MONSON FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 6, 2010
Present: Jim Pennington, Peter Fimognari, Bob Finnegan, Bob Margerison, Gerry Brayton, Christine Edwards, Brenda Payette (Administrative Assistant), Gretchen Neggers (Town Administrator), Deborah Mahar (Town Accountant)
Absent: Maureen O’Sullivan, William Dominguez
The meeting was convened at 6:45pm
CORRESPONDENCE:
- The Beacon –December 2010
- Memo To: Finance Committee,
- From: Deborah Mahar, Finance Director,
- Dated: November 15, 2010,
- RE: Budget 2012 request.
- Memo To: All Town Departments, Board, and Commissions,
- From: Nancy Morrell, Town Clerk,
- Dated: 11/30/2010,
- RE: New Open Meeting Law Posting Requirements
- Agendas for meetings need to have more detail.
- Expenditure Ledger printed 11/15/2010
Request for Transfer From The Reserve Fund
- Amount requested $3,812.36
- Appropriation account:
- Police wages $895.27
- Fire wages $1,986.48
- School Transportation wages $346.03
- School Expenses $240.50
- Highway wages $91.08
- Highway expenses $253.00
- TOTAL: $3,812.36
- To be used for the following purpose:
- To compensate departments for costs incurred responding to Tier 3 Hazmat incident on 11/26/2010 resulting from propane truck accident in Palmer requiring extensive evacuation and sheltering of Monson residents.
- Expenditure is extraordinary and or unforeseen for the following reasons: Departmental budgets are not at levels adequate to absorb costs resulting from extreme emergencies requiring immediate response to protect citizens’ lives and property from imminent danger. No one can predict when such an emergency may occur and departments respond as needed when needed.
MEETINGS ATTENDED BY MEMBERS:
OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion on Request for Transfer From The Reserve Fund:
Ms. Neggers said this was from a Propane Tanker accident in Palmer.
No Federal emergency money available.
Mr. Fimognari made a motion to transfer from the Reserve Fund to:
- Police wages $895.27
- Fire wages $1,986.48
- School Transportation wages $346.03
- School Expenses $240.50
- Highway wages $91.08
- Highway expenses $253.00
- TOTAL: $3,812.36
- Motion was SECONDED and SO VOTED.
Discussion on budget process and setting agenda for next meeting:
Ms. Mahar will forward Ms. Payette department budgets. Ms. Payette will print out copies for Finance Committee members.
Ms. Payette will email department heads asking them to please notify her via email if they place anything into the FinCom mail box. That way, Ms. Payette will be able to include that on the agenda for the next meeting.
Agenda items for next meeting:
Continue to review department budgets received.
The next scheduled meeting of the Finance Committee is:
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 6:45pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:31pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda I. Payette
Administrative Assistant to the Finance Committee
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