9/3/2020 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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7 Finance Committee Minutes September 3, 2020 Review and take action on remaining articles in Draft#4, or Draft#5 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant of Monday October 19, 2020: Article #10: Single Use Plastic Bottle Ban(continued) It was agreed the article language should be modified from the wording; after such declaration to: after the emergency is over. It was noted the article was initially brought to the Board of Selectmen by petition and was deferred from the spring town meeting. VOTE: 3-3. Motion fails. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Pettengill,yes Mr. McKelvey, no Mrs. Furbush, no Mr. Miller,yes Mr. Richardson,yes Mr. Brady, no Opposed, (3) The Finance Committee submits no recommendation. Article#18: To fund the design of a wastewater and stormwater collection system and other required facilities for the Route 151 corridor. The $490,200 project would run concurrently with the Route 151 Corridor Improvement Project. Town Manager Rodney C. Collins indicated the Board of Selectmen has requested to consider alternate solutions to fund this article as the deadline for the wording for a debt authorization on the warrant has lapsed. There is an interest in re-purposing $200,000 in design funds allocated for the JBCC wastewater initiative and using the 75% hotel/motel tax (local receipts)that have been deposited with the remainder of funding to derive from the Capital Stabilization Account to fund this project. The Finance Committee agreed to defer action on this article until after the Board of Selectmen has made their final decision. *New Article: To use Ambulance Receipt funds for the purchase of(3) Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators for the Town's ambulances. To transfer $55,095 from the Ambulance Receipts Account to the Fire Department Capital Account. HELD The Finance Committee will be deferring action on At #18 and the New Article as referenced above awaiting action from the Board of Selectmen on September 14, 2020.