HOLDEN FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
March 31, 2010
Senior Center
Members Present: Al Berg, Jim Dunn, Paul Challenger, Peter Lacy, Rick Bates, Glenn Gaudette, Don Mancini, Bob Lavigne, Marilynn Foley
Also Present: Nancy Galkowski, Town Manager, Jacquie Kelly, Assistant Town Manager, Jack Chandler, Fire Chief, George Sherrill, Police Chief, Rich DeWitt, DPW Supervisor of Operations, Selectmen: Kim Ferguson, Dave White, Anthony Renzoni
The meeting was called to order at 7:02.
Al informed the Committee is posted for April 1, 2010 if members wanted to attend the WRSD Budget and Finance Committee meeting.
Chief Chandler and Chief Sherrill were present to give the Committee more information on their budgets concerning line items on the operation of the new Public Safety Building. Chief Chandler answered questions on the Ambulance and Fire services.
The Committee discussed the WRSD Assessment and the transportation money. A motion by Paul 2nd by Rick to apply the $162,000.00 (transportation money) to next year's assessment (F/Y 11) was voted unanimously. A motion by Paul 2nd by Peter to advise the WRSD that an assessment to the five towns in the district of $47,000,000.00 or less would be recommended for approval at the annual town meetings (a reasonable and affordable budget) was voted unanimously. A motion by Al 2nd by Glenn that this recommendation on the WRSD Budget would be subject to a no greater than a 4% reduction in state aid to Holden was voted in favor 7-1 (opposed Paul).
The Committee began voting on certain Town Budgets.
A motion by Jim 2nd by Glenn to accept the Moderator's Budget, $165.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Jim 2nd by Marilynn to accept the Selectmen's Budget, $22,650.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Rick 2nd by Marilynn to accept the Town Manager's Budget, $278,828.00 as printed. After discussion, a motion by Glenn 2nd by Jim to table the main motion was voted unanimously.
A motion by Marilynn 2nd by Glenn to accept the Information Technology Budget, $240,733.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Jim 2nd by Rick to accept the Accounting Budget, $139,173.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Don 2nd by Marilynn to accept the Treasurer/Collector's Budget, $266,550.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Rick 2nd by Peter to accept the Assessor's Budget, $227,604.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Peter 2nd by Jim to accept the Town Clerk's Budget, $216,559.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Jim 2nd by Marilynn to accept the Retirement Budget, $687,705.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Rick 2nd by Jim to accept the Animal Control Budget, $49,301.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Rick 2nd by Glenn to accept the Sealer of Weights and Measurer's Budget, $3,300.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
A motion by Jim 2nd by Don to accept the Emergency Management Budget, $20,065.00 as printed was voted unanimously.
Budgets for further discussion: Finance Committee, Town Manager, Personnel, Legal, Insurance, Debt, Growth Management, Public Safety
A motion by Jim 2nd by Don to accept the minutes of March 24, 2010 was voted unanimously.
A motion by Jim 2nd by Peter to accept the minutes of March 25, 2010 was voted unanimously (abstained Paul, Don).
The meeting adjourned at 9:05.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marilynn Foley, Clerk
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