TOWN OF HARVARD
TRI-BOARD MEETING
Minutes
Meeting Date: April 14, 2008
Meeting Place: Town Hall
BOS Members : Leo Blair, Chair, Tim Clark, Ron Ricci, Lucy Wallace, Peter Warren.
Fin Com : Steve Colwell, Terry Mead, Marie Crowley-Sobalvarro,
DebbieRicci,Chair, Bob Thurston
School Committee : Keith Cheveralls, Virginia Justicz, Willie Wickman, Stu Sklar, Chair, Patty Wenger
Others: Tim Bragan, Town Administrator, Lorraine Leonard, Finance Director
Tom Jefferson, Superintendent of Schools,
Meeting Time: 7:37 pm
Adjournment Time: 9:38 pm
Discussions and Actions
l Debbie Ricci opened the meeting with a review of non-passage of Override and the adjustments-State Aid, Monty Tech Charge. In order to balance the budget passed at ATM the town needs $448K.
l Leo Blair, chair of BOS, welcomed the members and audience and set the meeting parameters and procedures.
l Tim Bragan gave a brief summary of the possible paths that the BOS could recommend as an amount of the Override(s) as well as the necessary time line.
l Discussion and comments on an override(s) need, scope, and affect to the Town.
Tim Bragan-no doubt if there is a 0-budget ,$448K cuts to labor and service would be significant and must be sustainable for next budget season also.
ce="Roman'" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Roman';font-size:11pt;color:#000000;"> Keith Cheveralls- No target number for override . Concerned about future years- this year's action will lay the standard for future budget. He feels the committee should look to schools to do things differently.
an;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">00000;">0000;">Carlene Phillips-Start at $200K and build as needed.
mily:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Peter Zuk- Plenty of Fat in budget. $0 balance recommended.
Closed public comment
l Leo Blair summarized the themes
1. limited time
2. tier or tiers of override
3. $200K base
4. Separate articles
5. New revenue ( not a mover, in this budget but in future)
6. Action plan for tonight is to come out with benchmarks.
l Capital Plan Committee met last week and would recommend to take $75K in budget now- to spend on necessary projects1. ( HES fans @$25,000, Convert DPW waste oil burner @$25,000, Electrical upgrade at DPW@$25,000) 2. $140K for Bromfield boiler from Stabilization , with work done this summer. 3. $8,000 for materials for salt shed realized from sale of DPW balers, not needed if electrical upgrade is completed. DPW workers would complete the construction of salt shed. Leo Blair requested a written report from the Committee for the Capital
Plan.
l Peter Warren moved to make the budget with a $200K override.
l Lorraine Leonard explained the process if a balanced budget is not accepted by July 1st
l After discussion on budget amount and structure- the charge was set to the School and Municipal Departments to come back with a budget with no override. Tim Clark suggested a hiring pause throughout the town.
Up Coming Meetings
FinCom meets April 16 at 7:30 pm.
BOS meets April 18 at 9:00 am
School Committee meets April 19 at 8:30 am
Tri-board meets April 19 at 10:30 am
l Motion to adjourned the Tri-board meeting at 9:38 pm. Passed.
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