Finance Committee Agenda
(with notes & history)
Town of Bellingham – Municipal Center
Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:15 p.m.
1. FinCom Present:
2. FinCom Absent:
3. Meeting called to order: 7:15 p.m.
4. ARTICLE 18 - GRANT OF EASEMENT (Petitioner: Coast Realty, Joseph M. Antonellis, Esq.)(Board of Selectmen)
(Toni Picariello to pass out Zoning Map)
(Owners: 94-129, 94-130, 94-167 = Bellingham LLC (Michel Laplante)
(Owners: 94-168 = Nancy Eisenhut & Steve Washakowski (Vet Clinic))
5. ARTICLE 20 - ZONING AMENDMENT (DMJ Concrete Corp, Rosenfeld Concrete Corp and Joseph Kauker, Trustee: Sherri Kauker)
(Toni Picariello to pass out Zoning Map)
ARTICLE: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws to include Parcel 48-3-1 a landlocked Parcel of land that is currently unused and undeveloped, is located in the Agricultural Zoning District, contains approximately 7.4 acres, and abuts the Industrial District located on William Way, Bellingham, all as shown on the Bellingham Zoning Map into the Industrial Zoning District, and the exact metes and bounds of the parcel are shown on a Plan filed with the Bellingham Town Clerk and is available for inspection during Town Clerk business hours; or to take any other action relative thereto.
6. ARTICLE 15 - REVOLVING FUNDS, NO. 7 - SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES/$25,000 (Board of Selectmen)
. ARTICLE: To allow the Board of Selectmen to create a special revolving fund from revenues received from fees and fines issued by the Sealer of Weights and Measures and to authorize the Selectmen to use said funds for purchasing equipment and materials and to make payments for salaries, all in the performance of annual inspections as required by State law, not to exceed $25,000; or act or do anything in relation thereto.
Budget voted at recent Town Meetings has been $3,000 stipend, $1,000 expenses.
Salaries Expenses Total
2009 actual $2,250.00 $205.00 $2,455.00
2010 actual $2,705.00 $1,061.00 $3,766.00 +$1,311.00
2011 actual $2,250.00 $130.00 $2,380.00 ($1,386.00)
2012 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 $4,000.00 +1,620.00
2013 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 $4,000.00 .00
From 4/5/2010 FinCom Minutes: 252 - Sealer of Weights/Measures
Henry Boucher appeared. The Committee questioned the amount for office supplies. He explained that the State regulation require updated scanner, stainless steel equipment, seals, dies, etc and he needs to replace the old with new. There is a revolving fund that the civil violations go into. The amount of violations is about $5,600 and there is a couple thousand in the account. Roland Lavallee asked if he could use the money in the revolving fund to replace equipment and Marilyn Mathieu answered that it could. The committee agreed that his expenses could be reduced.
7. ARTICLE 16 - MEALS SALES TAX (Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE: To see if the Town will accept G. L. c. 64L, §. 2 and, pursuant to subsection (a) thereof, impose a local meals sales tax at the rate of .75% (less than one percent) of the gross receipts of the vendor from the sale of restaurant meals, or act or do anything in relation thereto.
