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Votes and actions at a glance: computers, police transfer, Route 1 design, minutes

Stonington Board of Finance · August 10, 2026
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Summary

At the meeting the board approved a bid waiver to buy 85 Apple computers ($81,506.50) with one abstention, unanimously approved a $10,846.75 police CIP transfer for body armor, authorized $181,600 from the 2025 bond for Route 1 design (4–2), and approved a batch of past meeting minutes.

Key formal actions taken during the meeting:

• Bid waiver for 85 Apple computers and peripherals, $81,506.50 — Motion approved (mover: Paul; second: Chris as recorded by the chair); one member abstained after requests for additional procurement detail.

• Police CIP line-item transfer — Motion approved unanimously to move $10,846.75 from the body-camera account to body-armor account to cover ballistic vests.

• Route 1 multi-use trail design funding — Motion to authorize $181,600 from the 2025 bond fund to pay for design passed 4–2; two members (David and Jean) opposed. Staff indicated a $1.7 million state assistance grant requires a final design for full funding.

• Minutes approvals — Board approved a batch of previously unfinalized minutes from 2022–2023 budget season and other listed meetings.