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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date:011
14 April 2
Minutes Prepared by Herb Cunha
Meeting Location: Town Hall, 2nd Floor Meeting called to order: 6:55 PM
BOS Conference Room
Mark Rodgers-MR, Chairman Thom Dugan-TD X
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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: -Mark Rees, MRees-Town Manager
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: 7 Apr 2011 Approved
12 Apr 2011 Approved
III. New Business
AGENDA ITEM: A. Budget and CIP Overview (Mark Rodgers)
Discussion: -MR: His comments included 45% reimbursement from the State potentially exists for
3 Green Iniative Projects for our Schools, at $1.3M. Net Debt will increase to $3.3M if
approved and for Water and Sewer $1M if approved.
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AGENDA ITEM: B. Town Managers Budget Proposal overview (Mark Rees)
Discussion: -MRees: For FY2012, $1.5M (vs $1.2M) Revenues for a $78.8M Budget. Services have
been consolidated to include IT, Purchasing and Facilities management. Split for
services is 1/3 for Municipal and 2/3 for Schools. Overall budget split is 31.3% for
Municipal and 68.7% for Schools. Reductions proposed are $157K for Municipal and
$350k for Schools. School will also have to reduce members. There are 3 sources of
revenue: 77% operating revenue-Property Tax at $16M, State Aid-Chapter 70 funding
has been reduced and General Fund-has been reduced. Regarding Debt Services:
Excluded are previous approved 2 ½ projects and non-excluded Capital Improvement
unions for insurance. We expect savings with the consolidated services of IT,
Purchasing and Facilities Management.
C. Public Comments and questions
AGENDA ITEM:
Discussion: -Citizenry: Question asked about Q1 House Ways & Means Budget being different
than the Governors.
-ily same for retired house insurance which
will save us approximately $100k.
-MR: Because of this uncertainty, we will have 2 budgets.
-Citizenry: Items raised were the meals tax, asked what Fincom Feedback was, can it
be earmarked, meals as Article 16 on local municipal, that the .75% tax on meals go to
the General Fund.
-MR: Town Manager can direct these funds. Why we support meals tax is because all
of the towns that border us have a meals tax, will amount to $344k during the first
year, July 1, then $413k the following year. Its almost inevitable that we will have staff
reductions.
-Citizenry: Attended the School Committee meeting and approximately $400k is
required to save jobs. BCG is looking at saving money.
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decisions).
-MRees: Budget does not included meals; consensus is to include meals in Budget. The
School Committee has been very transparent and will still take a hit.
-Citizenry: This Public Fincom meeting was not obvious to some folks, late posting.
-Comments from S Gleed, were read by Citizen: 2007 Library, Sr Center Youth and
School were included for consideration in the override referendum so services could
survive 2012. Here we are 4 years later and override should still cover. The Sr Center
s. They provide medical, meals, well being checks,
etc. $1.65M in taxes the NA voters have already. Article 22 unfavorable-in principal
not all departments have been brought forward.
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AGENDA ITEM: D. New Business No new items
Discussion: .
IV. Next Meetings
19 Apr 2011 Town Hall, 1 st Floor Conference Room
V. Adjournment-
Motion: AL Yes Unanimous
Seconded: BO Time: 7:23 PM
DOCUMENTS PROVIDED AT MEETING
TYPE FROM TO SUBJECT COMMENTS
ITEM #
1 Report M Rees General Cherry Sheet Projections
2 Budget Summary and Details FY12
ACTION ITEMS C=Complete
ITEM # ACTION ITEM INDIVID. COMPL. STATUS
DATE
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 c
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
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Second-Otherwise scenario in 3 years.
35 Address pay cuts for BOS and Sch. Dept MR 14 Apr