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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998 COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,ROOM 105, 7:30 PM Present: P Lapointe, C Abbott, S Coit,P Hamburger,A Levine, E Michelson, R Pawliczek,J Ryan Absent: D Rudner, C Welch • MOTION: accept minutes of August 13, 1998. UNANIMOUS • Discussion around election of officers. There is a possibility that the Capital Expenditures Committee will be folded into the Appropriation Committee according to C Hornig. Possibility therefore exists for the Appropriation committee to have co- chairs. • Discussed the September 15th meeting of the"gang of 8". P Lapointe stated that he felt that the group was making good progress. Peter Enrich had gotten the group to agree to the following goals: 1.) measure budget choices to Town goals or core values 2.) early collaboration preparing the Town Manager's budget 3.) consider decision in a multi year context 4.) have a balanced budget four(4)weeks prior to the discussion of financial article at Town Meeting 5.) fiscal policy issues to be discussed: PILOTS, free cash policy, debt exclusion 6.) gap closers: identify early on possible new revenues or possible cuts • P Lapointe and C Abbott will cover the gang of 8 meetings for the AC • Discussed a possible school capital project, which may be presented in the near future. Will the BOS call for a Special Town Meeting?Discussed the process and the time table drivers as well as the role that the AC will play. • Established a sub committee for the school capital project to be made up of S Coit, R Pawliczek, and E Michelson. How does the AC integrate their efforts with those of the CEC? • Need to create a liaison with the Permanent Building Committee(PBC). D Rudner had been attending PBC meetings. • P Hamburger discussed five-year projections and the need to spend some time reviewing and formalizing the projections. Highlight on the important points. • S Coit discussed the free cash issue. It will be difficult to obtain passage of an override if there is a large free cash balance. • Sub committee on fiscal policy will be made up of P Lapointe,P Hamburger and A Levine • General discussion of the need for the AC to be prepared for the implementation of Article 42. • General discussion of MMRVHS and the pending legislation, which would curtail the charges, assessed the member communities. • Discussion of a possible MWRA filtration plant and the fiscal impact it will have on the MWRA communities.