CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Minutes of July 26, 2010

 

Present: Neal Cass, Hunt Dowse, Stephen Froling, Alison Rossiter, Larry Schwartz

 

Attending: Marsha Kono, Rich LeFebvre (Budget Advisory Committee)

 

The meeting convened at about 7:00 pm.

 

1.                 Roles of CIP Committee and Budget Advisory Committee

The CIP Committee and the Budget Advisory Committee have roles which, in some respects, intersect but have separate sources of authority and separate statutory responsibilities. Members of both committees discussed these issues to develop a better understanding of the role of each committee. We also discussed several ideas about the presentation of budget issues at the annual budget meeting and at town meeting and for wider dissemination of information to the public. Mr LeFebvre also presented an idea for the formation, by the Selectboard, of an additional "Finance Committee" to advise the Selectboard on a range of financial issues; the sentiment of the CIP Committee was that it would nominate a member for such a committee if invited to do so by the Selectboard. It was noted that the CIP Committee could request a meeting with the Selectboard to present its findings prior to preparation of the budget and submit a report about its work for inclusion in the Town Annual Report. The Chairman invited Ms Kono to submit further notes on the content of the discussion at a later date and will append those notes to these minutes on receipt.

 

2.    Minutes of Meeting of March 2010

The Committee approved the minutes of March 19, 2010, as submitted.

 

3.    2010 CIP Report

a.    The Chairman noted that the 2010 federal census had been taken in April 2010 and that fragmentary results might be available by the end of the year but that full results were not expected until the spring of 2011. We will attempt to take account of such information as becomes available in time.

b.    All members volunteered to do some work interviewing or corresponding with department heads and others. The Chairman will circulate a detailed sign up list shortly.

c.    Members felt that it would be useful to have a brief, early meeting with Kurt Grassett to discuss the process of obtaining information.

4.    Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at about 8:10 pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Stephen Froling

 

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