Finance Committee Meeting

March 13, 2006, 6:00 PM

Judge Welsh Hearing Room, Town Hall, Provincetown, MA 02657

Finance Committee continued in a joint budget meeting with Board of Selectmen.

Chairman Cheryl Andrews opened the meeting at 6 PM noting the following attendees:

Board of Selectmen members: Cheryl Andrews, Michele Couture, Richard Olson, David Nicolau. Sarah Peake.

Finance Committee Members Present: Ruth Gilbert, Chair, Sue Buerkel, Mark Leach, Ed Gage, Walt Winnowski, Matthew Clark, Gary Delius, Ginny Ross, Tom Thurston and Robert Vetrick

Members Excused: Alice Foley

Other attendees: Town Manager Keith Bergman, Acting Asst. Town Manager Michelle Jarusiewicz

Recorder: Vernon Porter

The following are meeting minutes, in brief.

1A PUBLIC HEARING: FY 2007 OPERATING BUDGET

Joint Public Hearing with Finance Committee (Charter §9-1-6)

Comments from Public

Betty White – Like to see the Budget for School Committee put back as number 6 on the Warrant.

FinCom Comments – No comments at this time.

Discussion of Budget – Questions / Comments

The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee review all of the budget categories and agreed on the dollar amounts. There were no public comments

III. Public Safety - #210 - Police Dept budget figure different. Finance Committee number is $1,596,289.00. (-$41,549 difference of one patrolman and cost for schooling.) This also reduces the 910 Budget (Benefit) by $12K.

Five minute recess at 6:27 p.m. Reconvene at 6:30 pm.

IV – Pubic Works - Commend DPW for not bringing any Capital request this year.

Explaining Prop 2 ½ to the voters is essential – Board of Selectmen will meet and discuss this.

No motions made.

Finance Committee adjourned at 7 p.m.