2/23/2012 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Ok Town. of Mashpee Ir. ; IL 16 Great Neck.load North . Alfashpee, Massachusetts 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE - PUBLIC SESSION Town Hce Room 1 Minutes ofth Meeting fThursday, February 23, 2012 Committee Members Presents Members Absent: Also Present: Christopher Avis, Chairman Oskar Klen rt Joyce Mason, Town Charley G i r,. i Chairman Jar Condon' Manager Mark Davini, Clerk Mike Richardson, B S George Schmidt Liaison n Robert Chalker CALL TO ORDER Chairman Christopher Avis called the meeting to order at 6:33 PM. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. REVIEW F MINUTES George Schmidt rade notion that themiut from the Finance Committee meeting held do Thursday, F February 9, 2012 be approved as presented. Mark Davini seconded the r ti n.' The rutin was unanimously approved, OLD BUSINESS • Liaison Report School Committee: George Schmidt idt George Schmidt reported than since the Inst Finance Committee meeting, Ann Bradshaw answered some questions posed to- her,.but did not answer others. George Schmidt proposed that the Committee.drw up a firm list of questions for Ms. Bradshaw, submit the questions to her, and request than she attend the next Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 8, 2012, along with anyone else she would like invite, to provide definitive answers t.o the list of questions. George Schmidt suggested two questions than should be included in the list: how many teachers have been hired in the last 5 years, and what numb r of those in the decrease in staff were teachers. G rg 'S hmidt elaborated.on n,umerous other,-questions that needed to be addressed by Ills. Bradshaw. A was decided than Mr. Schmidt would draw up a list of questions! with input from the Committee members, to be forwarded in a letter to Ms. Bradshaw, requesting her response in person at the next Finance Committee m- eetihg scheduled for Thursday, 3108/12, at l l shpeo Torn Hall, 6:30 PM. George Schmidt added n additional issue'than continues'to be problematic which is the refusal on the part of the School Committee to use the MUNIS accounting system used by all other Town n departments to eater their school budget iters for review by the Town Manager.