TOWN OF BRADFORD
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
JANUARY 29, 2014
6:30PM
Call To Order and Roll Call:
Dick Keller, Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30pm with John Pfeifle, Will Hurley, George Cilley, Sue McKevitt, Cheryl Behr, Administrator and Marge Cilley, Secretary present.
Jon Marden and Don Jackson were absent.
Review and Consideration of January 22, 2014 minutes:
Motion was made by George Cilley to approve the minutes of January 22. Seconded by John Pfeifle. Sue McKevitt advised on page Two, while discussing Executive Budget, she had made the suggestion to cut the Total Budget, not just the Executive Budget.
Dick Keller advised also on page Two, 6th paragraph, The sheets that were handed out by John Pfeifle. Motion carried 4-0, Will Hurley abstained.
Warrant Articles:
Warrant Article Five:
John Pfeifle, Selectmen Representative advised Article Five has been re-worded as advised by the Town Attorney. The project will be finished in two phases, funded by Grants and Donations. There is a note of explanation under the Article. Article Five needs two words added so it reads ($1,300,000) of bonds, or notes
Motion was made by George Cilley to recommend Article Five. Seconded by John Pfeifle. Motion carried unanimously. Budget Committee Recommends.
Warrant Article Seven:
It was explained that Article Seven is a back-up, so that if Article Five fails, there will be an Article to replace the Town Hall roof. Discussion ensued regarding if it should be a Bond Article or not.
Motion was made by George Cilley to recommend Article Seven. Seconded by Will Hurley. Motion carried unanimously. Budget Committee Recommends.
Dick Keller stated the word roof should be roofing, and John Pfeifle advised it would be changed
Question arose as to the cost to leave the Community Center, to bring it back to where it was prior to the Town Offices moving in.
Article Twelve:
Sue McKevittquestioned if there was a way to be more articulate in the wording of Article Twelve to enable the public to better understand it. It was advised that the money comes out of Capital Reserve Fund cannot be actually written in the Article.
Article Eighteen:
Motion was made by George Cilley to recommend Article 18 as written. Seconded by
Sue McKevitt. Motion carried unanimously. Budget Committee Recommends.
Dick Keller handed out a 2014 Operating Budget sheet, Town Meeting Warrant Articles sheet and a Budget Projections from 2014 through 2019 sheet for the member’s perusal.
Dick Keller has forward the Budget Committee statement to Cheryl Behr to go into the Town Report.
It was suggested that the Department Heads, Budget Committee Members and Selectmen should get together for conversation and work towards CIP.
John Pfeifle advised he will not be at next weeks Budget Committee Meeting, and Will Hurley may be late.
It was stated that Friday is the last day to sign up for office.
Next Meeting is scheduled for:February 5, 2014 at 6:30pm – with the Public Hearing scheduled at 7:00pm.
Meeting Adjourned 7:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary