4/21/2011 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

Home Browse Search

{ 4 SCHOOL AI —special Needs: Oskar Klenert asked, and the committee agreed, that the primary question to be askedf the elected officials is, "Where is the money? What is the financial resource in the towns to pay for these needs'?" Special feeds students are shipped. out of Mashpee, which represents a big expense to the.to rn. The issue to the legislators .should be that we spend millions of dollars on special needs students to the age of 18 years of age, and then they are out of the picture, ending up being homeless and a financial burden to the stag. GROUND D WATEF PROTECTION: The question to be asked of the elected officials is ho' w to pay for waste grater treatment projects for Cape Cod. PENSION AND MEDICAL COSTS: Medical insurance in Massachusefts is mandatory; the questioner as asked how people.can afford to pay for it? ELDERLY SERVICES: Oskar' Klenert awarded kudos to Charles Gasior on his presentation to the Mashpee Men's Club, which generated many questions and answers on elderly services in Mashpee. The committee agreed that Mashpee has a huge elderly population, and that there i a need for elderly assistance programs. Bob Chalker reported on ars article recently published which stated that Mashpee has the highest rate of elderly poverty on the Cape, with regard to income. Mark Davini summed up the conversation by reminding the committee that Cape Cod tourism is a state asset, and that the elected officials need to be reminded of this. The committee decided that formulation of several questions on the sic topics to be addressed to the elected officials should be assigned to each committee member, as follows: CIA +Christopher Arris Ground Water Protection —Oskar i lenert Mate Aid and Opiates— Bob Chalker , School Aid/Special Needs— Mark Davini Pension & Medical—Charles Gasior Elderly Services -George Schmidt Oskar Klenert stated that the committee members' questions should be emailed to hire before the Town Meeting on May 2, 2011. Oskar will then email the questions to the elected officials for their review. APPROVAL of MINUTES of 111 Mark Davina made.a motion that the committee approve the minutes from the meeting of 3/2411 .. Oskar Klenert seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at :00 1='M. Respectfully submitted, lna �, lobohrn Recording Secretary 2