April 29, 2009
7:00 p.m. Town Council Chambers, Town Hall,
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Karen J. Gleason, Keith E. Hamilton, Jeffrey C. Plumb,
and
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A moment of silence
for our men and women around the world in harms way.
TOWN COUNCIL
Emergency Management Director, James Lowrimore, provided an update on the Swine Flu outbreak and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a level 5 (level 6 is a pandemic).
NEW BUSINESS
NB 1 - Budgets Town Departments
17.
A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Canario, to tentatively approve the budget at
$67,500.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
18. MELVILLE PONDS CAMPGROUND
A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Little, to tentatively approve the budget at $257,372.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
19. GLEN PARK
A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Little, to tentatively approve the budget at $5,470.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
20. MANOR HOUSE
A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Little, to tentatively approve the budget at $201,123.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Little, to rescind the motion. All voted in favor of the motion.
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A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Little, to tentatively approve the budget at
$199,812.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
Mr. Wimpress requested Item #30 be discussed at this time.
30.
Which states, 0% of any Glen Manor House revenues in excess of expenditures remaining on June 30, 2009, will be deposited into a special, interest bearing account to maintain a Capital Improvement Account for repairs/renovations of the Glen Manor House. Expenditures are subject to Town Council approval. Fund balance as of 6/30/08 is $126,695.
A motion by Ms. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Little, to tentatively approve item #30 as written.
All voted in favor of the motion.
21. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
A motion by Mr. Canario, seconded by Mr. Seveney, to tentatively approve the budget at $775,487.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
22. UTILITIES & TOWN HALL
Mr. Canario volunteered to assist Mr. Driscoll in deciding whether to go with the fixed price or variable price on the new fuel oil contract.
In regards to Townwide Bldgs./Ground Maintenance, Mr. Seveney requested that Mr. Driscoll and Mr. Faucher run the numbers to see if a new HVAC system could be paid for instead of paying for maintenance on the current system.
A motion by Mr. Canario, seconded by Mr. Seveney, to tentatively approve the budget at $854,967.00. All voted in favor of the motion.
A motion by Mr. Canario, seconded by Mr. Seveney, to rescind the motion and tentatively
approve the budget at $823,474. All voted in favor of the motion.
23. MISCELLANEOUS
A motion by Mr. Seveney, seconded by Mr. Canario, to reduce $8,000.00 from Planning & Development and move the $8,000.00 to Emergency Mgmt. (EMA/Civil Defense). The motion carried 5 to 2 with Mr. Little and Ms. Gleason opposed.
Mr. Canario called to suspend the rest of this until he has time to review the most recent changes presented to the Council this evening.
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A motion by Mr. Canario, seconded by Mr. Plumb, to adjourn. All voted in favor of the motion.
TIME: 9:08 p.m.
A motion by Mr. Little, seconded by Mr. Plumb, to adjourn. All voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURN
TIME: 9:02 p.m.
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Kathleen Viera Beaudoin
Town Clerk