutes: February 15, 2023
  3. Chair’s comments
  4. Finance member comments
  5. Report from First Selectwoman
  6. Citizen Comments.

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Acceptance of $5,000 monetary donation from The Madison Foundation and Neighbor-To-Neighbor for MY&FS’s Emergency Fund.
  2. Discuss and take action on transfer of property taxes to the Suspense Tax Book based on recommendation from the Tax Collector.
  3. Discuss and take action to approve a special appropriation of $61,194.20 for Police Department gear, uniforms, and training.
  4. Discuss and take action to approve a special appropriation of $13,148 for replacement and repairs of remote Radio Site HVAC refurbishment.
  5. Discuss and take action to approve a special appropriation of $135,000 to assign fund balance into the Firemen’s Pension Reserve Fund.
  6. Discuss and take action to approve a special appropriation into the Firemen’s Pension Benefit Fund, pending Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting approval.
  7. Discuss and take action to approve the following special appropriations; pending Town Meeting approval where applicable:
    • (6) Radar Speed Signs - $34,547
    • (4) Stalker Radar Sets Vehicle Mounted Dual Antenna - $13,023
    • Capital Improvement Program – Technology - $100,000
    • Capital Improvement Program – CNRE - $3,500,000, pending Town Meeting approval
    • Capital Improvement Program – CRF - $100,000
  8. Discuss and take action to approve additional ARPA Round 14 funding requests totaling $295,000:
    1. MLL Nelson Fields Lighting/CIP Approved requesting $220,000
    2. Scranton Library – Creative Loft Tools requesting $10,000
    3. Town tennis court repair and maintenance for $65,000
  9. Discuss and take action to approve a projected cost increase for the purchase of a 2023 Ford F550 ambulance re-chassis project for Madison EMS that was previously approved in CIP FY 2021-2022; amount to be funded from the Ambulance Replacement Fund.
  10. Discuss and take action to approve funding of up to $65,000 from the Town Planning Reserve for strategic planning services.
  11. Assign liaisons to the following town committees:
    1. Academy Building Committee
    2. Ad-Hoc Facilities Committee
  12. Review Financials.
  13. Citizen Comments.
  14. Adjournment.



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