Finance Committee Meeting

Minutes – May 16, 2005

Sharon High School Library

 

Members Present:  Maria Anderson, Boris Deychman, Michael Feldman, Brian

                               Fitzgerald, Kenneth Goldberg (late), Charles Goodman, Jonathan

                               Hitter, Joel Lessard, Ira Miller, Gloria Rose

                Absent:   Joel Alpert, Gregory Sydney

 

1.      The first item on the agenda was the election of officers which included a Chair, two Vice Chairs, and a Clerk.

 

2.      A MOTION was made by Ira Miller and SECONDED by Gloria Rose to nominate Charles Goodman as Chairman.

 

3.      VOTED:  9-0-0.

 

4.      A MOTION was made by Charles Goodman and SECONDED by Gloria Rose to nominate Ira Miller as Vice Chair.

 

5.      VOTED:  9-0-0.

 

6.      A MOTION was made by Charles Goodman and SECONDED by Gloria Rose to nominate Jonathan Hitter as Vice Chair.

 

7.      VOTED:  9-0-0.

 

8.      A MOTION was made by Charles Goodman and SECONDED by Ira Miller to nominate Gloria Rose as Clerk.

 

9.      VOTED:  9-0-0.

 

10.  Discussion was held on numerous items such as Reserve Fund Transfers, attending other committees meetings, new members attending financial forums, printing of Warrant, contacting other towns Finance Committees, and having more communication with our sectors.

 

11.  A MOTION was made by Charles Goodman and SECONDED by Gloria Rose to nominate Brian Fitzgerald to serve as the Finance Committee representative on the Standing Building Committee Nominating Committee.

 

12.  VOTED:  9-0-0.

 

 

13.  It was MOVED and SECONDED to approve the Minutes of May 9, 2005.

 

14.  VOTED:  5-0-4.  Abstained:  Anderson, Deychman, Fitzgerald, Lessard.

 

15.  The next meeting will be June 6.

 

16.  Ira Miller announced that tomorrow is Town election day.  The polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and to go out and vote.

 

17.  It was MOVED and SECONDED to adjourn.

 

18.  VOTED:  10-0-0.

 

19.  The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

 

 

Open Action Item

Action Item

Responsible

Start

Due

Determine number of union contracts

Group

12/13/04

1/31/05

Analyze effect of union contracts on

different departments and on budgets

overall

Group

1/10/05

2/15/05

Develop a model for salary projections

Pietal and

Grasfield to help

out

1/10/05

3/31/05

Follow up ZBA budget for more

concrete numbers

Pietal

1/31/05