Finance Committee Meeting

10-1-2007

1:00pm

Judge Welsh Meeting Room

                                              Called to Order: 1:00pm

 

Membership:

P

E

U

Name

X

Gary Delius, Chair

X

Ruth Gilbert, Vice Chair

X

Robert Vetrick

X

Virginia Ross

X

Thomas Thurston

X

Walt Winnowski

X

Edward Gage

X

Thomas Coen

X

David Bedard

Alice Foley, Alternate

 Voting

X

Frederic Biddle, Alternate

X Voting

 

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

 

Also Present: Sharon Lynn, Alix Heilala, Pru Sowers, David Guertin, Mark Abrahams

 

 

Order of Business:

 

1.    Consider the Warrant Articles for 2007 Fall Special town Meeting.

2.    Review the results of the Waste Water Audit

3.    OtherBusiness

a.     MMA Convention in January

b.     ATFC Convention November 3

 

 

 


 

Motions

Motion # 1: To recommend th e ratification and funding of the AFSCME Union Contract in the amount of $50,267.

 

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Fred Biddle

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 2 : To recommend the ratification of the Town Manager’s contract in the amount of $19,814

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Tom Coen

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 3 : To Recommend the proposed Wide Area Network (WAN) in the amount of $50,000.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Thomas Thurston

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 4 : To Recommend the addition to the DPW budget in the amount of $10,000.

Motion By: Thomas Thurston

Second By: Ed Gage

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 5 : To recommend the transfer of funds to increase the amount available for indirect expenses by the amount of $137,587.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Thomas Coen

For:

Against:

Abstain:

Recuse:

 

Motion # 6 :  To Recommend funding the betterment of connecting the Town Owned buildings and the Manor to the Town Sewer, in the amount of $73,000.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Ed Gage

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

 

 

Motion # 7 : To transfer funds from the Reserve fund to pay Mark Abrahams in the amount of $4,149.26.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Tom Coen

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 8 : To recommend ratification and funding of the Police contract in the amount of $165,000.

Motion By: Tom Thurston

Second By: Robert Vetrick

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 9 : To Table discussion until more research can be performed and reconsider at the October 9, 2007 FinCom meeting.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Thomas Thurston

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 10 : To recommend payment of unpaid bills from previous periods in the amount of $1,486.

Motion By: Tom Thurston

Second By: Robert Vetrick

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 11 : To recommend the research and consulting for repaving Town Streets in the amount of $566,380.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Thomas Coen

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 12 : To Table consideration of the Budget Adjustments until the exact amount id fixed.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Ed Gage

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 13 : To Table consideration of Article 8 until out October 9, 2007 meeting.

Motion By: Ed Gage

Second By: Robert Vetrick

For: 7

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

 

Next Meeting: October 9, 2007

 

Adjourn: 5:01pm

Ed Gage / Tom Thurston, 7,0,0

Minutes by: Gary Delius

 

 

 

 

Approved by ____________________________ on _______________, 2008

                            Gary Delius, Chair