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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date:
April 5, 2011
Meeting Location: Town Hall, 1st Floor Meeting called to order: 6:54 PM
Conference Room
Mark Rodgers-MR, Chairman Thom Dugan-TD
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Ramsey Bahrawy -RB, Vice Robert Norbedo-RN
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Chairman
Ben Osgood-BO Matthew Remis-MRem
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Alan LeBovidge-AL Herb Cunha-HC, Minutes
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Peter Besen-PB Pat Sifferlen, PS, Admin
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Bonnie Wilkinson-BW
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Non FinCom Members in Attendance
OTHERS: -Sandy Gleed, SG-VP LWV B Gordon BG Rebecca Abbott RB
Susan Sawyer SS Curt Bellavance CB Jenn Hughes Conservation
Note: All FINCOM votes are subject to change upon receipt of new information.
Note: Documents used in this meeting are listed in Document Table, herein.
II. Previous Minutes Approved
DATE: No Minutes to Approve
III. New Business
AGENDA ITEM: A. Warrant Article OO Meals Tax
Discussion: -Rebecca Abbott spoke about the .75% meal tax If approved at Town Meeting would
generate for 10 Months $344k Neighboring towns have adopted it. 100% of tax goes
back to town.
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AGENDA ITEM: BWarrant Article Review
Discussion: -Susan Sawyer spoke about the Article 23 transfer of funds from Health Dept Food
Consultants revolving fund to the Health Dept to be used to purchase truck
monitoring equipment. No voting on article Susan has meeting and we will know
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more after April 21
Will give us and update and what is proposed.
AGENDA ITEM: C. General Funds Budget Discussion
Discussion: Jenn Hughes spoke about the revolving fund to cover an employee fully (insurance,
pension) Passed out information about the Wetlands Protection Act not allowing the
money collected to fully cover an employee. Lyne Savage will look into the limitations
concerning this and how the funds can be used.
AGENDA ITEM: D Snow and Ice Update
Discussion: Lyne Savage passed out a finance report on the snow and ice update (not including the
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April 1 snowstorm) The Deficit is roughly$458K to cover this they are using a reserve
in the Lap Salaries and each dept. has taken roughly a 1.5% reduction along with
$120K coming from FEMA to cover this deficit The balance remaining is $3K plus
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whatever the cost of the April 1 storm.
V. Adjournment-
Motion: AL Yes Unanimous
Seconded: BW Time: 8:25 PM
IV. Next Meetings
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April 7 2011 Town Hall, 1 Floor Conference Room
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DOCUMENTS PROVIDED AT MEETING
TYPE FROM TO SUBJECT COMMENTS
ITEM #
1 Handout Rebecca Abbott Fincom Meals tax info
2 Finance report Lyne Savage Fincom Breakdown of where funds would
come to pay snow and ice deficit
3 Handout Jenn Hughes Fincom Explanation of wetland filing fees
4 Cip handout Board of Fincom BOS Recommendations
Selectmen
ITEM # ACTION ITEM INDIVID. COMPL. STATUS
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1-28 Completed items are shown in FINCOM Mtg C
Minutes of 4 Mar 2010 thru 28 Oct 2010 and 27 Jan
2011 for review.
30 Obtain copy of Osgood Landing sewer Budget from RB 17 Mar
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Lenny Degman, Asst to Mayor of Lawrence.
32 Provide CD for New FINCOM member handbook. MR 16 Nov
33 Put on the Agenda, Minority Report and the MR 16 Nov
formation of a FINCOM Article Sub-Committee.
34 Input to Mark Rees 2 scenarios, First- 5% in 2013 and MR/PB 3 Feb c
Second-Otherwise scenario in 3 years.