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Finance Agendas 2013-02-28
AGENDA – Thursday, 28 February, 2013; 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 microphones are present in the audience area of the meeting room.  

Public Comment

Guests:  
  • Diane Carreiro, Principal, Orleans Elementary School
  • David Withrow, Orleans Director of Finance
  • Chief Scott MacDonald, Orleans Police Department
OES request for a reserve fund transfer to finance certain security-related enhancements:
  • Meeting with Ms. Carreiro [Larry Hayward; Joshua Larson]
  • Action on reserve fund transfer request [the Committee] [a vote may be taken]
Approval of Minutes:  Feb. 14, 2013; Feb. 21, 2013 [Joshua Larson]

Administrative items: [Gwen Holden Kelly]
  • Status of request to the Board of Selectman for increase in proposed Finance Committee FY 2014 budget request to increase funds available for employing temporary recording secretary
  • Other
FY 2014 budget reviews:  
  • Follow up on outstanding items on budgets reviewed previously [the Committee]
New reviews:
  • Health: 510 [Dale Fuller]
  • Planning and Conservation:  Conservation: 171; Planning/Community Development: 175; Building: 241; Building Code Board of Appeals [Rick Sigel]
Status update/follow up:
  • Finance Committee FY 2013 "issues list" [the Committee]
  • Additional items
Board, Committee, and Department Reports:
Liaison reports:
  • Renewable Energy Committee [Paul Rooker]
  • Affordable Housing Committee [Rick Sigel]
  • Board of Selectmen Report:  Feb. 20, 2013; Feb. 27, 2013      
  • Board of Health [Dale Fuller]  
  • Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners [Gwen Holden Kelly]
  • Community Preservation Committee [Mark Carron]
  • Nauset Regional School Committee (NRSC); NRSC Budget/Transportation Subcommittees; Orleans Elementary School Committee (OES) [Larry Hayward; Josh Larson]
Suggested topics for future meetings:
Any topics introduced by Committee members under this agenda item will be scheduled for discussion at a future meeting.

Future meetings:
Wednesday, March 6, 2013:
  • Joint BoS/FinCom public hearing on the FY 2014 Town operating budget, BoS chair presiding
Thursday, March 7, 2013:
  • Community Preservation Committee FY2014 funding recommendations (meeting with CPC Chair)
  • Debrief of the joint BoS/FinCom public hearing on the FY 2014 Town operating budget [the Committee]
  • Preliminary review of list of possible Article submissions for May 13, 2013, Annual and Special Town Meeting Warrants
FY 2014 budget reviews:
  • Follow up on outstanding items on budgets reviewed previously [the Committee]
  • Water Department: 450 [Gwen Holden Kelly; Dale Fuller]
Preparation for Joint BoS/FinCom budget review meeting: [Larry Hayward; Joshua Larson]
  • Cape Cod Regional Technical High School:  [tentative]
  • Nauset Regional School
  • Orleans Elementary School
Wednesday, March 13, 2013:
  • Joint BoS/FinCom budget review meeting: Cape Cod Regional Technical High School: 330; Nauset Regional School District: 310; Orleans Elementary School: 300
Thursday, March 14, 2013:  
  • Human Services Advisory Community FY2014 funding recommendations (meeting with HSAC Chair)  [tentative]
  • Debrief of joint BoS/FinCom budget review meeting: Cape Cod Regional Technical High School: 330; Nauset Regional School District: 310; Orleans Elementary School: 300
  • Update on list of possible Article submissions for May 13, 2013, Annual and Special Town Meeting Warrants
FY 2014 budget reviews:
Follow up on outstanding items on budgets reviewed previously [the Committee]
  • Police Department School Resource officer proposal
  • Fire Department beach EMTs proposal
  • Draft Report on Fire Department Staffing and Organizational Study
New review [Bill Weil]
  • Shellfish/Harbormaster: 295
Adjourn