Joint Capital Improvement & Finance Committee Meeting Minutes
Bellingham Municipal Center
Monday April 25, 2016 7pm
- FinCom Present: JC, JA, KK, KG, AE
CIC Present JC, AE (no Quorum)
CIC Absent MF, RL, JM
- Meeting called to order: 6:55p
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- Articles 18 &19 Discussion and recommendations- Emile Gareau, James Kupfer :
Article 18: This article has received approval from DPW and Planning Board has recommended as well as they have completed all action items. Clerk will obtain Planning Board Minutes as well as formal letter from Planning Board Chairman stating as such. FC will vote on this next meeting.
Article 19: Planning Board has stated that outstanding items have been fixed but planning board will be voting on this recommendation on Thursday 4/28/2016. Clerk will obtain Planning Board Minutes as well as formal letter from Planning Board Chairman stating as such. FC will vote on this next meeting.
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Don DiMartino: Capital request for new flooring at the DPW office. Don has received a quote from J Brain Day to replace the office floor. Quote is for $20,000. JC brought up concern that the quote does not include sub floor and demolition. We would like Don to ask J Brian Day to come back out and get these figures.
JC made a motion to appropriate the sum of $20,000 from free cash for the purposes of floor repair at the DPW office. Second by KK. Recommended 4-1
Roger Oakley- Presented FC with 6 requests.
FC Decided at this time to pass over a request for a New shed at South School
FC Decided at this time to pass over a request for PA system for the HS football field
Request for trench and electrical work for shed at Stall Brook and to run emergency power from generator to BECP. Amount requested $23,500. Motion made by KG to appropriate the sum of $23,500 from free cash. Second by KK . Recommended 5-0.
Request for Bar joist monitor for snow load on the Stall Brook school roof. Amount requested $12,500. Motion made by KK to appropriate the sum of $12,500 from free cash. Second by JC. Recommended 5-0.
Fc was presented with an incomplete and incorrect quote for replacing the sound systems and projector at the HS. There was much discussion but FC asks Roger to get a new quote from a different approved vendor and to come back at our next meeting with the appropriate information. FC Clerk will also be in contact with Peter Marano and ask him to be present at the next meeting as well.
FC was present with a request for $22,000 to clean all Catch Basins and Drywells at HS. There was no corresponding quote, therefore FC requested that Roger obtain a proper quote for the work and present that at our next meeting.
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Revote Acct 253- Inspector of plumbing and gas
Motion to recommend the appropriation of $30,083 for the purpose of funding the Inspector of Plumbing and Gas budget ($29,488 in Salaries and $595 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by KK, Seconded by KG. Recommended 5-0
Revote acct 251- Town Inspector
Motion to recommend the appropriation of $143,810 for the purpose of funding the Town Inspector budget ($139,285 in Salaries and $4525 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by KK, Seconded by KG. Recommended 5-0
303 School Transportation- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $1,967,347 for the purpose of funding the School Transportation budget ($1,967,347 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
421 Highway Admin, - Motion to recommend the appropriation of $241,405 for the purpose of funding the Highway Admin budget ($144,905 in Salaries and $96,500 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
422 Highway Constr. /Maintenance Motion to recommend the appropriation of $852,485 for the purpose of funding the Highway Const. /Maintenance budget ($397,885 in Salaries and $454,600 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0 **Chairman strongly disagrees with low level of funding **
424 Street Lighting Motion to recommend the appropriation of $130,000 for the purpose of funding the Street Lighting budget ($130,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
425 Highway Maintenance (Motor Vehicle) - Motion to recommend the appropriation of $122,000 for the purpose of funding the Highway Maintenance Motor Vehicle budget ($122,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
426 Gas and Oil- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $189,420 for the purpose of funding the Gas and Oil budget ($189,420 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
433 Solid Waste- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $150,600 for the purpose of funding the Highway Admin budget ($150,600 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
439 Sanitary Landfill- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $10,000 for the purpose of funding the Highway Admin budget ($10,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
491 Cemetery Committee- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $7,900 for the purpose of funding the Cemetery Committee budget ($3,600 in Salaries and $4,300 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
510 Board of Health Motion to recommend the appropriation of $134,976 for the purpose of funding the Board of Health budget ($122,192 in Salaries and $12,784 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
541 Council on Aging- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $154,865 for the purpose of funding the Council on Aging budget ($114,340 in Salaries and $40,525 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
543 Veterans Services- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $113,000 for the purpose of funding the Veterans Services budget ($8,000 in Salaries and $105,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
549 Veterans Grave Agent- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $250 for the purpose of funding the Veterans Grave Agent budget ($250 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
610 Library- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $550,068 for the purpose of funding the Library budget ($380, 168 in Salaries and $169,900 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
630 Parks and Rec- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $205,550 for the purpose of funding the Parks and Rec budget ($144, 550 in Salaries and $61,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
650 Historical Commission- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $4500 for the purpose of funding the Historical Commission budget ($4,500 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
651 Cultural Commission- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $7,500 for the purpose of funding the Cultural Commission budget ($7500 in Salaries). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
660 Memorial/ Veterans Day - Motion to recommend the appropriation of $12,000 for the purpose of funding the Memorial/Veterans Day budget ($12,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
710 Debt Service- Principal Payment- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $4,393,293 for the purpose of funding the Debt Service Principal Payment budget ( $4,393,293 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
990, 991, 996, 997- Zero Funding
992 Group Insurance- Motion to recommend the appropriation of $5,200,000 for the purpose of funding the Group Insurance budget ($$5,200,000 in Expenses). Sum to be raised through taxation. Motion made by JC, Seconded by KK. Recommended 5-0
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- New Business- Email, bills, correspondence,
Kg Clerk pay for April and May 2016 – Approved 4-0
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- Approve Minutes from March 14, 2016 Meeting (AE, MF)
Minutes from April 4, 2016 Meeting (AE, JC) - No Quorum
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Adjourned: 8:30pm
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