Finance Committee Meeting
Minutes December 1, 2008
Town Hall, Lower Level Hearing Room 7:30 P.M.
Members Present: Maria Anderson, Brian Fitzgerald, Gordon Gladstone, Charles
Goodman, Jonathan Hitter, Josh Kiernan, Joel Lessard, Ira Miller,
Laura Nelson (Hamilton)
Absent: Donald Gilligan, Edward Philips
1. The first item on the agenda was the survey from the Charter Commission regarding this Committee and its structure and purpose. The Committee reviewed the questions on the survey, had discussion, comments, and suggestions on each one. There will be a meeting with the Charter Commission on December 8.
2. The next item on the agenda was the budget for FY10.
3. The Finance Committee sector is a $430,000 budget, about 1%. Sending same information to their sector as last year. Three budgets: primary level funded, level funded with contractual, and minus 5% negative budget.
4. The next item on the agenda was to approve meeting minutes.
5. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Chuck Goodman to accept the minutes of September 8, 2008.
6. VOTED: 7-0-2. For: Anderson, Goodman, Hitter, Kiernan, Lessard, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Fitzgerald, Gladstone.
7. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Joel Lessard to accept the Minutes of October 6, 2008.
8. VOTED: 7-0-2. For: Fitzgerald, Goodman, Hitter, Kiernan, Lessard, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Anderson, Gladstone.
9. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Josh Kiernan to accept the minutes of October 14, 2008.
10. VOTED: 3-0-6. For: Kiernan, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Anderson, Fitzgerald, Gladstone, Goodman, Hitter, Lessard.
11. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Josh Kiernan to accept the minutes of October 20, 2008.
12. VOTED: 6-0-3. For: Anderson, Goodman, Kiernan, Lessard, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Fitzgerald, Gladstone, Hitter.
13. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Maria Anderson to accept the minutes of October 27, 2008.
14. VOTED: 8-0-1. For: Anderson, Fitzgerald, Goodman, Hitter, Kiernan, Lessard, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Gladstone.
15. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Josh Kiernan to accept the minutes of November 3, 2008.
16. VOTED: 7-0-2. For: Fitzgerald, Goodman, Hitter, Kiernan, Lessard, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Anderson, Gladstone.
17. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Maria Anderson to accept the minutes of November 10, 2008.
18. VOTED: 6-0-3. For: Anderson, Goodman, Hitter, Kiernan, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Fitzgerald, Gladstone, Lessard.
19. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Maria Anderson to accept the minutes of November 13, 2008.
20. VOTED: 6-0-3. For: Anderson, Fitzgerald, Goodman, Kiernan, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Gladstone, Hitter, Lessard.
21. A MOTION was made by Laura Nelson and SECONDED by Josh Kiernan to accept the minutes of November 17, 2008.
22. VOTED: 6-0-3. For: Anderson, Fitzgerald, Goodman, Kiernan, Miller, Nelson. Abstain: Gladstone, Hitter, Lessard.
23. The meeting on December 8 will be at the Charter Commission meeting.
24. The next meeting will be held on December 15.
25. It was MOVED and SECONDED to adjourn.
26. VOTED: 9-0-0.
27. The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.