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Board approves series of interdepartmental transfers, greenlights building management office remodel
Summary
The Board of Estimate and Taxation approved multiple interdepartmental transfers April 7, including funding to convert a lounge and storage area into offices and a conference room in City Hall and routine equipment and maintenance transfers for police and fire departments.
The Board of Estimate and Taxation on April 7 approved a package of interdepartmental transfers that included funding to build two offices and a conference room in City Hall and multiple operational transfers for the police and fire departments.
Board members voted to move through the list of transfers after department representatives explained specific needs. Tina Fogle described two personnel-related transfers for Human Resources: $50 moved from other professional services to advertising and $12,400 from other professional services to IT services for the NeoGov applicant tracking subscription. Neil Rennie and staff said the building management request covers a construction estimate of roughly $50,000 plus up to $15,000 for furniture to convert about 1,220 square feet (900-square-foot lounge and a 320-square-foot storage room) into two offices, workstations and a 10-person conference room. Neil Rennie said the per-square-foot construction estimate averages about $40–$41 and that some work — including data, electrical and possible sprinkler adjustments — is required for the storage-to-conference-room conversion.
Police and marine maintenance transfers were described as part of routine annual account adjustments to pay existing bills ahead of the marine season. The police presenter said routine boat maintenance costs can be hard to forecast, which led to the transfer request. Norwalk Fire Chief Gatto said the department is reallocating $93,000 from a retirement-payout reserve into overtime ($75,000) and technology upgrades for the Fire Marshal’s Office ($18,000).
Board members asked about headcount relocations, how the new ECD offices will be used and whether furniture could be repurposed; staff said the Economic and Community Development staff will mainly be relocated from nearby spaces rather than added as new hires. The board approved the transfers as presented.
The transfers were presented as short-term adjustments to address ongoing operations and facility needs; no new ongoing headcount was created as part of these transfers.
