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5 <br /> Finance Committee <br /> Minutes <br /> March 5, 2020 <br /> Review and Action on Fiscal Year 2021 Budget: <br /> The Finance Committee continued their review of the Town's Operating Budget as follows; <br /> School - $22 778 314: <br /> Motion made by Mr. McCahill to approve and recommend the School Budget. <br /> Motion seconded by Mr. Miller. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 6-0. <br /> Roll Call Vote: <br /> Mr. Richardson,yes Mr. Pettengill,yes Mr. McKelvey,yes <br /> Mr. McCahill,yes Mrs. Furbush,yes Mr. Miller,yes <br /> Opposed, none <br /> Department of Natural Resources - $745,515: <br /> Motion made by Mr. Pettengill to rescind past action and Hold the Department of Natural <br /> Resources line item expense budget#33 as a result of Article 10 of the Special Town <br /> Meeting warrant. <br /> Motion seconded by Mr. McCahill. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 6-0. <br /> Roll Call Vote: <br /> Mr. Richardson,yes Mr. Pettengill,yes Mr. McKelvey,yes <br /> Mr. McCahill,yes Mrs. Furbush,yes Mr. Miller,yes <br /> Opposed, none <br /> Article 10 of the Special Town Meeting warrant proposes to fund the addition of(2) shellfish <br /> upweller floats to the Ockway Bay Landing Town Dock. The upwellers are necessary to grow <br /> shellfish seed for the implementation of the Shellfish Component of the comprehensive <br /> Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan for water quality restoration. <br /> Funds in the Department of Natural Resources expense budget should be reduced to <br /> accommodate the $42,000 expenditure. At the last joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen it <br /> was recommended the DNR expense budget remain as funded to accommodate other uses. <br /> The line item was held for further clarification of the expenditure. <br /> A brief discussion followed regarding the format of the annual operating budgets for the various <br /> Town Departments. Previous Finance Committee Reports illustrated the votes taken by the <br /> Finance Committee for each department line item. In considering a change in design it was <br /> recommended the 2019 actuals be reflected in the layout of expenditures. It was agreed there <br /> would be no change to the document as outlined to maintain unified with the Board of Selectmen <br /> in their presentation of expenditures. <br />