Minutes of the Finance and Advisory Board
March 10, 2005
Meeting Called to Order at: 6:30pm
Location: Town Hall –3rd floor meeting room and 2nd floor meeting room
Members In Attendance: Jim Lacey, Reg Tardif, Walter Clemons, Bob Melideo, Peter Dion, Sandy Gerraughty, Ruth Stewart, Mike Sweat, Robin O’Malley
Also in attendance: Toni Mertz, Steve Delaney, Don Cudmore, Daryl Barta, Elaine Shuttleworth, George Moker, Margaret Messelar, Larry Borin, Steve Fortado, Jim Mulligan, Jack Moultrie
Minutes Taken by: Sandy Gerraughty
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Larry Borin presented some issues facing the school department this year.
Increased mandates of State and Federal level – mandated but not funded.
Increase of student enrollment
Every 10 years there is an Accreditation Process that must take place. Georgetown’s year is next year.
There was discussion in regards to the 21% increase in Health Insurance cost.
It was presented that the amount of monies available to town departments for FY06, after all fixed costs are backed out, is $623K. New growth is significantly higher as we worked hard with the Assessors office.
Larry inquired about different revenue amounts and clarification of changes.
The School Committee’s public hearing is scheduled for March 24th.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Mulligan read a prepared statement and presented his FY06 Budget and the proposed changes to personnel resulting in the increase of budget request up from last year.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Jack Moultrie presented the Highway Department budget requests
Motion to take the School, Police and Highway Departments’ budgets under advisement.
Sandy moved
Robin 2nd
Unanimous
Meeting to be scheduled for Thursday 3/16/05 at 7:00pm for further budget review
Motion to adjourn 9:20pm
Sandy moved
Bob 2nd
Meeting adjourned
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