HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-02-28 Finance Committee Minutes Finance Co®ittee Meeting
lam/. February 28, 1996
The Finance Committee met at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room
at Town Hall . Present were Chairman Steve Blewitt, Vice
Chairman Jim Keigley, FinCom members Gerry MacDonald, Nate
White, Carol Grimm, Jerry Vitale, Rocco Nenarella, Jr. ,
Catherine Martin, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and
Secretary Maureen Vierra. Also present were Beth Klepeis,
Richard Foley, George Hines , Ted Cohen, Joan Nickerson,
Jonathan Edwards, Nancy Eaton, Lois Bond, Ruth Clay and Joe
Connelly.
Approval of Minutes:
On a motion by MacDonald seconded by Keigley the Finance
Committee voted to approve the minutes of February 12 , 1996 by
a Vote of 8/0/0.
On a motion by MacDonald seconded by Keigley the Finance
Committee voted to approve the minutes of February 14, 1996 by
a vote of 8/0/0.
On a motion by MacDonald seconded by Keigley the Finance
Committee voted to approve the minutes of February 21 , 1996 ,
as amended by a vote of 8/0/0.
Budget Review
General Services:
Ted Cohen addressed the Finance Committee in regard to Items
D4, D5 and D6. There are no new Items in this budget,
however, he requested a 2'k% increase from last year ' s budget.
Accounting:
There were no new requests for Items Al and A2 (Accounting) .
Finance:
There were no new requests for Items Cl , C2 and C3 (Finance
Committee) .
There were no new requests for Items C4, C5 and C6
(Assessment) .
There was a new request in Item C7 (Technology) in the amount
of $35,524.00 to hire a Technician (this request was
recommended by the Town Manager) . The Data Processing
Coordinator usually listed under the general budget has been
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moved to C7 and is now listed as a Technology Coordinator.
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There was a new request in Item C8 (Technology) in the amount
of $10,000.00 to purchase Technology Consulting (this request
was recommended by the Town Manager) .
There was a new request in Item C9 (Personnel) in the amount
of $37, 237 .00 to hire a Personnel Administrator. An increase
of $7,750.00 in the Professional Development budget was
requested in Line Item C10 (Personnel) . Both of these
requests were recommended by the Town Manager.
If the $37, 237 .00 request in Item C9 is not approved, a
request of $22,011 .00 will be added as a new request to Item
Cll (General Budget) to upgrade existing personnel to perform
duties not allocated to their current grade. This request
( if necessary) was recommended by the Town Manager.
A new Item in C12 (General) was added in the amount of
$10,000.00 for Bonding Services (BANS) (this request was
recommended by the Town Manager) .
A Capital request in the amount of $25,700.00 under line FN-2
to replace data processing equipment and to develop a network
between the Town and Library computer systems is scheduled
for FY97 .
Community Development:
There were no new requests in Line Items B1 , B2 ,
(Conservation) B3, B4 (Zoning Board) and B5 (Historical
Commission) except for a salary adjustment for the
Conservation Administrator in the amount of $702.00. The
salary adjustment was recommended by the Town Manager.
There was a new request in the amount of $ 11 , 326.00 in Line
Item B6 (Inspections) for the hire of an Assistant Building
Inspector. In addition, a salary adjustment in the amount of
$1 ,744.00 was requested for the Wire Inspector and $1 ,744.00
for the PI/Gas Inspector. These items were recommended by
Town Manager.
New requests in Line B7 were $406.00 for contract services
(not recommended by Town Manager) $100.00 for pager
reimbursement (not recommended by Town Manager) , and $345 .00
for auto allowance for the Assistant Building Inspector (Town
Manager recommended $300.00) .
There was one new request for Line Item B8 (General) in the
amount of $25,056 .00 for the hire of an Administrative
Assistant (this request was recommended by the Town Manager) .
There were no new requests in Item B9 .
A Capital request in the amount of $105,000.00 to purchase
open space land is scheduled for FY97. A grant reimbursement
of $60,000.00 is anticipated .