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THIRTIETH MEETING WARRANT COMMITTEE MARCH 8, 2006
PRESENT: K. Colon, T. Lowney, J. Conley, W. Connors, H. Crichlow, L. Dee, N. Gray, T. Hurley, S. Keel, B. Mason, P. Nolan, J. O’Connor, L. Walker
ABSENT: D. Biagiotti, C. Winston.
RESERVE FUND BALANCE: $264,370
Assessors Set Aside: $5,123
BALANCE: $259,247
Chair Conlon called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
A conference was held with Kathryn Fagan, Chair of the Board of Library Trustees and Philip McNulty, Library Director, who presented a revised FY 2007 Library budget request in the amount of $905,897. The Committee discussed State Certification, General Expenses, including increased request for books and related material and Capital Needs. Chair Fagan updated the Committee on the building project, including the search for a project manager. The Chair thanked Library Chair Fagan and Director McNulty for their excellent presentation.
Barbara Mason, the Warrant Committee’s representative to the Capital Improvement Planning Committee, advised that the CIPC had voted to recommend the following items to the Annual Town Meeting for appropriation: Pedestrian crossing controller (Wire) $16,000; Boiler Replacement - East Milton Branch Library $25,000; Porch replacement and new fence at Central Fire Station ($15,000); Roof repairs at East Milton and Central Fire Stations ($36,000) and Door replacement at East Milton Branch Library ($15,000) for a total of $107,000.
Member Timothy Lowney recused himself from the meeting. A conference was held with Health Agent Michael Blanchard, who reviewed with the Committee the Board of Health FY 2007 budget request. Agent Blanchard advised the Committee that an $8,000 grant had been received to organize emergency preparedness within the Town. Also, received was a $118,000 grant on behalf of seven local towns to develop and organize mutual aid agreements, emergency dispensing sites and the establishment of a Medical Reserve Corp. The Chair thanked Agent Blanchard for his excellent presentation. Member Lowney returned to the meeting.
Walter Heller, Director of the Department of Public Works, presented the DPW FY 2007 budget and reviewed with the Committee the general expenses, along with water and sewer MWRA expected increases of between 11 and 16%. Also discussed were his requests for increased seasonal help, collection of solid waste, utility and fuel costs as major contributors to the increases in the DPW budget. Director Heller advised the Committee of possible requests to the Reserve Fund of $125,000 for Snow and Ice removal, $45,000 for vehicle maintenance and $20,000 for fuel. The Chair thanked Director Heller for his excellent presentation.
On a motion made by Member Walker and seconded by Member Gray, the minutes of February 27, 2006 were approved 10-0-1.
The Committee voted 11-0-0 to approve a $10,024 Reserve Fund transfer to the Cemetery General Expenses for payment of a water bill incurred through an undetected leak in the Cemetery water line which was not discovered until October 2005.
The Chair briefly reviewed with the Committee non-budget articles and will schedule a full review in late March.
The next meeting of the Committee will be on Monday, March 13, 2006, with meetings on Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15 and Saturday, March 18, 2006.
RESERVE FUND BALANCE: $254,346
Assessors Set Aside: $5,123
BALANCE: $249,223
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol A. Blute, Senior Administrative Clerk
March 13, 2006
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