Wednesday, September 11, 2013


BOARD OF FINANCE      

SPECIAL MEETING

JULY 23, 2013

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Attendance:  Chairman John Grabowski, John Ford VI, Sally Huyser, Sharon Huxley, Chip Spear

                                                                                                    

Visitors:  First Selectwoman Derrylyn Gorski

 

Chairman Grabowski called the special meeting of the Board of Finance to order at 7:08 pm.  The meeting was held in the Conference Room of the Bethany Town Hall.

 

OVERAGE IN AUDIT BUDGET

Board of Finance members discussed the $13,800 overage in the audit line item caused by an accumulation of outstanding invoices from Michael Batista for a three year period.  Board members agreed the invoices should be paid.  Motion moved by Sally Huyser and seconded by Chip Spear to pay $13,800 for overage in audit line item from the Contingency Fund.  The vote was called.  The vote taken was unanimous.

 

 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR NEW ACCOUNTING POSITION

Board members discussed proposal for the new accounting position.  The following procedure was set up:

 

  1.  System Setup – Chart of Accounts

Beginning Balances

Budget line items

Modifying reports

Set up Chart of Accounts

Help on beginning balances

Train users

 

  1. End of month – adjusting entries and reconciliation

Trial balance (8-12 hours per month)

Bank statement reconciliation

 

  1.  End of year – annual – end of month adjustment

Trial balance or draft financials

School reconciliation

 

All members present agreed with this proposal.

 

ADJOURNMENT

Motion moved by Chip Spear and seconded by Sally Huyser to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 pm.  The vote taken was unanimous.

 

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

 

                                                                                    June G. Riley

                                                                                    Clerk, Board of Finance