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Warrant Committee
May 1, 2013
Forty first meeting
Present: J. Wilson, D. Turner, G. Noonan, K. Sorgi, C. Tougias, K. Chase, F. Kelly, T. Hays, J. Creedon, C, Cahill
Absent: N. Bourque, R. Hallisey, , J. Wilkins Nkwah, R. Boehler, S. Genega
Reserve Fund: $299,794.75
Set Aside (Police) $125,000.00
Set Aside (131 Eliot) $ 5,000.00
$169,794.75
- Chair Wilson called the meeting to order at 7:33 pm in the Carol Blute Conference room.
- Chair Wilson recognized David Proule, Business Manager of Blue Hills Regional High School to answer some additional questions regarding the creation of a Capital Stabilization Fund.
- After much discussion Chair Wilson thanked Mr. Proule for attending the meeting.
- Chair Wilson explained to the Warrant Committee the House Ways and Means Budget had been released from the State. There were additional funds to allocate for FY 2014, $271,052.
- On a motion made by Member Hays and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee voted to accept the additional $271,052 of revenue for FY 2014. 9/0/0
- On a motion made bv Member Turner and seconded by Member Chase the Warrant Committee voted to take $1,038 of new revenue and add it to the offset charges for FY 2014. 9/0/0
- Chair Wilson recognized Tom Hurley, Chair of the Board of Selectmen and Annemarie Fagan, Town Administrator to discuss the different uses of the additional unallocated money.
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Chase the Warrant Committee voted 9/0/0 to recommend Article 7 of the ATM warrant that the town vote to appropriate the sum of $274,299 and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $250,613 be raised from the tax levy. Included in this appropriation are the sums of $9,110 representing expenses attributable to the Sewer Enterprise and $14,576 for expenses attributable to the Water Enterprise, which are to be included in Schedule A, “Local receipts Not Allocated”, of the Tax Recapitulation as Sewer and Water Estimated Receipts.
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Chase the Warrant Committee voted to move $46,252 from operational funds to non-appropriated funds. 9/0/0
- On a motion made by Member Tougias and seconded by Member Cahill the Warrant Committee voted to move $171,052 of the additional funds to the Schools operational budget. 8/0/1
- Chair Wilson thanked the following members of the School management and School Committee for attending the meeting: Leroy Walker; Mary Kelly, Glenn Pavlicek; Mary Gormley; John Phelan.
- Chair Wilson recognized Tom Hurley, Chair of the Board of Selectmen and Annemarie Fagan, Town Administrator, to discuss the part time positions in Inspectional Services and Parks and Recreation, which were approved by the Personnel Board but left unfunded for FY 2014.
Fred Kelly left 9:30 pm
- After much discussion, on a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee voted to reduce the FY 2014 operational line item from $46,252 by $23,703 leaving $22,549. A friendly amendment was accepted to the above motion to reduce the $46, 252 by $30,000 leaving $16,252 in unallocated funds. 6/0/2
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Cahill the Warrant Committee voted to add $20,000 to the Inspectional Service FY 2014 personnel line item. 6/2/0
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Cahill the Warrant Committee voted to add $10,000 to the Parks and Recreation Seasonal personnel line item. 6/2/0
- On a motion made by Member Turner and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee voted to recommend an increase to the Inspectional Service Salary & Wage line item for FY 2014 in Article 14 of the ATM warrant for a total line of $372,312, total Public Safety budget of $11,309,320. 6/2/0
- On a motion made by Member Hays and seconded by Member Turner the Warrant Committee voted to recommend an increase to the Parks and Recreation Salary & Wage line item for FY 2014 in Article 32 of the ATM warrant for a total line of $323,127 for a total Parks and Recreation budget of $402,322. 6/2/0
- On a motion made by Member Hays and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee voted to recommend an increase to the Schools budget under Article 33 of the ATM warrant by $171,052 for a total School budget of $37,126,551. 6/1/0
- On a motion made by Member Chase and seconded by Member Tougias the Warrant Committee voted unanimously to adjourn at 11:31 pm. 7/0/0
Reserve Fund: $299,794.75
Set Aside (Police) $125,000.00
Set Aside (131 Eliot) $ 5,000.00
$169,794.75
Respectfully submitted,
Tricia Cahill, Warrant Committee Clerk
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