10/17/2011 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Town of MashDee 16 Great Neck Road North i .. ., Mashe , Massachusetts 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting of October 17, 201' Board Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Charles Lair, Vice Chairman Christopher Avis, Chairman Dori Meyers George Schmidt Oskar Klenert James Condon Robert Chalker Mark Davini CALL TO ORDER Nice Chairman Charles Gar r called the- meeting to order at 6:15 PM APPROVAL OF MINUTES, F Robert Chalker rade a motion that the 9122111 minutes from t#ie f=inance Committee Public Session be approved as presented. Mark Davini seconded the motion. George Schmidt and Jaynes Condon abstained. The motion was approved. NEW BUSINESS 1. Transfers - No transfers. . Liaison Reports— No reports. . Appropriations Report— No report. OPEN DISCUSSION Don Veers, author of Warrant Articles 25 and 26, introduced himself to the Committee. Charles Gasi r stated that the committee had already recommended approval of Article 25, but because of pending amendments to Article 26, the Commi tee had requested updates and clarification of the Article. Don Meyers proceeded to gigs an update on the current status of the article, starting that. Town Counsel Patrick k Costello felt that the article was trying change a lot ofthings, i.e., change the by-laws as well as the Town Chanter, and felt that it wa confusing as written for people t understand. Don's goal in proposing the article is to improve voter turnout, as well as to save the town $5000 by decreasing by one the number of elections held. After further discussion, Don Meyers recommended, and the Com' itt agreed, to take n position on Article 26} but rather wait until the Town Meeting to vote individually n the Article. NEXT MEETING The next meeting f the Finance Committee was scheduled for Thursday, October 27, 2011. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ina G. Recording Secret