Finance Committee Meeting

Minutes – April 11, 2006

Town Hall, Lower Level Hearing Room, 7:30 P.M.

 

Members Present:  Joel Alpert, Maria Anderson, Brian Fitzgerald (late), Charles

                               Goodman, Jonathan Hitter (late), Joel Lessard, Ira Miller, (Hamilton)

                Absent:   Michael Feldman, Kenneth Goldberg, Gloria Rose, Gregory Sydney

 

1.      This is the 27th meeting of this fiscal year.

 

2.      Chuck Goodman commended the committee members on their hard work on getting the recommendations into the Warrant on time.  Alice Cheyer, not a member, helped with proof reading.  If information had been available, more recommendations would have been in the Warrant.  The following articles have not been voted on:  Special Meeting, Collective Bargaining.  Article 4, Personnel By-law.  Article 5, Budget.  Article 18, Horizons for Youth.  Article 19, King Philip Estates.  Article 20, Community Center.  Article 23, Sharon Affordable Housing.  Article 37, Revolving Funds.

 

3.      Although there was no quorum present at the time, Greg Meister, Administrative Commissioner of the Conservation Commission, Kurt Buermann, and Dr. Fred Martin were there to make another presentation on Article 19 which is King Philip Estates—the Rock.

 

4.      There was much discussion regarding the mechanisms to use to purchase or acquire the land, the price on the land, how to pay for the purchase, and which lots to be purchased.

 

5.      There was now a quorum present for voting.

 

6.      There was further discussion on Article 19, King Philip Estates.  The Conservation Commission supports this article and a recommendation was made by the proposing group regarding lot 2 at no more than appraisal plus 10% not to exceed $600,000.

 

7.      ARTICLE 18.  Horizons for Youth.  This was proposed by the School Committee and Conservation Commission.

 

8.      There was discussion on this article.

 

9.      A MOTION was made by Ira Miller and SECONDED by Joel Alpert to move for indefinite postponement of Article 18.

 

10.  VOTED:  6-0-0.  For:  Alpert, Anderson, Goodman, Hitter, Lessard, Miller.

 

11.  ARTICLE 20.  Community Center Reconstruction.

 

12.  Ira Miller stated that there is information that will be forthcoming around the 24th of April.  The excess amount of money above the amount.  Defer.

 

13.  ARTICLE 23.  Sharon Affordable Housing.

 

14.  There was information regarding this article to be read by all the members and then discussed at the next meeting.

 

15.  ARTICLE 37.  Revolving Funds.

 

16.  Discussion was held on this article and the report was still needed.

 

17.  SPECIAL MEETING, ARTICLE 1.  Collective Bargaining.  Waiting for information.

 

18.  ARTICLE 2.  Wilber School.  Still waiting for report.

 

19.  ARTICLE 4.  Personnel By-law.  Defer.

 

20.  ARTICLE 5.  Budget.  Fixed Compensation.

 

21.  There was a discussion on the budget options in the Warrant, the information from the Revenue Forecast, and when the State figures would be available.

 

22.  The next meeting will be on April 24 at 7:30 p.m., Open Warrant Meeting.  Another meeting may be needed that week.

 

23.  It was MOVED and SECONDED to adjourn.

 

24.  VOTED:  7-0-0.

 

25.  The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.