Town of Wellfleet, MA - Finance Committee minutes 02-26-02

Finance Committee minutes 02-26-02


	Wellfleet Finance Committee Minutes of Meeting of February 26, 2002 Senior Center, Long Pond Room Present: Chair Ira Wood; Arlene Kirsch, Berta Bruinooge, Tim Woodman, Patricia Foley, Deborah Davis, Ben Zehnder; Tim Smith, Town Administrator; Roger Putnam, Selectman; Jan Plaue, School Committee Excused: Anne Suggs Chair Wood called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. He welcomed Ben Zehnder back to membership on the FinCom, warmly supported by the rest of the Committee. Transfers from the Reserve Fund #02-09 #02-12 Tim Woodman suggested that the Committee develop a statement of FinCom policy concerning transfers to be placed on the back of the Request for Transfer sheet, since no such statement exists on the form. Budget Discussion with Tim Smithtransfer funds between departments at town meetings. The Committee then completed discussion and voting on the budget; results for the whole budget appear below: 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 Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 135 Accountant Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 141 Assessor Approved 7-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Foley 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 & Warrant Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 196 Consultancy Approved 7-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Zehnder 210 Police Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 215 Communications Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 220 Fire Approved 6-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Bruinooge 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 Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 298 Greenhead Fly Cntrl Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 299 DPW Traffic/St Signs Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Foley 300 Elementary School Approved 5-1-1 Kirsch/Wood 301 Nauset RegSchDist Approved 6-0-1 Kirsch/Foley 302 Cape Cod Reg Tech Approved 6-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 417 DPW Facilities Approved 6-1-0 Bruinooge/Woodman 420 DPW Approved 5-0-1 Woodman/Bruinooge 422 DPW Gen Highways Approved 6-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 423 DPW Snow Remov Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Foley 424 DPW Street Lights Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 425 Dikes Brgs Prk Lots Approved 7-0 Unanmous Bruinooge/Woodman 426 DPW Surv & Eng Approved 7-0 Unanimous Zehnder/Bruinooge 433 DPW Trans Station Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 442 DPW Cls Nck Wtr Approved 7-0 Unanimous Foley/Zehnder 443 Wesley Swamp Pump Approved 4-2-1 Foley/Zehnder 510 Board of Health Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Kirsch 520 Human Services Approved 7-0 Unanimous Folely/Davis 541 Council on Aging Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Foley 542 Council on Ag Brd Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Davis 543 Veterans Services Approved 7-0 Unanimous Zehnder/Woodman 544 Comm on Disabil Approved 7-0 Unanimous Davis/Bruinooge 610 Library Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Foley 630 Recreation Approved 6-1-0 Woodman/Zehnder 690 Historical Comm Approved 7-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Woodman 692 Holiday Celeb Approved 7-0 Unanimous Davis/Woodman 698 Beach Study Comm Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 699 Beach Progra Approved 7-0 Unanimous Zehnder/Woodman 753 Short Term Loan Int Approved 7-0 Unanimous Zehnder/Woodman 756 Int on R/E Tax Ref Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Davis 911 County Retirement Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge 913 Unemployment Com Approved 7-0 Unanimous Foley/Zehnder 914 Grp Ins Health Approved 7-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Woodman 915 Grp Ins Life Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 916 Medicare Town Share Approved 7-0 Unanimous Foley/Woodman 944 Insurance Reserve Approved 7-0 Unanimous Bruinooge/Woodman 945 Liab/Prop/Comp Ins Approved 7-0 Unanimous Zehnder/Woodman 946 Surety Bonds Approved 7-0 Unanimous Foley/Woodman 260 Marina Ent Fund Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Davis 262 Mar Ent Reserve Fnd Approved 7-0 Unanimous Zehnder/Kirsch 265 Mar Ent Adv Comm Approved 7-0 Unanimous Kirsch/Foley 268 Mar Ent Cap Outlay Approved 7-0 Unanimous Woodman/Bruinooge Notes: Tim Smith clarified the contract services line in the Assessoras tree cutting services for the flagpole. Discussion of the Elementary School budget (300) covered the increase per head for the Special Education needs, small class sizes, student/teacher ratio, possible use of more teacher aides in the institution of larger classes. Jan Plaue of the School Committee defended small class sizes, alluding to the excellent results they have produced, and Selectman Roger Putnam pointed out that Wellfleet students have achieved impressive honors at Nauset Regional High School. Berta Bruinooge, however, decried the high per pupil cost, and Tim Woodman asked for an appropriate target for budget-cutting next year. Concerning the DPW Facilities budget (417), Tim Smith affirmed that the increased electricity line represents the numbers needed; Nstar will conduct an audit from which the town expects to find some savings. Snow Removal (423) budget, Smith stated, was based on previous expenditures and could be increased if necessary. Pat Foley expressed disappointment that the Library (610) budget contained no new library petition; Arlene Kirsch stated that the proposed Assistant Librarian position could be brought to the town meeting by petition. The $9000 increase to the Recreation budget (630) for Program Expenses caused comment; this money will be used to fund trips and will be recovered. Tim Smith described this as a mechanism for payment; Berta Bruinooge disagreed with use of this method. Tim Woodman asked to see the revenues on this line. (Arlene Kirsch disclosed that the company for which she works may be doing some business with the Recreation Department this summer.) In considering the Beach program budget (699), the Committee approved the fact that fees for beach stickers will be raised this season. The revisitation of the Reserve Fund budget (132) elicited Tim Smithmore Capital Budget, Marina Enterprise Fund Budget, and Warrant Articles Meeting Times Other Business March 18 Meeting Minutes of February 7, 2002 Mail Tim Woodman moved for adjournment; Pat Foley seconded; the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, _________________________________ ______________________________ Frances J. Castillo, Assistant to the Ira Wood, Chair Committee Secretary __________________________Date