MONSON FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 2009
Present: Bob Margerison, Gerry Brayton, Peter Fimognari, Bob Finnegan, Jim Pennington, Maureen O'Sullivan, Christine Edwards, Brenda Payette (Administrative Assistant)
The meeting was convened at 6:45pm
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the 9/14/09 meeting; it was seconded and SO VOTED.
A request was made from FinCom for Ms. Payette to follow up with Ms. Neggers regarding the three quote policy on expenses over $1,000.00 to Department Heads.
Ms. O'Sullivan made a motion for FinCom to advertise for new members; it was seconded with the following discussion: Ms. Payette will follow up with Ms. Neggers first to see how to go about advertising for new FinCom members and FinCom would discuss further at their next meeting.
Mr. Brayton shared with FinCom a thank you note he received from the Council on Aging thanking him for the kindness they received at the September 14, 2009 meeting.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Memo cc: to the Finance Committee, From: Ms. Mahar, Finance Director, To: George Robichaud, Fire Chief, Date: 9/16/09, RE: Ambulance Account
MEETINGS ATTENDED BY MEMBERS:
None
OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS:
Mr. Brayton talked about the Council on Aging meeting on 9/14/09. He said the day after the meeting he talked to Judy White. He said that Monson has a lot of seniors and most of which have lived here most of their lives. He said that they rely heavily on the vans for transportation. He said that he reviewed a list of bonding money. He said he encouraged Judy White to purchase a more reliable van, doing so using bonding money.
Ms. Edwards asked Mr. Brayton what that has to do with the duties of FinCom. Mr. Brayton said that hopefully in the future when Department Heads come to FinCom for money, we don't just say no to them, hopefully we can help them find a solution.
Mr. Margerison made a motion to elect Mr. Fimognari as chairperson for FY09-10; it was seconded and SO VOTED.
Mr. Margerison made a motion to elect Ms. O'Sullivan as vice chairperson for FY09-10; it was seconded.
Ms. O'Sullivan made a motion to elect Ms. Edwards as vice chairperson for FY09-10; it was seconded.
Motion was passed to elect Ms. O'Sullivan as vice chairperson for FY09-10.
Motion was made to have Mr. Finnegan be a representative on the Long Range Financial Planning Committee; it was seconded and SO VOTED.
FinCom members discussed maintaining a quorum. If a member is not able to attend a meeting they will let Ms. Payette know. Ms. Payette will draft a phone list to give to members to get in touch with them if a meeting needs to be canceled or changed.
The next scheduled meeting of the Finance Committee is:
Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:45pm
The meeting was adjourned at 8pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda I. Payette
Administrative Assistant to the Finance Committee
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