Present: Dowd, Conley, Fleming, Smith, Dufour, Aparo, Bertone, Huempher,
Absent: Dewsnap
Nutting, Gagner, Dacey
minutes of meeting of Apr 30,
motion to approve, seconded, passed
note: when Jeff Nutting was speaking much of the time either he was not speaking loud enough or his microphone was not set properly and hence it was difficult to hear what he said.
Tuesday
Karen Alves, Director
the budget amount actually only represents 54% of the total expenses
the balance is covered by state grants, the Friends of Franklin Elders, and self-sustaining programs
14 employees but only 6 are supported by the general fund, the others are from the grants and programs
they use a swipe card to identify folks
Debbie Pellegri, Town Clerk
will be retiring this year, proposed for a raise to $84K, the new person would come in initially at $72K
raises can be done as certifications are achieved
have added some money for printing and supplies to account for the Clerk name change
the Town Clerk does birth certificates and by law (separation of duties) couldn't do the passports as well. That function was changed to the Town Administrators office last year
assistant clerk promotion accounts for the salary increase
will assist in the transition after Debbie leaves
minor increase in election day workers
Town election in November
Presidential primary next spring
92% show up for presidential vote
versus 13% showing up for a town election
added $500 to budget for conference fees
the space has been utilized
right now, Debbie has a wedding gown in her office from Palma Johnson that was recently donated by the family
introduction of Teresa Burr, assistant clerk
Mike D'Angelo, Director of Facilities
asking for a part-time assistant manager
to help; currently one person managing 35 people over two shifts
always looking for energy efficiency, LEDs, etc.
looking to make the move from one part time to expand this position to a full time
the high school is more technologically advanced than any other building
with the Library project and the Senior Center project, they take lots of time in addition to the normal business running all the facilities
electricity went up last year after the budget cycle
the budget includes purchase of solar from the solar farm at St Mary's
propane going down as the modulars go away (i.e. plans for Davis Thayer modulars to get removed)
FY 2014 closed out with about a $25K surplus on a $6+M total. Not an exact science but close. Hasn't over spent the budget in 17 years here.
80% of our electricity comes from the solar farm, the remainder is put out to bid. This time around set for a 2 year contract.
almost everything in the budget is bid for, while we do have people, the major items are bid out; HVAC, kitchens, etc.
Jeff Nutting covering on behalf of David McKearney
365 food inspections, 56 septics, about 100 complaints
administer the licenses for food establishments
a pretty busy department, low staff
salary number different from a situation last year where the projection was to pay for more than we actually did
community nurses contracted to provide service
- 155 Information Tech A-25
Jeff Nutting covering on behalf of Tim Raposa
Jeff Nutting covering on behalf of Bob Fahey, recently retired
75% of the benefits return to the town as part of the Cherry Sheet transfers
have occaisionally made mid year transfers to cover for additional business
old business - none
new business -
added an item to the posted budget for Thursday
motion to adjourn, seconded, passed
note: the camera did not pan for the full committee so the attendence may have been off. I'll confirm when I get to the Thursday meeting if there should be any adjustments.
Note: "Live" reporting is used when I am in the room. "Real time" is when I report via the live cable or internet feed like I was Tuesday evening.
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