Finance Committee Meeting

November 13, 2006

5:00pm

Town Hall Auditorium

Called to Order: 5:00pm

Membership:
P	E	U	Name
X			Gary Delius, Chair
	X		Ruth Gilbert, Vice Chair
X			Robert Vetrick
	X		Virginia Ross: Arrived after committee action
	X		Thomas Thurston: Arrived after committee action
X			Walt Winnowski
X			Edward Gage
	X		Thomas Coen
X			David Bedard
		X	Alice Foley, Alternate	Voting
X			Frederic Biddle, Alternate	X Voting

(Note: P = Present E = Excused U = Unexcused)

Also Present: Alix Heilala

Order of Business:

1. Reconsideration of 2006 Fall STM Article 1

2. Consideration of 2006 Fall STM Article 7, Collective Bargaining

3. Consideration of 2006 Fall STM Article 8, Budget Adjustments

4. Old Business;

a. Letter to School Committee

b. Request Committee to mark-up 10-30-07 minutes

Budget Reviews

Item 1. Reconsideration of 2006 Fall STM, Article 1

This motion had to be reconsidered at this time since a Quorom of members who were not directly affected by the project could not be achieved at our October 30, 2007 meeting … At this point the Chairman, Gary Delius, recused himself. : Alix Heilala

Motion # : To recommend STM Article 1 to the voters
Motion By: Fred Biddle		Second By: Ed Gage
For: 5	Against: 0	Abstain:	Recuse:1

Item 2. Consideration of 2006 Fall STM, Article 2; Collective Bargaining

Consideration of the progress made toward completing negotiations with AFSCME. No agreement has been reached: Alix Heilala

Motion # : No Recommendation
Motion By: Robert Vetrick		Second By: Walt Winnowski
For: 6	Against: 0	Abstain: 0	Recuse:

Item 3: Consideration of 2006 Fall STM Article 8, FY 2007 Budget Adjustments: Alix Heilala

Alix presented the final budget adjustments.

Motion # : Motion to recommend
Motion By: Robert Vetrick		Second By: Ed Gage
For: 6	Against: 0	Abstain: 0	Recuse:

Adjourn: Ed Gage, Robert Vetrick	6:00pm
Minutes by: Gary Delius

Approved by ____________________________ on _______________, 2008

Gary Delius, Chair