Franklin Finance Committee Minutes
April 27, 2010
Room 205, Second Floor, Municipal Building
Present:
Robert Teixeira (RT), Mark Cataldo (MC), Phyllis Messere (PM), Juan Rivera (JRIV),
Jim Roche (JR), Chris Quinn (CQ), Craig Maire (CM), Pat Goldsmith (PG)
Linda Huempfner (LH) arrived at 7:06 PM
Susan Gagner (Comptroller), Jim Dacey (Treasurer), Jeff Nutting (Administrator)
Absent:
Brett Feldman, Rebecca Cameron
Agenda
Item # Motion/2nd Discussion, motion, Agenda Item Vote
Call to order. Noting a quorum present
Jim Roche called the meeting to order at
7:04PM.
No Citizens comments
MC/PM Motion to approve the minutes of the 9-0-0
March 23, 2010 meeting.
Jeff Nutting the committee on the budget.
School Committee would determine on how
to handle their portion of the budget.
On the town side there would possibly be
9 layoffs. $3 million gap between level funded
and level service.
MC/PM Motion to approve Department: 9-0-0
910, Employee Benefits
Retirement Assessment: 3,558,923
Retired Teachers Health Ins.: 1,144,000
Health/Life Insurance: 2,080,000
Workers Compensation: 315,000
Unemployment: 185,000
Medicare Tax: 215,000
OPEB: 1,000
Compensation Reserve: 25,000
Total 7,523,923
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 9-0-0
945, Insurance Premiums
Expenses: $290,000
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
710, Retirement of Debt
Craig Maire left at 8:48PM
RT/MC Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
750, Interest
General Fund Interest: $1,670,036
RT/MC Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
152, Human Resources
Personal Services: $111,230
Expenses: 9,950
Total $ 121,180
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
111, Town Council
Expenses: $3,500
RT/MC Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
123, Town Administrator
Personal Services: $262,466
Expenses: 53,942
Total $316,408
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
131, Finance Committee
Expenses: $1,000
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
135, Town Comptroller
Personal Services: $336,824
Expenses: 55,175
Total $391,999
Motion to approve Department:
147, Treasurer-Collector
RT/MC Personal Services-Dept Head: $83,485 8-0-0
MC/RT Personal Services-Other: $228,935 8-0-0
MC/RT Expenses: $55,930 8-0-0
MC/RT Tax Title: $35,000 8-0-0
Total $403,350
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
151, Legal
Personal Services: $99,240
Expenses: 49,900
Total $149,140
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
196, Central Services
Expenses: $110,100
MC/RT Motion to approve Department: 8-0-0
692, Memorial Day
Expenses: $1,000
MC/RT Motion to approve Department 8-0-0
694, C.A.T.V. Committee
Expenses: $4,000
MC/JRIV Motion to approve Department 8-0-0
695, Cultural Council
Expenses: $2,000
RT/MC Motion to approve Department 8-0-0
691, Historical Commission
Expenses: $2,000
Old Business: None
New Business: A motion was made by Jim Roche and seconded by
Mark Cataldo to have the Town Council add and
override question to the ballot. The vote for this motion
was 8-0-0.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 9:45PM.
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