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Finance Agendas 2012-10-25
AGENDA – Thursday, 25 October, 2012; 7:00 PM, Nauset Room, Town Hall

7:00 p.m. Call to Order.  Remind all that meeting is being televised and taped, and that ceiling mikes are present in the audience area of the meeting room.  

Public Comment

Guest(s):  Members, Orleans Elementary School Committee; Orleans Representatives to the Nauset Regional School Committee

Meeting with members of the OESC and Orleans representatives to the NRSC [Larry Hayward]

Approval of Minutes:  Sept. 20, 2012; Oct. 11, 2012 [Josh Larson]

Final review of, and action on, draft letter to the Board of Selectmen forwarding Finance Committee recommendations for the Board's consideration in developing the FY 2014 Town budget: [the Committee]

Status update on items on Finance Committee FY 2013 "issues list" [the Committee]

Board, Committee, and Department Reports:
  • Liaison reports:
  • Affordable Housing Committee [Rick Sigel]
  • Board of Selectmen Report:  Oct. 17, 2012 [Gwen Holden Kelly]      
  • Board of Health [Dale Fuller]  
  • Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners [Gwen Holden Kelly]
  • Community Preservation Committee [Mark Carron]
  • Nauset Regional School Committee (NRSC); Orleans Elementary School Committee (OES) [Larry Hayward; Josh Larson
  • Renewable Energy Committee [Paul Rooker]
  • Other:
  • NRSC Budget/Transportation Subcommittees [Dale Fuller]
  • OES Playground Committee
New Business: Any topics introduced by Committee members under this agenda item will be scheduled for discussion at a future meeting.

Future meetings:
  • Nov. 8, 2012:
  • Identification and discussion of items to be covered in a Finance Committee remote participation policy
  • Discussion of Finance Committee FY 2014 budget request
  • Follow up on Town FY 2010; FY 2011 departmental funds turn backs analysis
  • Dec. 13, 2012:
  • Review of BoS recommendations regarding joint budget review meetings
  • Preliminary discussion of development of a syllabus for Finance Committee members of guides, regulations, policies and other materials concerning management of municipal finances in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in general and specific to the management of financial affairs of the Town of Orleans
  • Review of draft FinCom report to be included in the Orleans Annual Town Report for calendar year 2012
  • Status of recruitment of Finance Committee temporary recording secretary
Adjourn


FINCOM Meeting Dates
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013