FINANCE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC SESSION
Monday, May 2, 2011 – 6:00 PM
Mashpee High School Library
Minutes of the Meeting of Monday, May 2, 2011
Committee Members Present: Also Present:
Oskar Klenert, Chairman Deborah Dami, Town Clerk
Charles Gasior, Vice Chairman
Robert Chalker
George Schmidt
William Johnson
Mark Davini
Christopher Avis
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Oskar Klenert called the meeting to order at 6 PM.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mark Davini made a motion that the minutes from the Finance Committee meeting held on Thursday, April 21, 2011 be approved as submitted. Charles Gasior seconded the motion. William Johnson, Christopher Avis and George Schmidt abstained. The motion was approved.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Money Transfers.
Oskar Klenert reported that there was a request for a transfer from the Emergency Reserve Fund in the amount of $3,726 to cover the cost of printing of the Warrant Articles. The current balance in the Emergency Reserve Fund account is $2,838.49. Therefore the Committee would need to transfer the remaining balance amount from another account. The committee was not clear from which account the balance amount should be transferred.
William Johnson made a motion that the committee defer approval of the transfer of funds until Joyce Mason was present to explain from which account the transfer should come. Charles Gasior seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously.
Joyce Mason confirmed that the funds transfer should come from the Town’s Cash Reserve Fund.
Oskar Klenert made a motion that the Finance Committee approve the transfer of $3,726.00 from the Cash Reserve Fund to cover the printing costs for the May 2, 2011 Town Meeting Report. Charles Gasior seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
2. Review of Warrant Articles
- Special Town Meeting Article 6. Charles Gasior stated that the CPC has recommended approval of the Article pending Zoning Board approval. If it is determined that the Zoning Board has approved the Article, Oskar Klenert stated that the Finance Committee will take a roll call vote on approval of the Article at the Town Meeting.
George Schmidt made a motion that the Finance Committee approve Article 6 as amended by the Board of Selectmen on 5/02/11. Charles Gasior seconded the motion.
The motion was approved by a vote of 4 ayes, two nays, and one abstention.
- Town Meeting Article 23. Charles Gasior stated that the Committee voted not to approve Article 23 having to do with the $25,000 security deposit. Mr. Gasior questioned whether the Finance Committee should state why the Finance Committee voted not to approve the article. Articles 24, 26, 27 and 28 also were not approved by the Finance Committee. The committee agreed on the following assignments for explanations to be given at the Town Meeting as to their disapprovals of the following articles: Charles Gasior, Article 23; George Schmidt, Article 26; Mark Davini, Article 27; Robert Chalker, Article 28.
3. Candidates for Finance Committee Vacancy
Oskar Klenert stated that Joe MacDonald had previously voiced an interest in being considered for appointment to the Finance Committee, should a vacancy arise. Deborah Dami stated that she would need to follow the proper protocol to have the vacancy advertised in the May 6th, 2011 Mashpee Enterprise, allowing two weeks for interested parties to apply. Applicants will be interviewed by two members of the Finance Committee as well as the Moderator if he is available. After interviews, a recommendation will then be forwarded from the Finance Committee to the Moderator.
4. Comments on Waste Water Management/Water Commission: William Johnson
William Johnson stated that the merging of Waste Water Management and the Water Commission will cost the taxpayers 20% to 30% more if we use the Water Commission for funding Waste Water Management because the money that you pay the Water District is not tax deductible; every taxpayer will get “screwed”.
NEXT MEETING
A Finance Committee meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Town Hall Conference Room 3. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Ina G. Schlobohm
Recording Secretary
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