Finance Committee Minutes

Meeting date:

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Wellfleet Finance Committee

Minutes of Meeting of March 11, 2015

Senior Center, 7:00 p.m.

Present: Stephen Polowczyk, Chair; Sam Bradford, Janet Loewenstein, Linda Pellegrino, Sylvia Smith, Robert Wallace, Ira Wood

Regrets: Thomas Reinhart, Liz Sorrell,

Also Attending: Town Administrator Harry Terkanian; Assistant Town Administrator Brian Carlson; Town Accountant Marilyn Crary

Chair Stephen Polowczyk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes

Ira Wood moved to approve the minutes of January 21, 2015. Linda Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.

Transfers

Wood moved to approve the Transfer of $1,400 for traffic/parking control. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.

Wood moved to approve the Transfer of $12,000 for property/liability insurance. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.

Wood moved to approve the Transfer of $17,769.46 for additional portable toilets at beaches. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.

Capital Budget

Town Administrator Harry Terkanian said that the Selectmen had removed from the Capital Budget the borrowing Article for the DPW front end loader.

Janet Lowenstein moved to accept the first page of the Capital Budget. Smith seconded. There was discussion of the design work for the Police Station.

The motion to accept the Capital Budget, page 1 carried 7-0.

Smith moved to approve Fire Department lines of the Capital Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Lowenstein moved to approve the Elementary School Capital Budget but withdrew her motion as the Committee will wait to do all the School Budgets at the next meeting.

Bradford moved to approve the Capital Budget for 417 Facilities. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Wallace moved to approve the DPW Capital Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Lowenstein moved to approve the DPW 417 Capital Budget. Wood seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

The Capital Budget recommendation will be completed when the School Budgets are submitted.

Operating Budget

Harry Terkanian reviewed the overall changes in the Operating Budget .

Page One

Bradford moved to approve page 1 of the Operating Budget Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Town Administrator

Bradford moved to approve the Town Administrator’s Budget Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

General Administration

Bradford moved to approve the General Administration Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Finance Committee and Reserve Fund

Lowenstein moved to approve the Finance Committee Budget and the Reserve Fund. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Town Accountant

Pellegrino moved to approve the Town Accountant’s Budget. Bradford seconded Town Accountant 7-0.

Town Assessor

Bradford moved to approve the Town Assessor’s Budget. Pellegrino seconded and the motion carried 7-0.

Town Treasurer

Bradford moved to approve the Town Treasurer’s Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Tax Collector

Bradford moved to approve the Tax Collector’s Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Legal Expenses

Lowenstein moved to approve the Legal Expense Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Computerization

Lowenstein moved to approve the Computerization Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Tax Title

Lowenstein moved to approve the Tax Title Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Town Clerk

Bradford moved to approve the Town Clerk’s. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Elections

Bradford moved to approve the Elections. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Conservation Commission

Lowenstein moved to approve the Conservation Commission Budget. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Planning Board

Smith moved to approve the Planning Board Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Open Space

Smith moved to approve the Open Space Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Herring Warden

Lowenstein moved to approve the Herring Warden Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Shellfish

Lowenstein moved to approve the Shellfish Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Shellfish Propagation

Lowenstein moved to approve the Shellfish Propagation Budget. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Shellfish Advisory Board

Lowenstein moved to approve Shellfish Advisory Board Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Chamber of Commerce/Natural Resources/Economic Development

Bradford moved to approve the Chamber of Commerce, Natural Resources Advisory Board and Economic Development Boards’ Budgets. Lowenstein seconded and the motion carried 7-1

Smith had moved to reduce the Economic Development Budget, but there was no second and the motion died.

Housing

Lowenstein moved to approve the Housing Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Town Report and Warrants

Lowenstein moved to approve Town Report and Warrants Board Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Consultancy

Bradford moved to approve Consultancy. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Police

Lowenstein moved to approve Police Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Dispatchers

Lowenstein moved to approve Dispatchers. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Fire

Bradford moved to approve Fire Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Building Dept

Lowenstein moved to approve the Building Department Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Emergency

Bradford moved to approve the Emergency Budget. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Animal Control

Bradford moved to approve the Animal Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Traffic/Parking Control

Lowenstein moved to approve the Traffic/Parking Control Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Elementary School

Bradford moved to approve the WES Budget. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Nauset Regional School Budget

Harry Terkanian expects a change in the Budget, so the Nauset Regional School Budget will be considered at the next meeting.

Tech School

Lowenstein moved to approve the Tech School Budget in the amount of $147,379. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

DPW Facilities

Smith moved to approve the DPW Facilities Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

DPW Operations

Lowenstein moved to approve the DPW Operations Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

DPW General Highways

Smith moved to approve the DPW General Highways Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

DPW Snow Removal

Wallace moved to approve the DPW Snow Removal Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

DPW Street Lights

Wallace moved to approve the DPW Street Lights Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

DPW Transfer Station

Lowenstein moved to approve the DPW Transfer Station Budget. Wallace seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Recycling Committee

Bradford moved to approve the Recycling Committee Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Health & Conservation

Bradford moved to approve the Health & Conservation Budget. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Human Services

Harry Terkanian said there was a difference in his and the BOS recommendation

Lowenstein moved to approve the Town Administrator’s Human Services Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Council on Aging

Smith moved to approve the Town Administrator’s COA Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Veterans’ Services

Bradford moved to approve the Veterans’ Services Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Library

Lowenstein moved to approve the Library Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Recreation

Bradford moved to approve the Recreation Budget. Wood seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Community Service Director

Bradford moved to approve the Department Head request of $3,750 for the Community Service Director’s Budget. Wood seconded. The motion carried 7-0.

Historical Commission, Holiday & Cultural Council

Bradford moved to approve the three Budget. Pellegrino seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Beach

Wood moved to approve the Beach Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Interest & Real Estate

Lowenstein moved to approve the Interest & Real Estate Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Retirement

Lowenstein moved to approve the Town Administrator’s Retirement Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Worker’s Compensation Insurance

Smith moved to approve the Worker’s Compensation Insurance Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Fringe Insurance

Smith moved to approve the Fringe Insurance Budget. Lowenstein

seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Group Health Insurance

Lowenstein moved to approve the Group Health Insurance Budget. Bradford seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Group Life Insurance, Fringe Life& Stipend

Lowenstein moved to approve the three Budgets. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Miscellaneous Fringe Benefits/Other

There was no need to vote since the Budget line is 0.

Property Liability

Bradford moved to approve the Property Liability Budget. Lowenstein seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

The total Operating Budget figure to be approved will be determined at the next meeting.

Agenda for Next Meeting

Agenda for the March 16, 2015 meeting will include: Fiscal Year 16 Capital and Operating Budgets, Water Enterprise Fund Budget, Warrant Recommendations, Minutes and Mail.

Marina Enterprise Budget

Wallace moved to approve the Marina Enterprise Budget. Smith seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

Water Enterprise Fund Budget

Finance Committee discussed the addition of a position in the Water Department. Stephen Polowczyk said the position had not been approved by the Personnel Board. Harry Terkanian said the duties of the position had been split, and he discussed the role of WhiteWater and the Wellfleet staff. Finance Committee will discuss this at the next meeting. A WhiteWater representative and a Water Commissioner will be invited to attend the meeting.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 9:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Stephen Polowczyk, Chair

Finance Committee approved these minutes at the meeting held 3/16/15.