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John Laurino-Chairman
Robert Renn-Vice Chairman
Paul Kelleher
Frank Lucibella
Kenneth Rowell
Revenue Committee Minutes-September 1, 2016
The September 1st meeting of the Revenue Committee was called to order at 1 PM by
the chair, Mr. John Laurino. Present and constituting a quorum were members: Mr.
Paul Kelleher, Mr. John Laurino, Mr. Frank Lucibella, Mr. Kenneth Rowell and Mr.
Robert Renn. Mr. Joshua Larson, Chairman of the Finance Committee was also
present.
Mr. Laurino and Mr. Renn reported on their meeting with Mr. John Kelly, Town
Administrator and Ms. Cathy Doane, Finance Director.
Mr. Laurino reported that the meeting was very successful and he indicated to them that
the efforts of the Revenue Committee were not expected to make an impact on this
year's Town Budget. Ms. Doane provided Mr. Laurino and Mr. Renn with various
resources regarding grants that may be available to the Town. Also provided was
certain data regarding fiscal year Town receipts, all of which was also shared with the
Committee.
Mr. Kelly indicated that historically and currently, the Board of Selectmen does not
represent a majority in support of expansion of user fees. The need for policies
regarding user fees was discussed, as was methods to delineate the administrative and
capital costs of a function, to provide for the proper allocation of direct and indirect costs
for each function.
Mr. Laurino also indicated that Ms. Doane is interested in the position of a grant writer to
identify available grants and coordinate specialist input.
The grant process was also discussed. Generally, grants are funded upon the
completion of a project, but can be identified during the design phase. The role of a
consulting engineer could be integrated into this process.
Funding Town services on a cost basis was another area of discussion. Mr. Laurino
pointed out that fees do not necessarily reflect the cost of these services. He will
attempt to identify the policies that determine current user fees. Mr. Larson mentioned
that the Finance Committee recommended a Zero Based Budgeting process. It was
also felt 2 or 3 departments could serve as useful models to initiate the process.
Mr. Kelly indicated that he would be willing to assist the Committee in its efforts to
determine what other Cape towns are doing by way of an introduction to the appropriate
parties.
At this point, the Committee continued with other business.
Minutes of the August 22 meeting were approved-motion by Mr. Rowell, seconded by
Mr. Lucibella, approved unanimously.
The Committee continued to discuss the hiring of a Research Analyst and explore ways
of expediting this process. Both Mr. Kelleher and Mr. Laurino agreed to further pursue
this effort.
In order to introduce the Committee and its Charge, meetings were planned with
Department Heads as follows:
School Department- Mr. Kelleher and Mr. Rowell;
Fire Department-Mr Laurino and Mr. Lucibella;
DPW- Mr. Rowell and Mr. Renn;
Police Department-Mr. Renn and Mr. Kelleher.
An introductory meeting with the Board of Selectmen was also discussed. The purpose
of the meet would be to familiarize the BOS with the Revenue Committee and for the
Committee to provide the Board with an overview of its progress so far. Mr Laurino
agreed to contact the BOS to arrange a meeting in the near future.
Mr. Laurino agreed to compose a discussion guide for use at these interviews.
Meetings with local Orleans civic groups were also discussed.
The next meeting of the Committee will be on October 5 at 1 PM.
On a motion by Mr. Rowell, seconded by Mr. Kelleher, the Committee voted
unanimously to adjourn at 2:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Lucibella