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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date 9 August 2011
Minutes Prepared by Patti Sifferlen
Meeting Location: Town Hall, 1st Floor Meeting called to order: 6:50 PM
Conference Room
Thom Dugan-TD
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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Non FinCom Members in Attendance
OTHERS: -Chris Allen (CA) Stan Limpert (ST)
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
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DATE: June 30 minutes approved vote unanimous
III. New Business
AGENDA ITEM A: Reorganize Committee elect Chairman & Vice Chairman
Discussion: -Motion made by BO to elect Alan LeBovidge as chairman and Thom Dugan
for Vice Chairman seconded by MRem.
Vote 4 yes 0 no Approved
New chair AL discussed his plans to make meetings less frequent and stick to agendas.
Need to get timeline of dates for upcoming budgets and make depts. Aware of these
dates Need to check when budgets get submitted to Town Manager, Fincom would
also like to receive them at same time.
Biggest concern right now is no Town Manager.
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AGENDA ITEM: B. Procedures Regarding BCG
Discussion: -BO talked about the BCG and how other members cannot participate in meeting
there are 9 members on our board to make decisions. Thinks is would be more
productive if BOS and SC met with Fincom.
RB: BCG is a discussion group no decisions were being made. Discussions were made
to get perspectives of other committees.
MRem Would like BCG to post for anyone on committees to attend. Would need to
ask Joyce about the open meeting laws.
C. Review of prior CIP Items
AGENDA ITEM:
Discussion: -BO suggest that we review CIP items and have follow ups. What is going on
results would like to see dept heads come in and follow up on projects.
RB Previous years Fincom members were assigned a dept and you would talk
to them about projects and budgets.
AGENDA ITEM: D New Business
Discussion: No new business
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AGENDA ITEM: E
Discussion:
IV. Next Meetings
No meeting is scheduled at this time.
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V. Adjournment-
Motion: RB Yes Unanimous
Seconded: MREM Time: 8:10pm
DOCUMENTS PROVIDED AT MEETING
TYPE FROM TO SUBJECT COMMENTS
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ACTION ITEMSC=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
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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
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Second-Otherwise scenario in 3 years.
35 Address pay cuts for BOS and Sch. Dept MR 14 Apr
36 Find out about deadlines on filing for meal tax TD
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