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Town of Canton Finance Committee 
Meeting Minutes 
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 V o 
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Members Present: 
Rob Barker, Sepp Bergschneider, Jerry Dorfman, Dianne Gustafson, Tim McKenna, Mark Porter, Barbara 
Saint Andrd and Jim Sims. 
Members Absent: 
Diane Wolff. 
Guests Present: 
Jim Murgia, Finance Director 
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary 
Opening: 
A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order at 7:07 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 
2014 in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall. 
A. Approval of Agenda 
Chairman Porter reviewed the items on the agenda. 
B. Announcements 
There were no announcements. 
C. New Business 
Vote to Approve Deficit Spending in Snow & Ice Budget for FY14 — (meeting handout) Mr. Murgia 
reported to the Finance Committee that Mike Trotta, Department of Public Works (DPW) Superintendent, 
recently received the approval from the Board of Selectmen (BOS) for the DPW to spend in excess of the 
available FY14 appropriation for the Snow & Ice budget. As per the Mass General Laws of Chapter 44, 
Section 31 D (meeting handout), the Town must receive the approval of the BOS and the Finance 
Committee to spend in excess of the available appropriation. The Finance Director also reported that the 
Snow & Ice budget was running at approximately $16,000 over the FY14 original appropriation of 
$364,735. 
A motion made by Rob Barker to allow the Department of Public Works to spend in excess of the 
available appropriation of $364,735 for the FY14 Snow & Ice budget was seconded by Sepp 
Bergschneider. Vote: 7 -0 -0. 
Vote to Approve the Finance Committee Budget Request for FY15 — (meeting handout) There was no 
discussion of the Finance Committee FY15 budget request of $11,500. 
A motion made by Rob Barker to recommend an FY15 Budget Request of $11,500 for the Finance 
Committee (Dept. #131) was seconded by Sepp Bergschneider. Vote: 7 -0 -0. 
Finance Committee member Diane Gustafson arrived at approximately 7:15 p.m. 
Vote to Approve the Reserve Fund Budget Request for FY15 — (meeting handout) Chairman Porter 
commented that it would be useful for the Finance Committee to know on a year -to -year basis exactly 
how much had been spent out of the Reserve Fund. Mr. Murgia would send an email to the Finance 
Committee members with the breakdown of the charges against the Reserve Fund over the last few fiscal 
years. This information would be posted to the Town's Finance Committee website. 
Mr. Sims spoke in favor of increasing the $500,000 for FY15. 
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