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FINCOM 03-04-2010
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Town of Canton Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 4, 2010 Opening: The regular meeting of the Canton FINCOM was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010 in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall by Dave Emhardt, Finance Committee Chairman. Members Present: Dave Emhardt, John Friel, Pat Johnson, Mark Porter, Jim Sims and Diane Wolff. Guests Present: Atty. Paul B. Carroll, Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals Gregory Pando, Zoning Board of Appeals Gerald A. Salvatori, Jr., Chairman, Board of Selectman James Murgia, Finance Director Ellen Jones, FINCOM Secretary A. Approval of Agenda Mr. Emhardt reviewed the agenda and welcomed Paul Carroll, Greg Pando and Sal Salvatori. Announcements There were no announcements made. B. Approval of Minutes A motion made by Pat Johnson to approve the March 9, 2009 meeting minutes as amended was seconded by John Friel. Vote: 5-0-1. A motion made by Pat Johnson to approve the March 2, 2009 meeting minutes as amended was seconded by John Friel. Vote: 5-0-1. A motion made by Pat Johnson to approve the February 23, 2009 meeting minutes as amended was seconded by John Friel. Vote: 5-0-1. C. Old Business/Open Issues None. D. New Business Article 15 Recodification and Amendment of the Zoning By-Laws -Atty. Carroll gave a brief history of the existing Zoning By-Laws in place since 1937 and the hiring of zoning by-law expert Attorney Mark Bobrowski for the recodification of the zoning by-laws. In August 2009 the BOS entered into an approximately $30,000 contract with Atty. Bobrowski, which contract is to be paid out of the FY 10 Executive Group's legal budget. Atty. Bobrowski's fee includes attendance at ATM and any follow-up work after town meeting. Greg Pando presented to the FINCOM a few highlights of the zoning by-laws recodification as follows: • Recodification Committee consisted of Atty. Bobrowski, Board of Appeals Chairman Paul Carroll, Greg Pando and Building Commissioner Ed Walsh. Tom Houston also provided comments. • A Glossary/Definitions section was non-existent. This new section will add a significant improvement to the by-laws. Canton FINCOM Minutes 03/04/10 Pase 1 of ~ 3/14/2010