FINCOM 03-18-2010

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Town of Canton Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Opening:
The regular meeting of the Canton FINCOM was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in the
Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall by Pat Johnson, Finance Committee Vice Chairman.
Members Present:
John Friel, Alan Hines, Pat Johnson, Mark Porter, Jim Sims and Diane Wolff.
Guests Present:
Joseph Ciccolo, Superintendent, Blue Hills Regional Technical School (BHRTS)
Charles Doody, Fire Chief
William Friel, Town Administrator
Aidan Maguire, Canton Representative to BHRTS
David Proule, Business Manager, BHRTS
Jim Quaglia, Assistant Superintendent and Principal, BHRTS
Gerald Salvatori, Chairman, Board of Selectmen
Janine Smith, Town Accountant
James Murgia, Finance Director
Ellen Jones, FINCOM Secretary
A. Approval of Agenda
Vice Chairman Pat Johnson reviewed the agenda.
Announcements
There were no announcements made.
B. Approval of Minutes
There were no minutes approved at this meeting.
C. Old Business/Open Issues
None.
D. New Business
Blue Hills__Re~ional Technical School (BHRTS) -Presentation of FY11 Operational Budget
The following three handouts were provided by BHRTS;
1) Proposed Operational Budget - FY201 1
2) FY 10-1 1 Budget Summary (This handout had been provided to FINCOM members via email the morning
of the meeting.)
3) FY10-1 1 School and District Assessments Blue Hills #806
Mr. Ciccolo read a prepared statement for the FINCOM members and the viewing audience. Business Manager
David Proule and Mr. Ciccolo highlighted some of the most significant items in the BHRTS FY1 1 budget.
• The proposed operational budget presented to FINCOM was voted at the BHRTS school committee meeting on
Tuesday, March 16.
• A major concern in the BHRTS budget is the unemployment insurance budget. This has seen an increase from
$40,950 in FY08 to $260,000 budgeted for FY 1 1. BHRTS is responsible for employees that have been laid off
from BHRTS as well as employees that lose their job elsewhere and come back to collect through BHRTS.
BHRTS continues to be proactive by attending hearings to fight unemployment claims. However, extensions
granted numerous times, sometimes as many as four times, to those already collecting has had an impact on the
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