Select Board & Finance Board Joint Budget Meeting Minutes 02/20/2020

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Town of Otis

Select Board/ Finance Board Budget Meeting Minutes

February 20, 2020

6:00 p.m.

 

  1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:01 pm in the Town Hall conference room.

 

  1. Present: Gary Thomas, Bill Hiller, Larry Southard, Brandi Page, Terry Gould, Michael Ernst, Jim Crandall and Walter Engels by phone. Keith O’Neil joined at 7:00.

 

  1. Approval of Board Minutes: Both Boards voted to approve the minutes from Feb 18, 2020.

 

  • 122 Board of Selectman: Skipped
  • 123 Town Administrator: Skipped
  • 131 Finance:  Passed at $2032.00
  • 132 Reserve Fund: Passed at $13,000.00
  • 135 Accountant: Skipped
  • 136 Audit: Passed at $15,000.00
  • 141 Assessors: Passed at $78,520.00
  • 145 Treasurer: Skipped
  • 146 Town Collector: Skipped
  • 150 Office Supplies: Passed at $8,000.00
  • 151 Legal: Passed at $28,500.00
  • 155 Technology: Skipped
  • 161 Town Clerk: Skipped
  • 162 Elections: Passed at $16,525.00
  • 171 Conservation: Skipped
  • 175 Planning Board: Skipped
  • 176 Zoning Board: Skipped
  • 190 Safety: Passed at $9,500.00
  • 192 Town Hall: Passed at $14,300.00
  • 195 Town Report: Passed at $4350.00
  • 210 Police: Skipped
  • 215 Otis Rescue: Skipped
  • 220 Fire: Skipped
  • 241 Building Inspector
  • 291 Emergency: Passed at $20,000.00
  • 292 Animal Control: Passed at $6,200.00
  • 294 Tree Warden: Passed at $500.00
  • 300 Schools: Skipped
  • 422 Highway: Skipped
  • 423 Snow & Ice: Skipped
  • 425 Gas & Diesel: Skipped
  • 429 Maintenance: Passed at $387,742.75
  • 433 Health & Sanitation: Passed at $248,449.99
  • 440 WWTP: Passed at $67,650.00
  • 491 Cemetery: Amended to $5,700.00
  • 520 Community Health: Passed at $1,000.00
  • 522 Visiting Nurse: Passed at $4,100.00
  • 523 Construct: Passed at $784.62
  • 541 Council on Aging: Passed at $18,970.00
  • 543 Veterans: Passed at $47,494.27
  • 610 Library: Skipped
  • 630 Recreation: Skipped
  • 691 Historical: Skipped
  • 692 Celebrations: Passed at $10,000.00
  • 699 Cultural Council: Skipped
  • 820 Berkshire Regional Plan: Passed at $1316.51
  • 911 Berkshire County Retirement: Passed at $187,101.00
  • 912 Unemployment: Passed at $14,000.00
  • 914 Health Insurance: Passed at $280,184.00
  • 916 Medicare: Skipped
  • 945 Insurance: Skipped

 

Both Boards requested that Highway and Library be brought in on March 5th. Recreation is scheduled for March 12th.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Brandi Page

Town Administrator