Town of Wellfleet, MA - Finance Committee Minutes 02-07-02

Finance Committee Minutes 02-07-02


	Wellfleet Finance Committee Meeting of Thursday, February 7, 2002 Senior Center, Long Pond Room Present: Ira Wood, Chair; Berta Bruinooge, Patricia Foley, Arlene Kirsch, Deborah Davis, Tim Woodman; Becky Rosenberg, Recreation Director; Mark Vincent, DPW Director and Joan Baker, DPW Administrative Assistant Absent: Anne Suggs Chairman Ira Wood called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. After announcing that Tim Smith, Town Administrator, was not able to attend the meeting to participate in budget discussion, Wood suggested that FinCom should still begin going over the budget with the knowledge that some numbers might be changed and some items would need clarification. Tim Woodman agreed, pointing out that the deadline for FinCom budget recommendations was March 1. Transfers from the Reserve Fund #02-09 #02-10 #02-11to the Reserve Fund was not appropriate Budget Discussion and Decisions Budget Decision Vote Moved/Seconded 114 Moderator Approved 6-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Bruinooge 115 Constables Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Davis 121 Audit Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 122 Selectmen Approved 6-0 Unanimous Foley/Kirsch 123 Town Administrator Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 124 General Admin Approved 6-0 Unanimous Foley/Bruinooge 131 Finance Committee Approved 6-0 Unanimous Davis/Foley 132 Reserve Fund Moved to recommend increase to $90,000 for Reserve Fund 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Wood 135 Accountant Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 141 Assessor Tabled Need clarification of contract services 145 Town Clerk/Treas Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 146 Town Tax Collector Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 151 Legal Expenses Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 152 Personnel Board Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 153 Computerization Approved 6-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Foley 158 Tax Title Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Foley 162 Elections/Regis Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 171 Conservation Com Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 174 Planning Dept Approved 6-0 Unanimous Foley/Woodman 176 Board of Appeals Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 177 Open Space Com Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 178 Herring Warden Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 179 Shellfish Approved 6-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Woodman 180 Shellfish Cons/Prop Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Foley 181 Shellfish Adv Com Approved 6-0 Unanimous Foley/Woodman 183 NRAB Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Kirsch 189 Housing Authority Tabled Needs clarification 195 Town Rep & Warrants Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 196 Consultancy Tabled Needs clarification 210 Police Tabled 215 Communications Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 220 Fire Approved 6-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Bruinooge With the strong suggestion that $16,500 for the ambulance billing come from the ambulance fund and be taken out of Contract services, resulting in a department total of $681,196 241 Building Dept Approved 6-0 Unanimous Foley/Woodman 292 Dog Officer Approved 60 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 283 Traffic/Parking Cntrl Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 294 DPW Forestry Tabled Needs clarification 298 Greenhead Fly Cntrl Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 299 DPW Traffic/St Signs Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 300 Elementary School Tabled 301 Nauset RegSchDist Tabled 302 Cape Cod Reg Tech Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 417 DPW Facilities Tabled 420 DPW Approved 5-0-1 Woodman/Bruinooge 422 DPW Gen Highways Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman Notes: The vote to recommend increase in the Reserve Fund budget (#132) from $70,000 to $90,000 (the current appropriation) resulted from the realization that unforeseen circumstances in the year ahead might require high expenditures. It was pointed out that if this yearline, the use of a machine rather than staff to harvest. Arlene Kirsch stated that revenues from shellfish licenses should offset expenditures. Considering the drop in the proposed Housing Authority (#189) budget for next year, Deborah Davis stated that the Housing Authority needs the requested $10,000 for expenses, that this yearDPW Facilities (#417) budget, a 44% increase without any changes, and Deborah Davis abstained in the vote of DPW budget (3420), stating that she had too many unanswered questions. Minutes of January Meetings: Arlene Kirsch moved and Tim Woodman seconded the approval of the joint FinCom/BOS minutes of 1/16/02. Approved 4-0-2. Tim Woodman moved and Pat Foley seconded the approval of the FinCom minutes of 1/23/02. Unanimously approved 6-0. Time Woodman moved and Berta Bruinooge seconded approval as amended of the joint FinCom/BOS minutes of 1/23/02. Unanimously approved 6-0. Tim Woodman moved and Berta Bruinooge seconded approval as amended of the joint FinCom/BOS minutes of 1/29/02. Unanimously approved 6-0. New Business Tim Woodman moved to adjourn the meeting; Berta Bruinooge seconded. The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, __________________________________ _____________________________ Frances J. Castillo, Assistant to the Ira Wood, Chair Committee Secretary ______________________Date