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MEETING MINUTES
Town of Cohasset
Advisory Committee
TIME: March 9, 2016
7.00 pm - 9.12 pm
PLACE: Cohasset Town Hall, BOS Room
ATTENDEES:
Advisory Committee Town Manager:
Nan Roth, Chair Chris Senior
John Chapman
Lynda Mooney Selectmen:
Pete Pescatore Paul S.
Lee Jenkins Kevin M.
George Chamillard
Tanya Bodell
Rich Fitzpatrick
1. Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Nan Roth, Chair of the
Advisory Committee.
2. Town budgets
Chris Senior presented the budgets of town departments not previously presented by
department heads. The documents were distributed to the Committee beforehand.
3. Warrant review
The Committee reviewed the 3/2 draft of the warrant.
Nan informed the Committee that the Selectmen have asked the Committee to join the
Selectmen meeting next week to discuss the meals and hotel tax article and the Committee's
requested article regarding allocation of revenue from those taxes should those articles pass.
Therefore she recommended deferring a vote on those articles.
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It was the sense of the Committee to vote on the budget only as a whole, and so to wait for
any vote until hearing from the School Committee and getting the shared budget numbers.
Several articles following the budget article are not complete so not ready for review by the
Committee. Action on articles was taken as follows:
Article 10:Annual Renewal of Revolving Funds
Moved: J.C., 2nd P.P., Approved 8-0
Article 11: Funds for Road Repair and Maintenance ($100,000)
Moved: P.P, 2nd L.J.,Approved 8-0
Article 15: Water Department Capital (Painting Bear Hill Tank,Approx $400,000)
Moved: P.P., 2nd G.C.,Approved 8-0
Article 16; Chapter 91 Liability (Prerequisite for State Funds for performing work)
Moved: L.J., 2nd T.B,Approved 8-0
Article 17:Additional Real Estate Exemptions (For elderly, veterans and blind taxpayers)
Moved: L.J., 2nd J.C.,Approved 8-0
Article 19: Rescission of Unused Borrowing Authorization(To remove water dept. bond
authorizations from 2004)
Moved: P.P., 2nd L.J.,Approved 8-0
Article 21: Planning Board Associate Member(Allows Associate Member to act when
necessary because of absence, inability, conflict, vacancy)
Moved: L.J., 2nd R.F.,Approved 8-0
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4. Approval of Minutes 3/2/16
Moved with changes T.B., 2nd L.J. Approved 7-0 (1 abstention)
S. 9:12: L.J. moved to adjourn; 2nd L.M.Approved 8-0
Respectfully submitted,
John Chapman
Advisory Committee