3/12/2015 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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was approved by a vote of (6-0). Ms. Cook reported that as of 2126115 the balance of the Reserve Account was $95,008,00. • Liaison Reports — Finance Committee Library: Theresa Cook reported her attendance at the latest legislative breakfast on Friday morning, March 6t". State Senator Wolf, State Reps Madden and Vieira were in attendance at the event. School Committee: George Schmidt reported his attendance at the meeting two months ago. There are currently two positions on the committee up for election on the May ballot and no candidates have come forward yet. • Liaison Report — BOS Mike Richardson - Special Education Department at Mashpee High School: sponsoring "Falcon Cafe" on Friday mornings, serving coffee and light breakfast fare. The Cafe has been well received, and is an excellent way to provide job experience in handling receipts, cash register, food preparation, and dealing with the public to students after graduation from high school - Mashpee Honor Dinner. held at the high school in honor of 16 students, 14 of whom registered perfect scores on either the math or English Language Arts portion of the 2014 MCAS exam. Guests were served dinner by the school's teaching, administrative, and office staff. - Waste Management Committee: At the Monday, March 6t", 2015 meeting, committee members agreed that they are not ready to set a deadline for submitting a recommendation to the BOS, as they are still considering the pros and cons of whether the town should adopt Pay -As -You -Throw or continue as handled in the past. More information is needed in order to offer any recommendation. Mike Richardson stated that the goal of the committee is to find a way to dispose of trash at the best price for the town. - Mashpee Cares: Their next meeting is scheduled for March 24'". - Cape Cod Collaborative Wastewater Plan: Encouraging the 15 -member towns on the Cape to work together as continuous partners to develop wastewater plans in their own community for the betterment of the entire Cape. Mashpee TV., Currently under scrutiny for a lack of transparency and financial irresponsibility. Mr. Richardson urged that the Townspeople provide the TV station with any suggestions for programs to be aired on the station. NEXT MEETING The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Mashpee Town Hall. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business, George Schmidt made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Oskar Klenert seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Schmidt, yes; Klenert, yes; Cook, yes; Gasior, yes; Murphy, yes; DelPonte, yes. The motion was approved by a vote of (6-0). The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ina G. Schl hm Recording Secretary 5