HomeMy WebLinkAboutFin Comm 12/03/1975FINANCE COMMITTEE
MANSFIELD, MASS.
MINUTES: DECEMBER 3, 1975 8:15--9:45 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: R. Montaquila
L. Avery
R. Powers '
J..Riccio
At 8:15 p.m. the Finance Committee met with the Board of .
Selectmen, the School Committee, and the Municipal Building Committee to
discuss the school addition article(s) to be placed on the Warrant for "
December 15th'sspecial Town Meeting. The School Committee was split,over
two proposals: •the first (A) would add 4 rooms to the Robinson School and
4 rooms to the Middle School, convert the rear of the Middle Schoolauditorium
to 3 classrooms and convert a maintenance room at the Middle School to an
additional classroom; the second (B) would add 4 rooms to the Robinson
School and 8 rooms to the Middle School: The remaining three Committees
were unanimous in their preference for proposal B; however, it was ;agreed
that it was most important that all four Committees unite behind one ox
the other proposal.
Following this combined meeting, the Finance Committee caucused
with the School and Municipal Building Committees. At this caucus agree-
ment was reached after some discussion to unanimously support' proposal B,
At the regular session of the Finance Committee meeting, Bob Powers
was elected Secretary to replace Gerald Najjar.
Ron Montaquila announced that December 10 was the date of the Board
of Selectmen's next bimonthly meeting with the chairmen of all Town boards'
and committees.
.Ron also commented on the need for better attendance at Finance'
Committee meetings, particularly with the FY 77 budget review coming up.
A discussion took place regarding the possibility of sponsoring
two amendments to the Town Charter; 1) to increase the membership of the
Finance Committee; and 2) to change the date of the Annual Town Meeting.
Ron indicated he would look into how to go about making these changes.
Lyman Avery reported that according to a speaker at the dinner
held the week before at the Marriott, Finance Committee's now have the
responsibility of printing their Annual Report. It was agreed to check
the actual statute.
Finance Committee Minutes
December 3, 1975
Page 2
The Committee also
discussed formalizing meetings to
a greater
degree. It was agreed that
this would be desireable and that
the Chairman -
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and Secretary should set an
agenda for each meeting.;
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Robert W. Powers <,
Secretary
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