1/22/2018 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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5 Board of Selectmen Minutes January 22, 2018 NEW BUSINESS FY 2019 Town Manager Budget Recommendations: Rodney C. Collins, Town Manager presented his FYI 9 operating budget recommendation in the amount 11'x,43 8 to the Board of Selectmen. The sustainable budget projection is an increase of approximately .5% from last fiscal year and utilizes $1,550,000 in unappropriated cash available, a term formerly referred to as free cash. Overall, with the Town and School combined, the budget is reflective of a 2.3% increase over FYI 8. Dawn Thayer, the Finance Director was in attendance to review preliminarypreliminarybudget recommendations and figures with the Board of Selectmen. Town Manager Rodney C. Collins expressed appreciation to the Finance Director for her extraordinary work associated to the compilation of information for the FYI 9 budget and ten-year forecast. When funding the operating budget unappropriated cash available in the amount of$1.5 M. is generally utilized. With the establishment of the focal Meals Tax, increased local revenue is projected. The Board of Selectmen was requested to review the figures and forward comments to the Office of Town Manager for continued discussion at the next meeting. The long-term fiscal anal sis, a forecast for the next ten years was highlighted and is currently reflective of definitive costs in fiscal year 2018. Budget projections consider an override initially anticipated in FY21 moving forward to the subsequent 2023 fiscal year. Budget Scenario's 41 though#9 was briefly considered in the long-terra review. Scenario #I is presented with no wastewater assumptions. The ensuing scenarios incorporate Phase I and Phase I 11 wastewater projections. A brief discussion followed regarding the subsidy of costs associated to the operation of the Transfer Station. This has been discussed by the Board in the past, and it was agreed the Selectmen would review data regarding fees generated and expended in this area. Discussion of Communication from the Mash ee waneanoa Tribe: At their last meeting, the Board of Selectmen agreed to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Town and Mashpee wampan.oag Tribe for the provision of Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Services and Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Assistance to February 28, 2018 with the contingency that a joint meeting be held prior to February 8, 2018. Through protocol, the Chairman agreed to make arrangements to hold a collaborative meeting. Correspondence was received from Cedric Cromwell, Chair of the Mashpee Wampa.noag Tribe dated January 11, 2018 regarding a j pint meeting held in conformance with the Open Meeting Law and televised. The following dates were considered; Wednesday, January 24, 2018, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 and Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Community& Government Center. The proposed agenda for this initial meeting would be for; Introductions, Scheduling of Future Meetings, Designation of Liaisons, and Future Agenda Items.