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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCMeetingMinutes_04.26.11 1 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: April 26, 2011 Meeting Location: Town Hall, 1st Floor Meeting called to order: 6:48 PM Conference Room Mark Rodgers-MR, Chairman Thom Dugan-TD X X Ramsey Bahrawy -RB, Vice Robert Norbedo-RN X X Chairman Ben Osgood-BO Matthew Remis-MRem X Alan LeBovidge-AL Herb Cunha-HC, Minutes X Peter Besen-PB Pat Sifferlen, PS, Admin X X Bonnie Wilkinson-BW Non FinCom Members in Attendance OTHERS: S. Gleed (SG) Mark Rees (MRees) L Burzlaff (LB) John Simons ( JS) Robert Ercolini (RE) 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: April 14,2011 Minutes approved as written April 19,2011 Minutes approved as written III. New Business AGENDA ITEM: A CPA Proposals Discussion: John Simon spoke on the CPA Warrant Article List. There are three areas that CPA money can go to Open Space, Affordable Housing and Recreation 10% for each area. CPA cannot fund operation or expenses. PB asked if Atkinson School could be considered historical JS Not Atkinson but Bradstreet school they need to be over 90 years old. BO would like to be removed on any vote pertaining to Historical Society and preservation Articles 2 AGENDA ITEM B: CPA Warrant Article 30 Discussion: Article 30 has been removed from Warrant AGENDA ITEM: C. Warrant Article votes Discussion: Article 8 Vote Taken: Motion by RB to have FINCOM Vote favorable action for Warrant Article 8, Seconded by TD. Vote: Y, unanimous, passed. Article 7 Vote Taken: Motion by AL to have FINCOM Vote favorable action for Warrant Article 7, Seconded by BO. Vote: Y, unanimous, passed. Article 6 Vote Taken: Motion by TD to have FINCOM Vote favorable action for Warrant Article 6 Seconded by RN. Vote: Y3, N 3 A1 motion failed. No Recommendation AL was looking to make a motion to have the stipend reduced to 3K per year. MRees. Stated that this is playing politics and could create ill will for such a small amount. SG stated that the townspeople voted years ago for this stipend even though the town was already in financial trouble. Article 10 Vote Taken: Motion by RB to have FINCOM Vote favorable action for Warrant Article 10, Seconded by AL. Vote: Y, unanimous, passed. Article 11 Vote Taken: Motion by TD to have FINCOM Vote favorable action for Warrant Article 11, Seconded by RB. Vote: Y, unanimous, passed. 3 AGENDA ITEM: D Budget Discussion Discussion: MRees handed out updated compromised budget. Discussion amongst FINCom members as to why the BCG and school Committee accepted this proposed budget. Without discussion from fincom. LB School Committee was under impression that BOS and Fincom had already accepted this budget. MR. Members of school committee at BCG meeting were supportive of this budget. PB Feels BCG burnt fincom and that fincom did not have any input to this budget. Article 18 Vote Taken: Motion made by AL to have FINCOM vote favorable action on BCG compromised budget Seconded by RB Vote: Y 4 N 3 passed. AGENDA ITEM E Warrant Article 17 (Robert Ercolini) Discussion: RE presented Fincom information on Article 17 V. Adjournment- Motion: AL Yes Unanimous Seconded: RN Time: 9:45PM IV. Next Meetings st April 28, 2011 Town Hall, 1 Floor Conference Room 4 DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TYPE FROM TO SUBJECT COMMENTS ITEM # 1Community John Simons Fincom Preservation Warrant Article list 2Warrant article Fincom voting list 3BOS General Mark Rees Fincom Fund budget 4 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 c Second-Otherwise scenario in 3 years.