HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - AC - 07/09/2018 COHASSET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
Monday, g July 2oi8
Cohasset Town Hall
DRAFT MINUTES
Chair John Chapman could not attend the Cohasset Advisory Committee meeting. Paul
Carlson,Vice-Chair,chaired the meeting and called it to order at 7:10 PM.
Attending:
Paul Carlson,Tanya Bodell,Michael Dick,Richard Fitzpatrick,Leland Jenkins;Helene
Lieb,Nancy A Roth
1) Minutes of 6 June 2018, accepted,4-0 with 3 abstaining(not present at 6 June meeting.)
2) Review and approve Towri s Year-End Transfers, amount TBD,presented by Chris
Senior,Town Manager.Transfers no longer require Town Meeting vote,Advisory
Committee approves the transfers in a formal session
• Police Dept overtime is high due to understaffing requires coverage by
remaining force. 3 officers left the force (2 transferred to Braintree, one
resigned) CPD short by two full time officers
• Legal counsel costs are high due to Town Labor negotiations,Zoning
Board of Appeals decisions, Conservation Commission decisions;i.e. Old
Salt House wharf collapse,James Island Notice of Intent ruling
• DPW costs are high due to:
o the Town must pay higher fees to dispose of recycled materials
due to the financial collapse of the recycling market,
o Snow and ice fixed costs
Estimated free cash at the end of the FY 2018 is approximately$1MM
Nan Roth and Tanya Bodell suggested that the Finance Director prepare quarterly
reports on legal expenses and any other key accounts that run above budget/Year over
Year tallies
Leland Jenkins moved to approve the year end transfers and Helene Lieb seconded. The
Advisory Committee approved 7-0.
3) General discussion on Long Range Planning
Advisory Committee adjourned at 8:15 PM
Notes by Michael Dick 8/14/2018 Page 1 of 1
COH Advisory Cmte Mtg MD Notes q July 2oi8.docx
Town of Cohasset
FY18 Year End Transfers
Current
Balance/(Deficit) Proposed
Dept# Dept Name Schedule As of 6/29/18 Estimates Balance Transfer
TRANSFERS TO
145 Treasurer/Collector Personnel (2,673.77) (5,500.00) (8,173.77) 8,200.00
155 CTO Personnel 669.70 (5,000.00) (4,330.30) 5,000.00
151 Town Counsel Expenses (71,424.85) - (71,424.85) 75,000.00
210 Police Personnel (80,123.71) (25,000.00) (105,123.71) 110,000.00
220 Fire Personnel (564.44) (42,000.00) (42,564.44) 45,000.00
295 Harbor Master Personnel 20.04 (4,000.00) (3,979.96) 4,000.00
295 Harbor Master Expenses 202.30 (1,000.00) (797.70) 1,000.00
422 DPW Personnel (10,988.90) (21,500.00) (32,488.90) 35,000.00
423 Snow&Ice Expenses (102,035.29) - (102,035.29) 102,035.29
424 Street Lights Expenses 2,674.55 (3,130.90) (456.35) 1,000.00
425 Transfer Station Expenses 7,861.21 (17,000.00) (9,138.79) 10,000.00
630 Recreation Personnel 2,493.54 (2,700.00) (206.46) 1,000.00
720 Capital Fund Debt Expenses (13,918.08) - (13,918.08) 13,918.08
411,153.37
TRANSFERS FROM
123 Town Manager Personnel (90,000.00)
124 HR Expenses (20,000.00)
125 SRO Personnel (40,000.00)
132 Reserve Fund Expenses (60,197.00)
133 Finance Expenses (12,000.00)
141 Assessor Personnel (40,000.00)
177 Permits& Inspections Personnel (70,000.00)
426 Facilities Management Personnel (24,973.05)
512 Board of Health Personnel (47,500.00)
710 Non-excluded debt Expenses (6,483.32)
(411,153.37)