8/13/2015 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Town of Mash pee 16 Great Neck Road .North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE - PUBLIC SESSION Mashpee Town Hall — Waquoit Meeting Room 1 Thursday, August 13, 2015 — 6.30 PM Committee Members Present: Absent: Also Present: Christopher Avis, Chairman Charles Gasior Rodney Collins, Town Manager David DelPonte, Vice Chairman John Cotton, BOS Liaison Tom Murphy, Clerk Jeffrey Pettengill, Candidate Theresa Cook Mike Richardson, Candidate Oskar Klenert CALL TO ORDER Chairman Chris Avis called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Recited. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None. OLD BUSINESS • Approval of Minutes — 6/18/155 Theresa Cook made a motion that the minutes from the Finance Committee meeting held on Thursday, June 18, 2015 be approved as presented. Oskar Klenert seconded the motion. Rall Call Vote: Avis, yes; DelPonte, yes; Murphy, yes; Cook, yes; Klenert, yes. The motion was approved by a vote of (5-0-1) Gasior absent. NEW BUSINESS • Welcome to Town Manager Rodney Collins. Chairman Chris Avis welcomed Rodney Collins to the meeting and congratulated him on his appointment to the position of Mashpee Town Manager. • Welcome to John Cotton, BOS Liaison John Cotton was welcomed to the meeting as the newly appointed BOS liaison to the Finance Committee meetings. • Jeffrey Pettengill: Interview for Finance Committee Vacancy Jeffrey Pettengill introduced himself to the committee, and stated that he was presenting himself for consideration for the opening on the Mashpee Finance Committee. Mr. Pettengill stated that he had become a fulltime Mashpee resident two years ago, and was eager to put his skills and experience to use in serving the community. Mr. Pettengil stated that he had spent his entire career working for the state, 12 years in Maine and 8 years working in the health care industry in Massachusetts. Mr. Pettengill is currently working on a temporary basis as a Financial Analyst. Mr. Pettengill stated that he very much wants to be a part of contributing to the community where he lives. His career path has been all about making sure that the needs of the greater community are financially met. Mr. Pettengil then entertained questions from each of the Finance Committee members.