FINANCE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC SESSION
Mashpee Town Hall – Conference Room 1
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Minutes of the Meeting of 2/14/13
Board Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present:
George Schmidt, Chairman Mark Davini, Clerk Joyce Mason, Town Manager
Charles Gasior, Vice Chairman Christopher Avis Tom Mayo, Asst. Town Mgr.
Oskar Klenert Mike Richardson, BOS Liaison
Theresa Cook
Sal DiBuono
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman George Schmidt called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Recited.
PUBLIC COMMENT – None
REVIEW OF MINUTES
Theresa Cook made a motion that the Public Session minutes of the meeting of 1/31/13 be approved as presented. Oskar Klenert seconded the motion. The motion was approved with Charles Gasior abstaining.
Theresa Cook made a motion that the Executive Session minutes of the meeting of 1/31//12 be approved as presented. Oskar Klenert seconded the motion. The motion was approved with Charles Gasior abstaining.
NEW BUSINESS
- Comments from BOS Liaison – Mike Richardson
Mr. Richardson commented on the excellent response by the DPW and the Town to the heavy snowstorm that occurred over the past weekend.
- Transfer Requests - None
- Liaison Reports
CIP Committee – Theresa Cook
Theresa Cook reported that at the committee meeting on February 7th, there was a unanimous vote on a recommendation to Town Meeting as to where the money is to be spent on capital improvement projects. Recommendations included:
- $150,000 to the DPW to purchase various equipment
- Continuing the leases for police vehicles
- Purchase of a vehicle for the Shellfish Constable
- $29,000 for purchase of a bus for the Recreation Department
- Purchase of 3 ambulances with $528,000 in ambulance receipts
(NEW BUSINESS, cont’d)
- Cable money to be used to purchase remote access for the schools and the Public Safety Complex.
- Storage building at the DPW for their maintenance vehicles
- $100,000 to Planning and Construction for town projects most needed
- Fire Department Deputy Chief vehicle
Ms. Cook stated that funding would be coming from various places, and added that the CIP is looking at considering a bond issue in the future, possibly in the year that the high school debt would be coming off.
School Committee – Mark Davini.
In his absence, Dr. Davini prepared a write-up of the School Committee meeting held on 2/06/13. A copy of this report is attached to these minutes.
- Review of Town Manager’s Available Budget Recommendations – Charles Gasior
Mr. Gasior presented the following informative charts for discussion by the committee:
- Summary of Municipal Appropriations. Departments will be asked to explain any increase in their budget requests for the coming year.
- Debt Schedule
- Summary of FY 2008 to FY 2014 Municipal Appropriations
- Tax Rate Calculation Projected for FY 2014. Mr. Gasior noted that the problem in projecting the future tax rate is coming up with accurate property assessments. Property assessments are based on actual property sales which are an unknown quantity a year in advance. The Town Charter requires that the tax rate is to be projected for the coming year.
The Committee members agreed to invite representatives from the Library as well as the School Committee to attend the Finance Committee meeting on March 7th, 2013, to justify their budget increase requests for the coming year. George Schmidt will send a letter of invitation to Library representatives Kathy Mahoney and John “Jack” Kowalski, and School Committee representatives Scott McGee, Jose Franco, and Ann Bradshaw, to attend the Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
Request from DPW for Approval to Deficit Spend
The DPW is requesting approval to deficit spend, due to expectations to exceed the available budget for Snow and Ice. Prior to the blizzard on February 9th, 2013, the budget had a balance of approximately $50,000. Response to the storm will exceed $100,000.
Theresa Cook made a motion that the Finance Committee approve the DPW request to deficit spend. Oskar Klenert seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Finance Committee is scheduled for Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Waquoit Meeting Room 1.
As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Ina Schlobohm
Recording Secretary
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