02/08/2021 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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6 Board of Selectmen-Finance Committee Minutes February 8, 2021 CONVENE JOINT MEETING WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Pettengill at 6:55 p.m. Finance Committee members in attendance; Jeffrey Pettengill, Gregory McKelvey,Darlene Furbush, Mike Richardson, John Miller,Pat Brady, and James Carrier. Town Manager Rodney Collins: Discussion of Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Improvement Program: Town Manager Rodney C. Collins outlined the proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP)budget for Fiscal Year 2022. The $2,656,046 capital budget unanimously approved by the Capital Improvement Program Committee uses an offset of$80,000 from Mashpee Cable&Advanced Technology Funds(MCAT). The $2,576,046 budget would be funded through the Capital Stabilization Account. The CIP budget outline collectively consists of funding as follows; DPW $256,000 3 Trucks, Chipper-Purchase Fire $120,000 2 Utility Vehicles -Purchase Information Technology $109,448 MCAT offset$50,000 Natural Resources $201,000 2 Replacement Boats Planning & Construction $1,534,198 Various capital needs Police $224,400 Continuation of Lease/Purchase Program School $211,000 MCAT offset$30,000 It was noted the DPW vehicles are purchased outright relacing(2)F350 and(1)F550 2012 and 2014 vehicles. In the future a lease purchase for a longer duration may be considered for the DPW. In the Police Department vehicle replacement program, a rotating schedule for marked vehicles is planned every three years, non-line vehicles are replaced every 6 years. Given the hard use of the Police vehicles,the use of the lease program is preferred. The replacement of the boats used by Natural Resources, Shellfish and the Harbormaster are deemed mission critical. Last year, the Finance Committee approved an emergency reserve fund transfer to allow for the purchase of(1)boat. A boat replacement plan would be considered in future years. In addition to the patrolling of waters,the boats would be used to haul and replace navigational aids. It was noted that(3) flagpoles are proposed to be installed at all three schools. The American, State and Tribal flags would be honorably flown at each site.