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MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING WITH SELECT BOARD & FINANCE COMMITTEE REGULAR SESSION
DATE : February 09, 2022
TIME : 8 : 30 AM
PLACE : Remote Participation
REMOTE PARTICIPANTS : Chair Bingham , Selectperson Chaffee , Selectperson Hoffmann , Selectperson
Whitney, Selectperson Chatelain , Town Administrator Peter Lombardi , Assistant Town Administrator Donna
Kalinick, Mimi Bernardo, Conor Kenny, Finance Committee members : Vice Chair Frank Bridges, Robert
Young, Andrew Evans, Honey Pivirotto, Robert Tobias, William Henchy
Absent : Harvey Dahl , Alex Hopper, William Meehan
Call to Order & Declaration of a Quorum , Meeting Participation Statement and Recording Statement
Chair Bingham called the meeting to order at 8 : 30am . A quorum was declared , and all Select Board members
present were announced . Finance Committee Vice Chair Bridges declared a quorum and announced Finance
Committee members present . Chair Bingham read the meeting participation and recording statements .
FY23 Budget Presentations ( Select Board FY22-23 Strategic Plan Goal G - 6)
The Town of Brewster has partnered with OpenGov to publish the FY23 Budget in a new user-friendly online
format . We hope and expect that the use of this platform will significantly increase our residents' ability to
access and understand the local fiscal process . Residents will be able to view the budget in detail by
department . There is also the ability to change views using different report and chart styles . Any changes
will be updated in real time .
• Once you access the Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2023 homepage, you will be directed to the
Contents Page, from here you can click on any underlined / hyperlinked department or budget line
item to view a department page .
• Please note that currently the Capital and Education sections are not live . These pages will be
published before the relevant joint meetings on February 16th and February 28th, respectively .
• Within each page, you can scroll down to view Accomplishments for FY2022, Goals & Initiatives
for FY2023, and FY2023 Budget Highlights . Charts and tables have been included to show a
detailed breakdown of each department' s operating budget .
• At the end of the Budget Highlights section , you can click on the bullet "Click here to see BUDGET
INCREASE RATIONALE FORMS" to view supporting detail regarding any requested changes greater
than $ 1, 000 .
• You can also view supplemental budget information ( if applicable ) by clicking on the link included
at the bottom of certain department pages, "Click here to see SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION " .
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The Select Board and the Finance Committee discussed department budgets with the respective department
heads as follows :
Early Morning Session :
• Police Department- Chief Eldredge
• Town Clerk- Colette Williams
• Building Department — F . Davis Walters
• Health Department — Amy von Hone
• Department of Public Works — Griffin Ryder
Break
Late Morning Session :
• Natural Resources Department- Chris Miller
• Planning- Lynn St . Cyr
• Council on Aging- Denise Rego
• Ladies Library- Cindy St . Amour
• Town Buildings & Maintenance- Tom Thatcher
• Town Moderator, Finance Committee/ Reserve Fund , Legal , Veteran Services, - presented by
Mr . Lombardi and Ms . Kalinick
Lunch Break -Selectperson Hoffman moved to adjourn for recess . Selectperson Chatelain second . A
role call vote was taken ; the vote was 5 -Yes, 0- No . Finance Committee member Andy Evans moved
to adjourn for recess . Finance Committee member Bob Tobias second . A role call vote was taken ; the
Finance Committee voted , 5 -Yes, 0- No .
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Finance Committee Vice Chair Bridges read the meeting participation and recording statements . A
quorum was declared , and all Finance Committee members present were announced . Chair Bingham
called the meeting to order . Select Board members present were announced , a quorum was
declared .
Afternoon Session : 1PM
• Fire Department- Chief Moran
• Water Enterprise - Paul Anderson
• Golf Department- Jay Packett
• Recreation Department — Mike Gradone j
• Finance Department : Assessing (James Gallagher ) , Information Technology ( Kathy Lambert ) ,
Treasure/Collector ( Lisa Vitale )
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The following departments budget presentation were moved to the joint meeting with the Select Board and
Finance Committee on Wednesday February 16, 2022 , at 6pm :
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Finance Department : Accounting, Benefits & Debt
• Administration , Town Hall Operations, Human Resources & All Others
Adjournment
Selectperson Chaffee moved to adjourn at 3 : 50pm . Selectperson Whitney Lsecond . A roll call vote was taken .
Selectperson Chaffee -yes, Selectperson Hoffmann - yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Selectperson Whitney-
yes, Chair Bingham -yes . The Board vote was 5 -Yes, O- No . Finance Committee member Meehan moved to
adjourn . Member Tobias second . A roll call vote was taken . Member Tobias- yes, Member Pivirotto -yes,
Member Evan -yes, Member Young- yes, Member Meehan -yes, Member Henchy-yes . Vice Chair Bridges-yes .
The Finance Committee Board vote was 7-Yes, O- No
Respectfully submitted by Erika Mawn, Executive Assistant
Approved : 03 / 01 / 2022 Signed : iFdwa rd 40 6!' a d6tw '1
Date Selectperson Chatelain , Clerk of the Select Board
Approved : Signed :
Date Member Meehan , Clerk of the Finance Committee
Link to the Town of Brewster online budget book :
https ://stories . opengov , com/ brewsterma/ published /vNFj7_VOit
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