Town of Chilmark, MA - Finance Advisory Committee Minutes 02/21/13

Finance Advisory Committee Minutes 02/21/13


	Chilmark FinCom & Selectmen Joint Board Meeting Budget Hearing FY2014 February 21, 2013 Minutes Present: FinCom: Chairman Marshall Carroll, Dr. Bruce Golden, Richard Williams, Frank Yeomans and Robert Chidsey. Sarah Mayhew-Shipway and Allan Porter were absent. Selectmen: Chairman Jonathan Mayhew, Bill Rossi, Warren Doty, Others: Tim Carroll, Diana DeBlase, At 6:00 pm Chairman Marshall Carroll called meeting to order in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room. Chairman Mayhew began discussion with Highway paving. Discussion ensued with an outcome of half mile on Menemsha Hill to Basin Road as the proposed paving. Chairman Carroll recommended that the town get back to one mile per year or at least half mile yearly. Chairman Mayhew reported about his meeting with Rodney Bunker concerning the repairs needed to the Town Hall. The amount needed to complete Mr. Bunker’s repairs is $24,000.00. Tim Carroll said the budget figures we have now total $8,172,817.58 increase 6.92% increase from FY13 budget. Discussion ensued concerning Capital Exclusion and Dept Exclusions. Tim Carroll said he will check to see if the Police vehicle is too small an amount ($31,000) to put on the Capital Debt Exclusion. Levy limit and tax rate estimate discussion took place with the plan for FY14 budget that was discussed tonight the tax rate will be raised to $2.4785 that is up 0.19 cents or 8.23% for FY14. The warrant Articles were discussed as follows: Article 1 and 2 which are the large house limitations and detached bed room definitions. Dr. Golden moved to take no action Mr. Yeomans seconded the motion SO VOTED: 4 Ayes Article 3 Budget $8,183,926.89 Article 4 CCC joint maintenance. $ 5,000.00 Article 5 FinCom Reserve Fund $ 40,000.00 Article 6 DC Pest Management $ 7,064.01 Article 7 DC Health Care Access $ 29,364.85 Article 8 General stabilization 0 Article 9 Stabilization Fire Apparatus $ 30,000.00 Article 10 OPEB (deferring 50%) $ 50,000.00 Article 11 Paving Tabor House (deferring 50%) $ 200,000.00 Article 12 Paving Menemsha Hill $ 103,000.00 Article 13 Paving Homeport Galley (deferred) 0 Article 14 Paving Menemsha Parking Lot $ 3,000.00 Article 15 Street Light police detail $ 3,000.00 Article 16 Assessor Software $ 24,000.00 Warrant Articles Continued … Article 17 Assessor Revaluation (deferred to fall) 0 Article 18 Beach dune restoration (deferred indefinitely) 0 Article 19 CPC Historic Museum $ 8,610.00 Article 20 CPC reservation Article 0 Article 21 CPC Historic Courthouse Windows $ 7,670.00 Article 22 Fire-SCBA $ 18,000.00 Article 23 Fire- PPE $ 8,000.00 Article 24 Harbor invoice from FY12 $ 2,673.75 Article 25 Planning Board bylaw review $ 5,000.00 Article 26 Police Vehicle $ 31,000.00 Article 27 Police TRT, LEC, MVDTF $ 3,500.00 Article 28 Police building repairs $ 4,800.00 Article 29 Solar Array (not recommended) 0 Article 30 Town Hall Copier/ Network printer $ 11,000.00 Article 31 TTA new ambulance shared revenue $ 109,000.00 Article 32 TTA share of new ambulance $ 39,000.00 Article 33 TTA ALS Medical 1/3 FY13 $ 8,333.00 Article 34 TTA Defib. 5% grant match $ 6,000.00 Article 35 Town Hall Shingling & Painting $ 24,000.00 Article 36 School Superintendent’s BLD $ 7,867.00 $300,000.00 Education Department will be a General Override $ 31,000.00 Police Car will be a Capital Override $ 80,000.00 Chilmark School UIRSD will be Capital Override Dr. Golden moved to recommend Article 3 Budget as presented. Mr. Williams seconded the motion SO VOTED: 4 Ayes Dr. Golden moved to recommend Articles 4-36 as presented. Mr. Williams seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 4 Ayes Mr. Yeomans moved to adjourn, Dr Golden seconded the motion. SO VOTED: 7 Ayes At 8:20 meeting adjourned. Draft minutes respectfully submitted by DianaDeBlase.