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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1995 <br /> COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, 7:30 PM <br /> * Present: P Lapointe, M Miley, R Colwell, R Borghesani, L Peck, J Pagett, <br /> M Mairson, R Leone, J Ryan <br /> Absent: M Hastings <br /> * MOTION: Accept minutes of October 10, 1995 meeting as amended. UNANIMOUS <br /> * M Miley distributed information she had received from the DOR and DOE; <br /> the Fiscal 1996 School Foundation Program, the Fiscal 1996 Foundation Budget, <br /> Lexington "At a Glance", Trends in Cherry Sheet Aid, Estimated Receipts, General Fund <br /> Expenditures by Function, Property Tax Trends, and MRGF (Municipal Revenue Growth <br /> Factor Calculation). A general discussion of the data followed. <br /> * P Lapointe distributed " Quarterly Report" prepared by J Ryan. General discussion <br /> followed. J Ryan identified possible appropriation problems; Fire Expenses due to <br /> equipment repairs, Lexpress Expenses due to additional hours of operation in order to <br /> provide a service which coincides with the school bus schedule, a Retirement Expense <br /> for a military service credit due an a former employee and the possibility of a shortfall <br /> this year due to an increase in coverage for all governmental employees which will require <br /> that all employees participate in the Medicare program. The Senate Finance Committee <br /> has approved the change but Congress is yet to act on the change. <br /> * Discussion regarding potential Fiscal 1996 budgetary problems centered around the <br /> budgeting practices. It seems that every year the same departments experience problems. <br /> It was discussed that perhaps departments might be forced to use Article 5 for <br /> supplemental appropriations and do away with the Reserve Fund appropriation. <br /> * AC would like to see rather than the detail as presented a summary of those <br /> departments experiencing trouble, an explanation as to why and most important what is <br /> the department doing to alleviate the problem short of requesting additional funding. <br /> * P Lapointe will request a quarterly report from J Young <br /> * P Lapointe distributed his analysis of a scenario of possible events and a detailed <br /> discussion followed with some suggested revisions being made. P Lapointe will take <br /> recommendations into account and prepare another scenario for the next meeting. <br /> * Next meetings scheduled as follows: <br /> Monday, November 27th @ 7:30 pm <br /> Tuesday, December 12th @ 7:30 pm <br /> Thursday, January 11th @ 7:30 pm <br /> * MOTION TO ADJOURN: UNANIMOUS <br /> acnov8 <br />