Finance Committee Agenda
Bellingham Municipal Center
Monday, May 4, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
1. FinCom Present:
2. FinCom Absent:
3. Meeting called to order: 7:00 p.m.
4. ARTICLE 1 - MILEAGE RATE (Voted on 4/27/2014 @ $ .40/mile)
ARTICLE 9 - AMEND ARTICLE 1.
Snow and Ice
Planner Salary (Planning Board)
(From CFO, 3/28/2015)
Department |
Amount Requested |
Transfer from |
Comments |
Snow & Ice |
$833,167 |
Free Cash |
As of 3/26/2015 |
Planning Board - Salaries |
309.00 |
TBD |
Contract for Planner's salary approved after original budget authorization. |
Per April 27, 2015 minutes |
Board of Selectmen - Salaries |
750.00 |
Free Cash |
Administrative Assistant's salary |
Animal Control - Salaries |
250.00 |
??? |
Longevity |
Medicare |
$50,000 |
Free Cash |
|
Town Manager??? Or 189 Municipal Buildings |
$10,000 |
Free Cash |
Manager Salary?? |
ARTICLE 10 - AMEND ARTICLE 2 (TRASH) - Voted to Pass over 4/27/2015
ARTICLE 11 - AMEND ARTICLE 3 (WATER)
ARTICLE 12 - AMEND ARTICLE 4 (SEWER)
ARTICLE 13 - CAPITAL OUTLAY (OVER $50,000) w/Capital Improvement Committee If Necessary)
ARTICLE 14. NON-CAPITAL OUTLAY EXPENDITURES (Expenditures of Less Than $50,000)
(From Donald DiMartino, 4/29/2015)
I would like to add to the capital under $50K article.
We need to fix or come up with a better solution for the Wrentham Road Sewer Force Main. It runs from the Wrentham Manor Sewer Station to a manhole at Muron Ave. The pipe currently is hung under the bridge over Peter’s River (located between Muron and Elbow). The cold winter and failure of the over 20 year old heat tape caused it to freeze this winter. We had to bring in a septic hauler to pump out the sewer station several times a day for a several weeks at a cost of over $20K.
We are looking at underground options to eliminate the freeze risk (horizontal direction drilling) or will need to do a lot of work on the existing pipe to replace the heat tape. In either scenario we need to have bid documents prepared and a ConCom filing therefore need engineering assistance.
I am waiting for a scope and fee proposal from our engineers that I should have by Monday. I hope to cover engineering up to 6/30 out of the FY15 budget, but the engineering and permitting will not be done before 6/30 and I don’t want to hit the FY16 budget with this cost right off the bat. This will be funded by the Sewer Surplus.
I hope to have a bid in hand for the October town meeting with a plan to transfer from Sewer Surplus.
ARTICLE 26 - UNPAID BILLS
(from CFO, 3/28/2015)
Department |
Amount requested |
Transferred from |
Comments |
Sewer - City of Woonsocket |
$19,534.91 |
Sewer Surplus |
Voted 4/20/2015 |
Board of Health - Microbac |
$50.00 |
Free Cash |
Voted 4/27/2015 |
CLARIFICATIONS:
Budget No.
152 Human Resource - Finance Committee vote 4/13/2015 - $80,807 (CFO 4/28/2015, $81,037)
163 Registrars - Is the authorization still needed to pay $10.00/hr?
210 Police Department - Finance Committee vote 3/30/2015 - $3,052,347 (CFO, 4/28/2015 - $3,052,513)
251 Building Inspector - Finance Committee vote 3/30/2015, $125,398 (CFO, 4/28/2015 - $141,398)
303 Transportation - Doesn't look like it was voted on, CFO, 4/28/2015, $2,025,429
ARTICLE 1 - OPERATING BUDGET:
Abstained??? Judy Cibelli (Electrical Inspector), Ray?? Anyone else?
ARTICLE 5 CONVEYANCES AND EASEMENTS
Joseph Collamati /Judy Cibelli motion to recommend Article 5. Vote 4/0.
ARTICLE 6 PURCHASE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
Matthew Fernandes /Judy Cibelli motion to recommend Article 6. Vote 4/0.
Does $1.00 need to be funded to keep the account open for the below?
ARTICLE 13 - CAPITAL OVER $50,000 (4/20/2015)
Pine Grove Sewer Pump Station - No vote by Capital Improvement Committee.
ARTICLE 14. NON-CAPITAL OUTLAY EXPENDITURES (Expenditures of Less Than $50,000)
Administration or Municipal Buildings or School??
Demolition of portables at Stallbrook Elementary & paving $32,000 TBD??? 4/27/2015
ARTICLE 16: APPROVE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT
Does the Board of Selectmen recommend this Article?
ARTICLE 22. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT - ARTICLE IX. NOISE
ARTICLE 23. AMEND ZONING BYLAW – ARTICLE VIII - SIGN REGULATION
Planning Board recommendation
6. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Mail/Correspondence/Etc.:
i. Any last minute correspondence, mail, etc.
7. Bills:
Minutes:
April 27, 2015 (Sean Coyle, Alexander J. Elliott, Raymond Szczepan)
Adjourned:
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