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Finance Committee Mintues 5-3-2011
Franklin Finance Committee Minutes
May 3, 2011
Council Chambers


Present:
Pat Goldsmith (PG), Phyllis Messere (PM), Mark Cataldo (MC), Jim Roche (JR), Linda Huempfner (LH),
Juan Rivera (JRIV), Rebecca Cameron (RC), Brett Feldman (BF)
Robert Teixeira (RT) arrived at 7:10PM
Chris Quinn arrived at 7:42PM
Jeff Nutting (Administrator), Susan Gagner (Comptroller), Jim Dacey (Treasurer)
Absent:
None
Agenda
Item#            Motion/2nd       Discussion, motion, agenda item                                                 Vote
                                                 Noting a quorum present Jim Roche
                                                 called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.
                                                  No citizens comments.

MC/BF                                       Motion to approve Dept. 543 Veterans                                     8-0-0
                                                  Services:
                                                  Personal Services            $42,335
                                                  Expenses                               1,300
                                                  Veterans Assistance        150,000
                                                  Total                                   193,635
                                                Robert Teixeira and Chris Quinn were not voting at this
                                                time as they had not yet arrived.

   MC/BF                                 Motion to approve Dept. 176 Appeals Board                           9-0-0
                                                Expenses  $5,000
                                                Robert Teixeira is now voting.

   BF/MC                                 Motion to approve Dept. 240 Inspection Dept.                       9-0-0
                                                 Personal Services   $332,963
                                                 Expenses                      26,200
                                                  Total                           359,163
     
    MC/BF                                  Motion to approve Dept. 210 Police                                        8-1-0
                                                  Personal Services       $4,014,000
                                                  Expenses                           249,800
                                                  Total                               4,263,800

   BF/MC                                  Motion to approve Dept. 293 Parking Meters                      10-0-0
                                                 Expenses  $500

                                                  Chris Quinn is now voting.

MC/RC                                     Motion to approve Dept. 292 Animal Control                        10-0-0
                                                 Expenses $65,376

MC/PM                                   Motion to approve Dept. 692 Memorial Day                        10-0-0
                                                Expenses  $1,200

BF/MC                                    Motion to approve Dept. 695 Cultural Council                      10-0-0
                                                Expenses  $2,000

MC/BF                                   Motion to approve Dept. 710 Retirement of Debt                10-0-0
                                              Principal – General Fund   $3,678,426

MC/PG                                  Motion to approve Dept. 750 Interest                                      10-0-0
                                              General  Fund Interest     $1,567,041
MC/RC                                  Motion to approve Dept. 390 Tri-County Regional                 10-0-0
                                             School
                                              Expenses  $1,730,992

MC/BF                                  Motion to approve Dept 910 Employee Benefits                    10-0-0
                                             Retirement Assessment                 $3,341,223
                                             Retired Teachers Health Ins.           1,320,000
                                             Health Life Ins.                                   2,345,000
                                             Workers compensation                       300,000
                                              Unemployment                                    185,000
                                              Medicare Tax                                        200,000
                                              OPEB                                                         68,000
                                             Compensation Reserve                           25,000
                                              Total                                                   $7,854,223
Old Business :     None
New Business:    None

Adjournment:     Meeting adjourned at 8:35PM