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Minutes of 1/9/2013 DRAFT
January 17th, 2013
Town of Carroll
Budget Committee Meeting
Draft Minutes
January 9, 2013
Members Present: Linda Dowling, Chairman, Joan Karpf, Sue Kraabel, Dan Walker, Jack Catalano
Public Attendance: June Mari Leigh, Pat Lichten Walner, Linda Webb, Mary Devine, Ann Fabrizio, Carmine Fabrizio, Marc Brodeur, Jeremy Oleson, Bill Dowling, Paul Bussiere, Bonnie Maroney, Karen Moran, Rena Vecchio, Al Strasser.
Meeting Called to order at 7:05pm by Chairman Dowling.
Minutes of the December 19, 2012 were accepted with correction with a motion by Jack Catalano, second by Joan Karpf. Vote was 3 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstentions. Changes may be viewed online.
Motion was made to open the meeting to the public for the purpose of presenting the budget. Motion by Dan Walker, second by Sue Kraabel. Vote was 5-0. C
Chairman Dowling gave instructions to the public on how the meeting would be conducted.
General Government:
Sue answered questions on the breakdown of the newly created account lines.
Election & Registration:
No Questions
Financial Administration:
Questions about the reductions, Sue answered that most was just moved to new account lines.
Property Assessing:
No Questions, board gave a brief explanation on the budgeted amount.
Legal Expense:
No Questions
Personnel Administration:
Question on the amount, explained that this years increases were mostly offset with a reduction of full time staff.
Planning Board:
No Questions
Zoning Board of Adjustment:
No Questions
General Government Buildings:
Questions on the reductions, explained that these were the department head requests, felt that this was what is actually needed.
Cemeteries:
No Questions
Insurance:
Question on the workers comp increase, explained that in the prior year we had a payment holiday due to a credit from an overpayment.
Other General Government:
No Questions
Police:
Question on the gasoline line reduction, explained that it was an effort of the department to actively reduce there use of gasoline.
Fire/Ambulance:
Questions on the salary lines, explained that they were being offset with a warrant article funded by the Ambulance SRF.
Property Inspections:
No Questions
Emergency Management:
No Questions
Highway:
Questions on the salary and part time lines, explained that the rest of the amounts were split into the Water dept budget.
Street Lighting:
No Questions
Solid Waste:
Questions on the salary line increases and the Full time vs. Part time status of the attendants.
Sewage Disposal:
No Questions
Public Assistance:
Question on the welfare administration line, explained that it had been moved into the Administrative Assistants line.
Parks and Recreation:
Question on the transportation and field repair lines, explained that transport was lowered due to liability of private transport, and field repair was being supplemented with a revolving fund.
Library:
Question on the salary line, explained that it was due to a resignation after the budget had been submitted.
Patriotic Purposes:
Question on the amount, explanation on all that is done out of this line.
Culture:
Question on the beautification line, explained that it is to be used to landscape the new cog railway display that is being installed in the spring.
Conservation Commission:
No Questions
Debt Service Long Term Notes:
No Questions
Personnel Administration/ Water:
No Questions
Water:
No Questions
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Revenues
Taxes:
No Questions
Licenses, Permits & Fees:
No Questions
From State:
No Questions
Charges for Services:
Question on Ambulance line, also a question about breaking out lines 3401-3406 to show individual department revenues.
Miscellaneous Revenues:
No Questions
Interfund Operating Transfers In:
Question on line 3912, explained that it had to do with approving monies for the new ambulance in 2011 but not actually purchasing until 2012.
Warrant Articles
Article 1:
No Questions
Article 2:
No Questions
Article 3:
No Questions
Article 4:
Discussion on reasons and the dollar amount, discussion on other options, possible subcontracting
Article 5:
No Questions
Article 6:
No Questions
Article 7:
No Questions
Article 8:
No Questions
Article 9:
Question on the non-lapsing clause
Article 10:
Discussion on the return of investment
Article 11:
No Questions
Article 12:
Discussion on the source of funds, coming from water rent
Article 13:
Questions on the dollar amounts
Article 14:
Discussion on the ongoing process of energy audits and savings
Article 15:
No Questions
Article 16:
No Questions
Article 17:
No Questions
Article 18:
No Questions
Article 19:
Question on the Budget Committees non-recommendation
Article 20:
Question on the Budget Committees non-recommendation
Article 21:
Question on the total amount in the fund
Article 22:
No Questions
Article 23:
Question on the Budget Committees non-recommendation
Article 24:
No Questions
Article 25:
No Questions
Article 26:
No Questions
Article 27:
No Questions
Article 28:
No Questions
Article 29:
Question on funding two hospice organizations
Article 30:
No Questions
Article 31:
No Questions
Article 32:
No Questions
Article 33:
Question on the status of Tri-County CAP
Article 34:
Explanation of the coalitions purpose & history
Article 35:
No Questions
Article 36:
No Questions
Article 37:
No Questions
Article 38:
No Questions
Articles 39 & 40:
Not a Budget Committee concern, but public comment was heard
Article 41:
No Questions
Article 42:
No Questions
Article 43:
No Questions
Article 44:
No Questions
Article 45:
No Questions
Motion to close the public session by Joan Karpf, second by Jack Catalano. Motion passed 5-0.
New Business
Motion to recommend article 3 by Joan, second by Sue. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to reopen article 4 by Jack, second by Sue. Motion passed 4-1
Motion to not recommend article 4 by Jack, second by Sue. Motion failed 2-3
Motion to recommend article 4 by Joan, second by Linda. Motion passed 3-2
Motion to recommend article 9 by Joan, second by Sue. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to recommend article12 by Sue, second by Joan. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to recommend article 14 by Joan, second by Linda. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to reopen article 34 by Jack, second by Sue. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to recommend article 34 by Sue, second by Jack. Motion passed 4-1
Motion to reopen article 32 by Sue , second by Jack. Motion passed 3-2
Motion to recommend article 32 by Sue, second by Jack. Motion passed 3-2
Motion to amend line 3230 of the revenues to $1200.00 by Joan, second by Sue. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to approve the revenue amount(to be calculated by Sue) that reflects the new votes by Dan, second by Joan. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to remove $1.00 from line 01-4220.10-606 by Sue, second by Joan. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to remove $1.00 from line 01-4312.10-104 by Sue, second by Jack. Motion passed 5-0
Motion to recommend the budget amount of $1,430,573.00 by Sue, second by Dan. Motion passed 3-2
With no other business before the board, a motion to adjourn was made at 9:56pm by Sue, second by Dan.
Minutes prepared by Dan Walker
January 16, 2013