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Minutes of May 12, 2008 t. Fir
Present: Charlene Lavin, Chair; Jack Goldberg, Finance Committ e,,{Ann Baldwin a'?&
George Dentino, Board of Selectmen; Tony Jodice and Mike McCI'ar1'ahafiJPla'ri%itigr i
Board; Jean Miller and Michael Trowbridge, School Committee; Maureen, Doherty, MBC
John D'Agostino, Town Manager; Shaun P. Burke, Director of Planning axed
Development
Minutes April 29, 2008
Motion: To approve as submitted (Trowbridge-Jodice) All in favor. PASSES
2.Discussion of Funding/Priorities
Ms. Lavin said the Finance Committee has discussed bonding up to $4 million in
borrowing. She presented the committee with a list based on what the group discussed at
the last meeting.
The committee discussed the School request for a SPED bus; the Fire Department's
Rescue 24 vehicle and defibulators; the Police Department requests; the Engineering
Department's request for Kingman Pond Dam repairs; the DPW request for road
maintenance; the MIS Department's request for Tyler Forms; the Town Clerk's request
for voting machines for a total of $3,672,622.00.
The committee discussed borrowing $4 million over five years, which would mean an
approximately $96 cost on the average tax bill.
The committee discussed the fire engines and the option of taking delivery in two
different years. The borrowing would be done at the time of delivery.
The committee discussed whether all the items should be done as a group or individually.
The committee discussed whether it would be possible to provide Town Meeting with a
narrative. Mr. D'Agostino said there should be a presentation by the group at Town
Meeting and a narrative would be posted on the web site. Ms. Miller said the voters
should be given as much information as possible.
Motion: To present the capital budget as voted tonight, and to vote the items as one
package (Lavin -Doherty)
The committee discussed whether to keep the items together as a package or break them
apart.
Six in favor. Two opposed. PASSES
The committee discussed the possibility that people at Town Meeting may amend various
parts of the capital budget.
Motion: To support $3,672,662
(Trowbridge -Baldwin)
Mr. Goldberg said he was concerned about being short and needing to move something,
like the highway building design.
The committee discussed the trade-in value of the existing fire engines.
3 Discussion with the Finance Committee
Mr. Gazzolo said he had asked the departments to do a three-year priority list because the
town will have no ability for additional capital spending until 2011. Mr. Lazarra said an
exception would have to be made in case of emergency. The group discussed presenting
the capital plan as one article.
Motion: To support the capital plan as borrowing, not to exceed $3,270,662
(Goldberg -Lavin) All in favor. PASSES
Motion: To ad'filing:
:15 p.m. (Trowbridge -Miller) All in favor. PASSES
Da f Town Meeting May 20, 2008
SIgnWtc o hairman Dat of Approval