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FR <br />f ' <br />0 <br />639: ]NCORpO� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Finance Committee <br />Date: 2015 -09 -16 Time: 7:30 PM <br />1�L;;E Iv E U <br />RUTPIIINU� <br />A I Irics. <br />j 21 AID 23' <br />Building: School - Coolidge Location: Conference Room <br />Address: 89 Birch Meadow Drive <br />Purpose: Financial Forum Session: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Chairman Mark Dockser, Vice Chair Paul McNeice, Paula Perry, Peter <br />Lydecker, Marc Moll, Craig Merry, David Neshat, Vanessa Alvarado, Anne <br />Landry <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, Town Accountant Sharon Angstrom, <br />Superintendent of Schools John Doherty, Facilities Director Joe Huggins, <br />Assistant DPW Director Jane Kinsella, Director of Finance of Schools Martha <br />Sybert, School Committee Members Linda Snow Dockser, Chuck Robinson, <br />Elaine Webb, Gary Nihan, Jeanne Borawski and Julianne Joyce, Selectmen <br />Kevin Sexton, Dan Ensminger and Barry Berman, Administrative Assistant <br />Caitlin Saunders, Nancy Docktor, Bill Brown and Stephen Crook. <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Chairman Mark Dockser called the meeting to order right after 7:30 PM. <br />Chairman Chuck Robinson called the School Committee to order. <br />Town Manager Bob LeLacheur explained that he and Superintended John Doherty have been <br />talking about restructuring the Facilities Department. The restructuring would consist of <br />creating a new Town Facilities Department that would be overseen by the Facilities Director <br />and Supervised by both the Superintendent and Town Manager. The Town budget will <br />increase with facilities being added. Number wise, nothing will change with facilities, it will <br />just be where it is shown in the budget. The Town added an Assistant Facilities Director <br />position and another custodian. The new line M1 in the proposed FY16 will need to be voted <br />on since it is truly shared costs. Joe Huggins is going back to his position as Facilities <br />Director and will answer to Mr. LeLacheur and Dr. Doherty. <br />Chairman Dan Ensminger called the Board of Selectmen to order at 7:45 PM. <br />Mr. LeLacheur then explained the changes being proposed to November Town Meeting <br />under Article 5. The Article proposed a net increase of $977,250 to the FY16 budgets. A <br />total of $478,250 of Capital is being requested for technology and DPW equipment. An <br />addition of $150,000 is being requested for FINCOM reserves in case the modular <br />classrooms exceed their budget. Ongoing legal expenses in the amount of $75,000 are <br />being requested for RMHS litigation. There is a transfer request of $25,000 from the Permits <br />Revolving Fund to Public Services to complete the Hazard Mitigation Planning work. The last <br />Page 1 1 <br />