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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1997 7:30 PM BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING ROOM Present: P Lapointe, R Borghesani, M Miley, P Hamburger, I Mroczkowski, R Pawliczek, R Colwell, A Levine, J Ryan Absent: S Coit * P Lapointe discussed the Thursday, 7:30 am meeting of"the gang of eight". Need to establish a time-line for a possible special town meeting and town election to consider the possibility of a debt exclusion. There also need to be a capital request put forward on the town side. The group would also like to see some"preliminary" fiscal 99 operating budget forecast. * J Ryan was asked to explain the school department fiscal 97 year end issues. As was discussed at the AC meeting held late in June, the school department was experiencing a budget shortfall. It was proposed by the school department that approximately $ 170,000 of computer purchases made from the fiscal 97 school operating budget be transferred to article 21 of 96. J Ryan expressed concern that this was not the way either the operating or article was presented. Having discussed the issue with Town Counsel and the Superintendent the transfer of expenses was allowed. An additional $ 60,000 of electricity invoices charged to the school fiscal 97 operating budget were adjusted to the fiscal 96 budget. J Young suggested that S Gorin and J Ryan meet on a regular basis in order to gain better control of the school budget. Meeting have been scheduled. J Young stated that he and the School Committee intend to address these adjustments at the next Town Meeting. * MOTION: to approve minutes of July 17, 1997. Unanimous * A Levine suggested that letter be sent to J Young expressing concern over budget issues. P Lapoine stated that he would draft a letter for AC review. * Capital Expenditures Committee arrived. * Present: K Dooks, W Kennedy, C Hornig, C Touart * General discussion of SC, BOS, PBC meeting held on July 28th at the Estabrook School * Need to try and put a price on the policies of the SC (ie: class size) * General concern that there is a lack of confidence in the process to date. * AC and CEC will attempt to jointly put together questions to be presented to the SC and PBC. * Consensus that we need to identify needs and problems as well as our plans on how to attain objectives * Revisit policy decisions of the SC and how they impact the town financially * Distributed debt schedule estimates as presented to BOS at goal setting and the fiscal 99 Cherry Sheet. * Future meeting scheduled for August 12 and August 27th at 7:30 pm in BOS meeting room to be followed at 8:00 pm by a joint meeting with CEC. * MOTION: to adjourn ac7.29