8. ARTICLE 1,
Items 200, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUDGETS
(Water),
Salaries Expenses Total
2009 actual $598,334 $1,360,953 $1,959,287
2010 actual $664,511 $1,092,098 $1,756,609 ($202,678)
2011 actual $675,533 $1,312,594 $1,988,127 +$231,518
2012 $693,881 $1,345,518 $2,089,399 +$101,272
2013 $774,212 $1,402,838 $2,227,050 +$137,651
300 (Sewer),
Salaries Expenses Total
2009 actual $97,491 $497,985 $595,476
2010 actual $99,724 $534,138 $633,862 +$38,386
2011 actual $107,488 $611,016 $718,504 +$84,642
2012 $114,599 $694,294 $808,893 +$90,389
2013 $ $ $1,074,149 +$265,256
421 (Highway Administration),
Salaries Expenses Total
2009 actual $96,254 $21,814 $118,068
2010 actual $97,682 $21,081 $118,763 +$695
2011 actual $101,123 $21,143 $122,266 +$3,503
2012 $102,641 $21,150 $123,791 +$1,525
2013 $102,117 $21,150 $123,267 ($524)
422 (Highway Construction/Maintenance),
Salaries Expenses Total
2009 actual $449,074 $272,927 $722,001
2010 actual $321,303 $293,678 $614,981 ($107,020)
2011 actual $331,765 $293,025 $624,790 +$9,809
2012 $338,502 $293,700 $632,202 +$7,412
2013 $301,293 $377,950 $679,243 +$47,041
425 (Highway Equipment Maintenance)
Salaries Expenses Total
2009 actual $ $70,372 $70,372
2010 actual $ $69,783 $69,783 ($589)
2011 actual $ $81,038 $81,038 +$11,255
2012 $ $82,000 $82,000 +$962
2013 $ $115,000 $115,000 +33,000
12. GENERAL DISCUSSION
A. Correspondence/Emails/Memo's etc.
i. Natural grass fields v. artificial turf (Pros & Cons)
ii. Email from Fire Department re: update on Radio Grant
13. Adjourn:
Monday, April 23, 2012 - FinCom and Capital Improvement
Article 13 - Capital Outlay ($50,000 and over)
School Technology - Phase III/$185,000.00 (School Department)
Article 17 - Football Field Construction/$1,000,000.00) (Board of Selectmen/School Department)
Article 19 - Macy School Feasibility Study/$750,000.00 (School Department)
Article 1, Item 303 - School Transportation
Article 1, Item 300 - School Department Budget
Monday, April 30, 2012 - FinCom
Article 1, Item 154 - MIS Budget
Article 1 - (overall) Operating Expenses and Salaries (Board of Selectmen)
Article 2 - Trash Enterprise (Board of Selectmen)
Article 3 - Water Enterprise (Board of Selectmen)
Article 4 - Sewer Enterprise (Board of Selectmen)
Article 5 - Conveyances and Easements (Board of Selectmen)
Article 6 - Purchase of Surplus Equipment (Board of Selectmen)
Article 7 - Town Property Auction (Board of Selectmen)
Article 9 - Amend Article 1 - Budget (Board of Selectmen)
Article 10 - Amend Article 2 - Trash (Board of Selectmen)
Article 11 - Amend Article 3 - Water (Board of Selectmen)
Article 12 - Amend Article 4 - Sewer (Board of Selectmen)
Article 13 - Capital Outlay ($50,000 and over) (Board of Selectmen)
Article 14 - Non Capital Outlay (under $50,000) (Board of Selectmen)
Article 26 - Rescind Authorized Bonds (CFO)
Article 27 - Unpaid Bills (FinCom)
Monday, May 7, 2012 (Town Meeting Booklet due at Town Hall on May 11, 2012)
Article 14 - Non Capital Outlay (under $50,000)
Copy Machine/$7,500 (Planning Board)
Article 24 - Special Flood Hazard Area Requirements (Planning Board)
Article 25 - Parking Bylaw (Planning Board)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Bellingham High School Library - FinCom and Capital Improvement.
Any unfinished business to be discussed.
General business, such as accepting minutes, paying bills, correspondence received, etc. may be discussed at all of the above-mentioned meetings.
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 508-966-2764, work: 617-439-0305 or Guineapic@yahoo.com.
Very truly yours,
Toni A Picariello
Toni Picariello, Member & Clerk
cc: via email:
Newspapers
FinCom Members
CIC Members
Marilyn A. Mathieu, CFO
Denis C. Fraine, Town Adm.
Jackie Bokoski (to schedule meeting room)
All Departments/Petitioners listed
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