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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. |