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TWENTY-NINTH MEETING April 13, 2005
PRESENT: E. Innes, K. Conlon, D. Biagiotti, W. Connors, L. Dee, M. Ellis, M. Kelly, T. Lowney, B. Mason, N. Monroe, J. Tarvin, C. Winston.
ABSENT: K. Hodlin, R. Musto
RESERVE FUND BALANCE: $250,511
Chair Innes called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.
Following corrections, the minutes of April 6, 2005 were approved 8-0-1.
The Committee received copies of a communication posted on the School Department web page regarding the FY 2006 budget, a copy of a letter to the Chair of the Warrant Committee and read to the Committee on April 6, 2005 signed by the Presidents and Co-Presidents of the Milton High, Pierce, Cunningham, Collicot, Glover and Tucker School Parent Teacher Organizations and a copy of a trash sticker memorandum prepared by former Warrant Committee member Philip Mathews dated March 15, 2004.
A conference was held with Nicholas Carter, Chair of the Historical Commission, and members Joseph O’Neill and Meredith Hall, regarding the Demolition of the Historical Building article submitted to the 2005 Annual Town Meeting. Following this conference the Committee voted 11-0-0 to recommend this article to Town Meeting as written conditional upon clarification of the definition of partial demolition.
A conference was held Chair of the Board of Selectmen Charles McCarthy and Town Planner Aaron Henry regarding the Front Yard Set Back article submitted by the Board of Selectmen to the 2005 Annual Town Meeting. Resident David DeFlipo, 11 West Street, spoke in favor of this article. Town Planner Aaron distributed a copy of a communication from the Planning Board recommending that this article, Article 49, be approved, listing the background and history involved. A motion to recommend this article to Town Meeting was defeated 5-6-0. A motion to return this article for additional study was defeated 1-10-0. The Committee then voted 6-5-0 to recommend a No vote on this article at the Town Meeting.
A conference was held with Chair of the Board of Selectmen Charles McCarthy and Chair of the School Committee Laurie Stillman regarding FY 2006 budget recommendations. Chair Stillman advised the Committee that the School Department could not live within the budget recommended by the Warrant Committee, that contract ratifications could be held as early as April 26th, and asked that the Warrant Committee hold off on reshuffling budgets for now. Chair of the Board of Selectmen McCarthy advised the Committee that additional revenue had been achieved by town-side cuts, new growth increased to $600,000, the Selectmen were going to consider increasing the price of trash stickers, the possibility of eliminating yard waste collections and the recycling center to close. Both Chairs asked the
Warrant Committee to hold off on FY 2006 budget reconsiderations until they returned with a proposal.
Chair of the Board of Selectmen McCarthy discussed with the Committee recent communications to the Committee from the Town Administrator.
Following review and adjustments, the Committee voted 11-0-0 to authorize the Chair of the Warrant Committee to send a communication to the Town Administrator in response to his letters of March 24, 25 and April 1, 2005.
The Committee voted 11-0-0 to reopen the minutes of March 22 and 23, 2005. Following correction, the Committee voted 10-0-1 to approve the minutes of March 22 and 23, 2005.
RESERVE FUND $329,441
Accounting Set Aside $750
School Department Set Aside $78,180
RESERVE FUND $250,511
The meeting adjourned at 10:05.
The next meeting of the Warrant Committee will be on Wednesday, April 27, 2005.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol A. Blute, Clerk
April 27, 2005.
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