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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Finance Committee
Date: 2016-03-30
Building: Pleasant Street Senior Center
Address: 49 Pleasant Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
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Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Great Room
Session:
Version:
Chair Mark Dockser, Marc Moll, David Neshat, Vanessa Alvarado, Anne
Landry, Paula Perry, Peter Lydecker, Craig Merry
Members - Not Present:
Paul McNeice
Others Present:
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur'Police Chief Mark Segalla, Town Accountant
Sharon Angstrom, Facilities Director Joe Huggins, Fire Chief Greg Burns,
Superintendent of Schools John Doherty, Assistant DPW Director Jane
Kinsella, Administrative Assistant Caitlin Saunders, Gary Nihan, Linda Snow
Dockser, Jeanne Borawski, Al Sylvia, Pam Daskalakis, Tom Grant, Stephen
Crook, Michele Sanphy.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
Chairman Mark Dockser called the meeting to order.
Vote Town Meeting Warrant Articles
Article 2 just needs a report to Town Meeting.
Article 4 is amendments to the 10 year Capitol Plan that includes a slight change in Public
Safety.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Article 4, second by Mr. Lydecker and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Moll will report Article 4 to Town Meeting.
Article 5 is to amend the FY 16 budget. $70,000 will be taken out of water. $150,000 will go
to the Schools for their science curriculum.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Article 5, second by Ms. Landry and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Neshat will report Article 5 to Town Meeting.
Article 6 is funding OPEB. There is a budgeted amount every year. Some years if there is
more money we put more towards it.
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Mr. Moll made a motion to recommend Article 6, second by Mr. Neshat and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Landry will report Article 6 to Town Meeting.
Article 8 is the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan which has to be renewed every
year because it does not follow the state model.
Mr. Neshat made a motion to recommend Article 8, second by Mr. Lvdecker and
approved with a 7-0-1 vote, with Mr. Merry abstaining.
Mr. Lydecker will report Article 8 to Town Meeting.
Article 9 is the revolving funds that are done every year. There are two description changes.
Ms. Landry made a motion to recommend Article 9, second by Ms. Perry and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry will report Article 9 to Town Meeting.
Article 10 is to dispose surplus. The list is the same and has not changed.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Article 10, second by Ms. Alvarado and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado will report Article 10 to Town Meeting.
Article 11 is an outstanding Canon bill that will be paid out of free cash.
Mr. Merry made a motion to recommend Article 11, second by Mr. Lvdecker and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Merry will report Article 11 to Town Meeting.
Article 13 is to authorize FY17 Chapter 90 Expenditures.
Mr. Moll made a motion to recommend Article 13, second by Mr. Lvdecker and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. McNeice will report Article 13 to Town Meeting.
The Finance Committee then voted on the FY17 budget line item by line item.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Line B99, Benefits, second by Ms. Landry
and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado made a motion to recommend Line C99, Capital, second by Ms. Perry
and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Landry made a motion to recommend Line D99, Debt Service, second by Ms.
Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Line E99, Education - Vocational, second
by Ms. Landry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
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Mr. Lvdecker made a motion to recommend Line F99 Finance Committee
Reserves, second by Mr. Neshat and approved with an 8-0-0 vote
Mr. Neshat made a motion to recommend Line G91, Administrative Services
wages, second by Mr. Moll and approved with an 8-0-0 vote
Mr. Moll made a motion to recommend Line G92, Administrative Services
expenses, second by Ms. Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote
Mr. Merry made a motion to recommend Line H91 Public Services wages second
by Mr. Neshat and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado made a motion to recommend Line H92 Public Services expenses
second by Ms. Perry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote
Ms. Landry made a motion to recommend Line I91 Finance wages second by Ms
Perry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Line I92, Finance expenses second by Ms
Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Lvdecker made a motion to recommend Line 391 Public Safety wages second
by Ms. Landry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Neshat made a motion to recommend Line 392, Public Safety expenses second
by Mr. Moll and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Moll made a motion to recommend Line K91 Public Works wages second by
Ms. Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Merry made a motion to recommend Line K92, Public Works expenses second
by Mr. Neshat and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado made a motion to recommend Line K93, Public Works Snow & Ice
second by Ms. Perry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Landry made a motion to recommend Line K94. Public Works Street Lights
second by Ms. Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Line K95, Public Works Rubbish second
by Mr. Lvdecker and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Lvdecker made a motion to recommend Line L91, Library wages second by Mr.
Neshat and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Neshat made a motion to recommend Line L92, Library expenses second by
Mr. Moll and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Moll made a motion to recommend Line M91, Core Facilities, second by Ms.
Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Merry made a motion to recommend Line M92, Town Buildings second by Ms
Perry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado made a motion to recommend Line U99, School Department, second
by Ms. Landry and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
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Ms. Landry made a motion to recommend Line W99, Water Enterprise Fund,
second by Ms. Alvarado and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry made a motion to recommend Line X99, Sewer Enterprise Fund, second
by Mr. Lvdecker and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Lvdecker made a motion to recommend Line Y99, Storm Water Enterprise
Fund, second by Mr. Neshat and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry made a motion to accept the March 2nd minutes as amended, second by
Mr. Lvdecker and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Ms. Perry made a motion to accept the March 9th minutes as amended, second by
Mr. Lvdecker and approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Mr. Lvdecker made a motion to adiourn at 8:40 PM, second by Mr. Neshat and
approved with an 8-0-0 vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
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