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Meeting Minutes
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OWN CLERK
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Finance Committee
Date: 2015 -02 -23
Building: School - Memorial High
Address: 62 Oakland Road
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
106 MAR I1 A4�II
Time: 9:55 PM
Location: Performing Arts Center
Chairman Mark Dockser, Members Paula Perry, Peter Lydecker, Anne
Landry, Craig Merry, Paul McNeice, and Karen Herrick.
Members - Not Present:
Marc Moll
Others Present:
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
Chair Mark Dockser called the meeting to order at 9:55 after the conclusion of the Special
Town Meeting.
Mr. Dockser then reviewed the policy about budgeting snow & ice lower than might be
expected on average, in order to not crowd out other budget needs. In Reading we fund
about 80% of average while many communities around us fund far less.
The Town Manager, Mr. LeLacheur, explained the spending to date on snow & ice and the
DOR's rules that allow deficit spending. He pointed to the attached letter citing MGL Ch 44
Sec 31d, as has been sent to FINCOM for many years during the past decades.
On a motion by Mr. McNeice second by Ms. Landry, FINCOM voted 7 -0 -0 to approve
deficit spending for snow & ice.
Mr. Dockser reviewed the upcoming FINCOM March Meeting schedule and asked members
to send out questions in advance to the Town Manager or School Superintendent as was
appropriate.
On a motion by Ms. Herrick second by Ms. Landry, FINCOM voted 7 -0 -0 to adiourn
at 10:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted
Secretary
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