HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-10-24-AC-MIN.pdf APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002-7:45 PM-ROOM G-15 DRAFT
Present: D Brown, K Dooks, S Spector, A Levine, E Michelson, R Eurich, P Hamburger,
J Ryan
Also present: S Stolz
• Minutes of October 10, 2002 approved as amended
• Minutes of September 26, 2002 approved as amended
• Minutes of September 5, 2002 approved
• Minutes should be distributed to CEC upon approval (J Ryan responsibility)
• Agenda will be distributed to TMMA list (Chair's responsibility)
• Discussion of the PAYT issue. Where are the funds for the proposed refund
coming from? Most likely from the DPW FY 2003 refuse appropriation. If so the
appropriation will have a deficit to be made up by a charge to the NESWC Tip
Stabilization Fund. This will create a shortfall in a subsequent year, which will
have to raised on the tax levy.
• General discussion of the options submitted by Robert Beaudoin to the BOS.
• Discussion as to whether this issue needs to be brought before Town Meeting for
an appropriation and what their decision might be. There is no funding available
in the FY 2003 DPW budget for this purpose. Town Meeting was led to believe
that the funds they appropriated were for the purpose of paying NESWC a tipping
fee.
• General consensus is that the use of the NESWC Tip Stabilization Fund without
the approval of Town Meeting is not a good idea. AC expressed concern of the
impact on future years. AC unanimously agrees that there is a need for Town
Meeting to act on this issue. This re-confirms an earlier vote of the AC, 7-0, in
favor of any refund appropriation request going to a special Town Meeting.
• Discussion about the idea of the AC preparing an Op-Ed piece for the Minuteman.
The general feeling was that neither the Minuteman nor the Boston Globe focused
on the issue that the residential taxpayers have already received a tax reduction in
FY 2002. AC agreed not to do an op-ed piece at this time.
• Discussion as to how involved the AC wishes to get in the preparation of the FY
2004 budget. AC will continue discussions regarding the budgetary process.
• Discussion and assignment of Project Priorities