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AGENDA – Thursday, 12 December, 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.
Introduction of Nicole Smith, Finance Committee Recording Secretary [Gwen Holden Kelly]
Public Comment
Guest: Chief Scott MacDonald, Orleans Police Department
Meeting with Chief MacDonald [Bill Weil]
- departmental strategic planning initiatives
- current and future department priorities/financial requirements
Approval of Minutes: Nov. 14, 2013 [Ralph Cuomo]
Administrative items:
- Association of Town Finance Committees meeting resources [Ralph Cuomo]
- Finance Committee Reserve Fund: Fund allocations and balance
- Review of draft FinCom submission for calendar year 2013 Town Annual Report [a vote may be taken]
- Finance Committee FY 2014 budget review schedule
- Finance Committee "important dates" list
- BoS meeting coverage assignments
- Additional items
Status updates/follow up: [the Committee]
Items on Finance Committee FY 2014 "issues list" :
- Tri-Town
- wastewater consulting services
- other
- Input to Planning Board from the FinCom on questions concerning Orleans' changing demographics that should be explored to gain insight into the implications of these changes and knowledge to support and inform strategic planning and spending decisions going forward [Gwen Holden Kelly]
- Aspinet agreement/road layout
- "Piping plovers beach closures/management issue
- other
Board, Committee, and Department Reports:
Liaison reports:
- Renewable Energy Committee [Paul Rooker]
- Affordable Housing Committee [John Laurino; Mark Carron]
- Board of Selectmen Report Dec. 4, 2013 [Bill Weil]
- Board of Health [Dale Fuller]
- Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners [Gwen Holden Kelly]
- Community Preservation Committee [John Laurino; Mark Carron]
- Planning Board [John Laurino; Mark Carron]
- Nauset Regional School Committee (NRSC); NRSC Budget/Transportation Subcommittees; Orleans Elementary School Committee (OES) [Joshua Larson; Ralph Cuomo]
Suggested topics for future meetings:
Any topics introduced by Committee members under this agenda item will be scheduled for discussion at a future meeting.
- Meeting with Town Assessor Kenneth J. Hull
- Discussion of potential fiscal and other benefits to Orleans of creating a Town-wide municipal wireless network to provide internet services to residents and visitors
Future meetings:
- Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014: To be determined
- Thursday, Jan. 16, 2013: To be determined
- Thursday, Jan. 23, 2013: To be determined
- Thursday, Jan. 30, 2013: To be determined
Adjourn
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