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MASHPEE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES <br /> OCTOBER 25, 1994 <br /> MEETING COMMENCED AT 7: OOPM <br /> Finance Committee members present: Dan Goggin, Chairman; Marcia <br /> King, vice Chairman; Juan Bacigalupi; and Tony Gallo. John <br /> Ferriday and Denise Sullivan were unable to attend the meeting. <br /> Guests included Sid Golub, Finance Committee's newly recommended <br /> member. <br /> Please note for the record that this meeting was not taped, due to <br /> a shortage of tape recorders. <br /> MINUTES <br /> Marcia King MOTIONED to approve the Minutes of October 4, 1994 and <br /> October 12 , 1994 as written. Juan Bacigalupi seconded the Motion <br /> and members approved the Minutes by a vote of 4-0. <br /> Juan Bacigalupi provided a video camera, in order that the meeting <br /> could be videotaped for "Our Town" on the Mashpee channel. Mr. <br /> Goggin mentioned that during televised meetings, it would be <br /> helpful for Mashpee taxpayers to see the budget process on a visual <br /> display. Mr. Bacigalupi explained that this was a test run and <br /> would be shown only if it was a good taping. <br /> The first order of business was the discussion of the Long Range <br /> Plan and the budget process. Mr. Bacigalupi responded that Mr. <br /> Whritenour, the Executive Secretary, had accepted his budget <br /> submission proposal in full , when asked by the Chairman. Mr. <br /> Goggin also mentioned that in regard to the Long Range Plan, it was <br /> a matter of updating what the Finance Committee presented last <br /> year. <br /> Mr. Goggin gave a copy of the Town of Mashpee Audit Reports for the <br /> years 1991 through 1994 to the members present. The sheet was <br /> dated October 25, 1994 and listed a summary of revenues and <br /> expenditures. It was Mr. Goggin's opinion that the figures fell in <br /> line with the numbers the Committee had been working with. He <br /> believed that the Finance Committee should use this format and <br /> modify as needed. Mr. Bacigalupi stated that he had taken what the <br /> Finance Committee had prepared a couple of years ago and used the <br /> same categories. These categories are also the ones used by the <br /> Department of Revenue. <br /> Mr. Goggin asked the members present what they felt had changed in <br /> the past twelve months? A response was that the Education budget <br /> has changed and is now formulated by the State. Mr. Goggin asked <br /> Ms. King if she has examined and applied the State formula, or <br /> analyzed any what ifs? Ms. King answered that she has current <br /> enrollments from Dr. DeMoura. She also mentioned that according to <br />