FINCOM 03-03-2015

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Town of Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 3/9/15 
Meeting Minutes Vote: 8-0 -0 
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 
Members Present: 
Rob Barker, Sepp Bergschneider, Jim Casamento, Jerry Dorfman, Nichola Gallagher, Dianne Gustafson, 
Stephanie Leach, Tim McKenna, Mark Porter and Barbara Saint Andre. 
Members Absent: 
Jim Sims and Diane Wolff. 
Guests Present: 
Jim Fitzpatrick, Council on Aging 
Mark Lague, Library Director 
Janet Maguire, Parks & Recreation Director 
Nick Pirelli, Parks & Recreation Assistant Director 
Diane Tynan, Council on Aging Director 
Karen Zukauskas, Assessing Director 
Jim Murgia, Finance Director 
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary 
Opening: 
A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 
in the Upper Meeting Room of the William J. Armando Recreation Center. 
A. Approval of Agenda 
Chairman Porter reviewed the items on the agenda. 
B. Announcements 
There were no announcements made. 
C. New Business 
Library - FY16 Budget Requests — Mark Lague, Library Director — Mr. Lague reviewed for the newer 
members of the Finance Committee the minimum standards that the Library needs to meet (such as 
hours of operation, dollars of budget being used) in order for the Library to receive funding from the State. 
Mr. Lague is requesting the following items for FY16: 
• $12,000 for two non - union, non - benefit library pages at 10 hours per week at approximately 
$12.03 per hour. 
• $12,000 increase to the electricity budget line item to cover rate increases. 
• $13,000 for print, digital & audio - visual materials to allow the Library to maintain full compliance. 
Mr. Murgia explained to the Committee that from the original $9 million debt exclusion for the Library 
there is $27,000 of unspent funds remaining that could be transferred to the Library's $36,000 of cash 
capital balance. Buildings Renovation Committee Chair, Bob McCarthy, is aware of the remaining funds 
and would be in support of this transfer. The $27,000 would be used to extend one of the interior walls on 
the Sherman Street side for dividing the computer lab into two separate spaces. 
Assessors — FY16 Budget Requests — Karen Zukauskas, Assessing Director — Ms. Zuakauskas is 
requesting the following items for FY16: 
• $5,000 for a 20 -year step for the Director's Personnel Board position. 
$2,000 for an upgrade to the Assessing Technician's position. 
• $2,000 for the CAMA software license through Paul Kapinos. 
Ms. Gustafson inquired as to which contracts included a clause for a 20 -year step. Ms. Zukauskas stated 
that there was currently no existing contract for the Personnel Board employees but that a 20 -year step 
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