Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting date: 
Monday, October 17, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rich Buley, Chairman
 
Robert Horacek, Vice-Chairman
 
Linda Bathel                                    
 
Terry Mish
 
Dick Condron
  
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT:
Sheila Chamberlin
 
Art Pinell
                                
 
OTHERS PRESENT:
Carol DellaGiustina, Town Accountant    
 
Melinda Wingate, Assistant Town Accountant
        
The Finance Committee was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

 

The next Finance Committee meeting will be held November 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. The FinCom would like to re-invite the Community Preservation Committee.

 

A MOTION was made by R. Horacek, seconded by T. Mish (Vote: Unanimous.) to approve the minutes as amended of September 26, 2016.

 

A MOTION was made by R. Horacek, seconded by D. Condron (Vote: Unanimous) to approve a Reserve Fund Transfer in the amount of $10,000.00 for Repairs & Maintenance for Public Safety Buildings.

 

Public Comments:

 

There were no public comments.

 

Old Business:

 

None.

 

New Business:

 

R. Horacek was appointed to the Community Preservation Committee. The Finance Committee discussed the frontage on North Pond along with preserving the land and other options for the parcel. The appraisal is 4.9 million dollars.

 

Special Town Meeting dates are for late November or beginning of December.

 

Budget Hearing dates possibly February 18, 2017 / March 4, 2017.

 

There was discussion of Post Office mail delivery. The mail goes to Hartford every other day. R. Solek, Secretary will mail the packets by Tuesday or Wednesday to ensure delivery before the meeting.

 

A MOTION was made by R. Horacek, seconded by T. Mish (Vote: Unanimous) to adjourn at 6:40 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,


 

Robin Solek
Secretary, Finance Committee