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Warrant Committee Minutes
Third Meeting August 10, 2011
PRESENT: E. Innes, J. Wilson, D. Turner, S. Genega, C. Cahill, J. Ahonen, H. Bell, T. Hays, and N. Bourque
ABSENT: C. Tougias, J. Folcarelli, R. Hallisey M. Mitchell, K. Chase
RESERVE FUND: $350,000
1. Chair Innes convened the meeting at 7:35 p.m. in the Carol A. Blute Conference Room of the Town Hall.
2. The July 13 meeting minutes were accepted 6-0-2 as written.
3. The July 27 meeting minutes were accepted 7-0-1 as written.
4. On a motion made by member Wilson and seconded by member Ahonen, the Committee voted unanimously to approve payment of the annual Association of Town Finance Committee dues.
5. The Committee met with administrators/representatives from the following town departments to review and discuss the process which will be followed to create and fund the Consolidated Facilities budget for FY2012: School Department (Gormley, Gillis, Phelan, Pavlicek), Selectmen (Mearn, Sweeney, Shields, Hurley), Library (McNulty, McLaughlin, Hodlin), DPW (Lynch) Fire(Grant), Police (Wells). Chairman Innes stressed the importance of having a recommendation ready for the Special Town Meeting in November and to that end he proposed the creation of a subcommittee that will meet and craft a
budget and submit a report to the Committee at its August 31 meeting.
There was a brief discussion on how the budget should be structured and what additional line items are necessary. William Ritchie, Consolidated Facilities Director commented on the proposed staffing of the department and the outside needs assessment that he feels is required to give long term direction to the department.
The Chair asked for representatives from the Board of Selectmen (Hurley), the School Committee (Pavlicek), Personnel(t/b/d), Warrant Committee (Wilson/Turner), Library(McNulty) and Director Ritchie. There was a consensus by members present to contact Tony Cichello to enlist his help as part of this subcommittee. Chair Innes suggested that the subcommittee elect its own chairperson who should be prepared to speak at the November Special Town Meeting and be responsible for posting all meetings and assigning someone to take meeting minutes.
6. A motion was made, seconded and the Committee voted unanimously at 8:35 p.m. to adjourn.
RESERVE FUND: $350,000
Respectfully submitted,
Paula Rizzi
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