Finance Committee Meeting

October 9, 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

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.    Consideration of 2007 Fall STM Article 1, Item 3 Wide Area Network.

2.    Consideration of 2007 Fall STM Article 3, School Steps.

3.    Consideration of 2007 Fall STM Article 4, New Telephone System

4.    Consideration of 2007 Fall STM Article 7, Budget Adjustment

5.    Consideration of 2007 Fall STM Article 8, Cap the VSB Budget.

6.    Discussion of upcoming Joint meeting with Board of Selectmen.

 


Motion # 1 : Not recommend Article 1, Item 3 Wide Area Network in favor of waiting till spring 2008 Anuual Town Meeting to present an entire solution’

Motion By: Ruth Gilbert

Second By: Virginia Ross

For: 7

Against: 1

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 2 : Not recommend Article 3, School Steps in favor of encouraging the schools to find the money in their own budget or to request consideration from the reserve fund.

Motion By: Ruth Gilbert

Second By: Tom Coen

For: 7

Against: 1

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 3 : Not recommend Article 4, New Phone System in favor of waiting until the question of the Wide Area Network is resolved and a complete solution can be presented.

Motion By: Thomas Coen

Second By: Thomas Thurston

For: 8

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 4:  To keep 2007 Fall STM Article 7 Budget Adjustments on the table awaiting final numbers.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Ruth Gilbert

For: 8

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Motion # 5: Not Recommend 2007 Fall STM Article 8 to cap the VSB budget. Article was not legal.

Motion By: Robert Vetrick

Second By: Fred Biddle

For: 8

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

Recuse:

 

Next Meeting:

 

Adjourn: 5:40pm

No further business

Minutes by: Gary Delius

 

 

Approved by ____________________________ on _______________, 2008

                            Gary Delius, Chair