3/10/2011 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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i Resident Services Health ear ment-$213,016. Christopher Avis made a motion that the Health Department budget of$213,x.16 be approved. Mark Davini seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Human Services. :$107.q919- Charles Gasi r made a motion that the Human Services budget of$107,919 be approved. Christopher Avis seconded the motion. The motion was'unanirn usly approved. Other Departmental Appropriations School Department:$180560v434. Charles Gasi r stated that this number includes an increase of$300,000 which represents the Town Managers recommended funding' level. Discussion followed regarding the school Department's budget request, and the problems inherent in the lack of specifics as t where/how the money is spent. VVilliam Johnson made a motion that the Finance Committee accept the budget as proposed by the Town Manager in the amount of$18,560.434. Discussion followed. The motion was defeated. Charles Gas or made a motion that the Finance Committee approve a school Committee budget of$18,410,434. Robert Chall er seconded the motion. Discussion followed. William Johnson stated that it appears that the Finance Committee does not have a say in where the school department funds are being spent. The committee recognizes that all areas reported cannot be specifically defined. The committee also acknowledges the need for the management of the budget to have a certain degree of fluidity in order to administer the day-to- day needs of running an effective school system. However, in order to approve the school budget, the Finance Committee needs the following information: 1 the amount of the budget that reflects those items that are fined and predictable; 2 the amount estimated as a contingency fund to accommodate those line sterns not fixed and predictable; and the amount that will offset the requested budget in the form of prepayment of expenses and obligations. William .Johnson's summation was that the Finance Committee does not have enough information at this time to approve the School Committee budget. Doll CallVote: Christopher Avis, no; Mark Davini, no; George Schmidt, no; William Johnson, no; Charles Lair, es; Robert Chalker, no, Oskar Klenert, no. The motion was defeated. Mark Davini made a motion that the Finance Committee male a request to the School Committee for further information to clarify their budget request for prepayments, the contingency fund, and detail out the potential for the contingency fund. Charles Gash seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Library- $394,517. Charles Gasior made a motion that the Library budget of$394,517 be approved. William Johnson seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. Historical Society -$8,423. Charles Gasior made a motion that the Historical society budget of$8,423 be approved. Christopher Avis seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 4