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FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - MARCH 9, 2009
A joint meeting of the BOS and FinCom convened at 7:34 PM in Town Hall.
Members in attendance: Bothwick, Herbster, Kenney, Martin, Putnam, and Sullivan
Members absent: Carr, and Croft
Others present: Town Accountant, Town Administrator, BOS, Town Counsel, and LSP
Mrs. Thorne (BOS) presided.
At 7:35 PM Mr. Herbster MOVED “to enter executive session to discuss litigation and strategy with respect to the Pine Street project”. A roll call vote was unanimous.
At 8:20 PM Mr. Martin MOVED “to adjourn executive session and return to a general session”. A roll call vote was unanimous.
Mr. Bothwick presided.
CAPITAL ITEMS
Mr. Herbster MOVED “to recommend approval of funding the rebuilding of Round Pond pump station ($50,000) with water surplus funds; replacing the treatment plant filter media ($38,000), water computer/control upgrade ($30,000), and Lincoln Street Well electrical upgrade ($35,000) with water rates; clean sewer aeration tank ($18,000), bio filter media replacement ($3,000), replace grit pump ($13,000), and sewer main maintenance ($4,000) with sewer rates; replace 2002 pickup truck ($27,000) with perpetual care funds; harbor dredging ($20,000) with harbor improvement funds; police patrol car ($32,050), replacing the police computer server ($14,820), sewer computer /control upgrade ($25,000), and harbor loop main repair ($110,000) by taxation; and to approve the Chapter 90, sewer main rehabilitation and road
improvements and make a recommendation on Town Meeting floor with regards to their amounts and funding sources”. The MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
Mr. Bothwick MOVED “to not recommend approval of other capital requests and to have these projects listed in the warrant with $0.00 recommendation for funding”. The MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
The meeting adjourned at 8:47 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Sabella
Clerk
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