Warner Budget Committee

 Meeting Minutes - UNAPPROVED

Thursday, February 8, 2011

                                                                       

Marc Violette opened the meeting at 6:05 p.m.

In attendance: Marc Violette, Mike Cutting, Alfred Hanson, Kimberley Edelmann, Martha Bodnarik and Selectman Clyde Carson

Absent: Paul DiGeronimo & Peter Savlen 

Others present: Laura Buono – Town Administrator,  David E. Hartman – Selectman,  David Karrick, Jr. – Selectman 

1. Town of Warner Warrant Articles

Martha Bodnarik moved to vote on capital, operating and Warner Village Water District budgets in their entirety instead of the individual articles.  Motion was seconded by Mike Cutting; all were in favor, the motion passed. 

Marc called for a motion on Article 7:

Shall the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $ 2,884,582.00 (Two Million Eight Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Two Dollars) as a 2011 Operating Budget?  This amount does not include amounts from any other warrant articles.  Mike Cutting moved to accept Article 7 as proposed.   Martha Bodnarik seconded the motion; all were in favor, the motion passed. 

Marc moved to accept Capital Articles 8 – 20.  Mike Cutting noted a dollar amount correction for Article 20; the Town Administrator will make the needed correction (removing 19˘).   Motion was seconded; all were in favor, the motion passed. 

The warrant will need to be signed by the Budget Committee members no later than February 21 deadline. 

2. Warner Village Water District Warrant Articles

To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred thirty-one thousand four hundred and eight-nine dollars ($431,489.00) for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the District’s water and sewer systems.  Mike Cutting moved to accept the budget at $431,489.00.  Clyde Carson seconded the motion; all were in favor, the motion passed. 

3. Other Business

Marc thanked the Budget Committee members for all their efforts this year.  Martha Bodnarik thanked the Selectmen and the Town Administrator for working with the Budget Committee. 

The Committee members discussed Town Meeting and agreed that the Committee is not required to sit on the stage during the meeting.  It was agreed that the Chair and Vice Chair can represent the Committee.   

Martha Mical recommended that the Budget Committee members be acknowledged in the audience because there were residents who did not know who the members were.  Mike Cutting said when he does his slide presentation he will have a member listing. 

4. Adjournment

A motion was made to adjourn at 6:20 p.m.