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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002-7:45 PM-ROOM G-15 DRAFT <br /> Present: D Brown, K Dooks, S Spector, A Levine, E Michelson, R Eurich, P Hamburger, <br /> J Ryan <br /> Also present: S Stolz <br /> • Minutes of October 10, 2002 approved as amended <br /> • Minutes of September 26, 2002 approved as amended <br /> • Minutes of September 5, 2002 approved <br /> • Minutes should be distributed to CEC upon approval (J Ryan responsibility) <br /> • Agenda will be distributed to TMMA list (Chair's responsibility) <br /> • Discussion of the PAYT issue. Where are the funds for the proposed refund <br /> coming from? Most likely from the DPW FY 2003 refuse appropriation. If so the <br /> appropriation will have a deficit to be made up by a charge to the NESWC Tip <br /> Stabilization Fund. This will create a shortfall in a subsequent year, which will <br /> have to raised on the tax levy. <br /> • General discussion of the options submitted by Robert Beaudoin to the BOS. <br /> • Discussion as to whether this issue needs to be brought before Town Meeting for <br /> an appropriation and what their decision might be. There is no funding available <br /> in the FY 2003 DPW budget for this purpose. Town Meeting was led to believe <br /> that the funds they appropriated were for the purpose of paying NESWC a tipping <br /> fee. <br /> • General consensus is that the use of the NESWC Tip Stabilization Fund without <br /> the approval of Town Meeting is not a good idea. AC expressed concern of the <br /> impact on future years. AC unanimously agrees that there is a need for Town <br /> Meeting to act on this issue. This re-confirms an earlier vote of the AC, 7-0, in <br /> favor of any refund appropriation request going to a special Town Meeting. <br /> • Discussion about the idea of the AC preparing an Op-Ed piece for the Minuteman. <br /> The general feeling was that neither the Minuteman nor the Boston Globe focused <br /> on the issue that the residential taxpayers have already received a tax reduction in <br /> FY 2002. AC agreed not to do an op-ed piece at this time. <br /> • Discussion as to how involved the AC wishes to get in the preparation of the FY <br /> 2004 budget. AC will continue discussions regarding the budgetary process. <br /> • Discussion and assignment of Project Priorities <br />