Finance Committee Minutes
Town of Bellingham – Municipal Center
Monday, June 25, 2012
1. FinCom Present: Peter DeGenring, Joseph Collamati, Katie Quinn, Ray Szczepan, John Allam, Judith Cibelli
2. FinCom Absent: Henri Masson
3. Meeting called to order: 7:15 p.m.
Peter Degenring has been appointed to the Finance Committee. His contact information is as follows: Peter DeGenring; 22 Sandcastle Lane, Bellingham, MA 020196; 508-966-0063; Email: pcdegenring@yahoo.com
4. VOTE FOR CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY
Since there are now two vacancies since Toni Picariello and Roland Lavallee were not reappointed to the Finance Committee, the above-mentioned positions need to be voted upon.
Raymond Szczepan/Katie Quinn motion to nominate Joseph Collamati as Chairman. No other nominations were offered. VOTE: 6/0 - Joseph Collamati is voted Chairman.
Judith Cibelli/John Allam motion to nominate Raymond Szczepan as Vice Chairman. No other nominations were offered. VOTE: 6/0 - Raymond Szczepan is voted Vice Chairman.
Katie Quinn/Raymond Szczepan motion to nominate John Allam as Secretary. Katie Quinn was nominated but refused the nomination. No other nominations were offered. VOTE: 6/0 - John Allam was voted Secretary.
5. YEAR END TRANSFERS (CFO)
Marilyn Mathieu appeared requesting a $15,000 transfer from reserve fund to the selectmen's budget for the purpose of paying labor counsel with regard to the continued arbitration and related hearings with respect to the Police Department. Phillip Collins of Collins, Loughran & Peloquin is Labor Counsel.
John Allam/Katie Quinn motion to transfer $15,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Board of Selectmen budget. VOTE: 6/0.
6. CHOOSE TWO FINCOM MEMBERS FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
Judith Cibelli and Raymond Szczepan offered to serve on the Capital Improvement Committee as the Finance Committee members. Their terms will expire when their Finance Committee term expires.
Katie Quinn/John Allam motion to appoint Judith Cibelli and Raymond Szczepan to the CIC. VOTE: 6/0.
7. GENERAL DISCUSSION
A. Pay Expenses: Alternative Printing $616.00
Raymond Szczepan/John Allam motion to pay Alternative Printing $616.00 for the Annual Town Meeting Booklet. VOTE: 6/0.
Stipend: $239.00
Katie Quinn/Raymond Szczepan motion to pay Toni Picariello the last month of the stipend as clerk to the Finance Committee. VOTE: 6/0.
B. Correspondence/Emails/Memo's etc.
i. Letter from Fire Chief re: capital requests
Joseph Collamati would like information with regard to the communication request for $263,803.50 from the Fire Department. Will this expenditure include the Police Department? Has "repeating towers" been looked at? The Finance Committee would like to hold a joint meeting with the CIC at the Finance Committee meeting on July 23, 2012 and invite the Fire & Police Department to appear in order to discuss and explain this request.
ii. Email from Department of Public Works re: Well #12 Corrective Action Plan
ii. Advertise for a Clerk for FinCom (or choose a FinCom member as Clerk)
Toni Picariello will write the Press Release, email it to Marilyn Mathieu and Joseph Collamati for approval. It will be posted to the website, Country Gazette and Milford Daily News. The Finance Committee appoints their own clerk. Beth Smith (HR) will receive the applications and forward them to the Finance Committee to set up interviews.
B. Minutes to be accepted.
i. April 9, 2012 (Roland Lavallee)
ii. April 23, 2012
iii. April 30, 2012
Katie Quinn/Joseph Collamati motion to accept the above listed minutes with minor corrections. VOTE: 3/0
iv. May 7, 2012
Katie Quinn/John Allam motion to accept the May 7, 2012 minutes with minor corrections. VOTE: 4/0.
v. May 23, 2012
John Allam/Judith Cibelli motion to accept the May 23, 2012 minutes with minor corrections. VOTE: 4/0.
8. Adjourn: Raymond Szczepan/John Allam motion to adjourn. VOTE: 6/0. 7:40 p.m.
(finance committee minutes accepted 7/23/2012)
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