Finance Committee Meeting Minutes 2/15/22

MEETING OF THE MONTEREY FINANCE COMMITTEE 

CALLED TO ORDER ON February 15, 2022 Time: 6pm

WELCOME. Meeting is NOT being recorded BUT A TRANSCRIPT IS BEING CREATED ON OTTER.AI. Anyone is free to record the meeting. IN KEEPING WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW, NO ONE MAY SPEAK UNTIL RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. As per OML, DISCUSSION WILL BE LIMITED TO AGENDA ITEMS. IN CONSIDERATION OF ALL PARTICIPANTS PLEASE KEEP REMARKS BRIEF AND ON TOPIC. THE CHAIR WILL MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING IF NECESSARY. 

All votes will be voice votes

MINUTES TAKEN OR TRANSCRIBED BY: MICHELE MILLER

ATTENDEES: CHAIR, K FITZPATRICK, J SYLBERT (DEPARTED @ 6:07), MEMBERS, S WEISZ, J. MAKUC, J WEINGOLD: SELECTBOARD, D COBURN, P CHAIT, S COOPER, PUBLIC

WEISZ AND MAKUC NOTE THAT THEY ARE RECORDING.

AGENDA:

REVIEW OF OML COMPLAINTS BY SYLBERT 1/28 AND 2/8. (INTERRUPTION OF READING DUE TO SYLBERT WANTING TO DISCUSS RECORDING POLICY.  DENIED AS NOT BEING ON THE AGENDA) SYLBERT OPTED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.

VOTE ON RESPONDENT: 2-0 IN FAVOR OF CHAIR AS RESPONDENT.

MEETING PAUSED BRIEFLY TO EMAIL COMPLAINTS AND DRAFT MINUTES TO MEMBERS.

MINUTES AS AVAILABLE: 1/25/22  (READ ALOUD) AND 2/8/22 AND JOINT MEETING MINUTES.

COBURN REMINDED US THAT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO READ THE MINUTES AND READING WAS SUSPENDED.

MINUTES VOTED 2-0 AS SUBMITTED
FUEL BUDGET ANNUAL SHORTFALL; DISCUSSION TABLED FOR A TIME WHEN SYLBERT WOULD BE PART OF THE BUDGET MEETING. 
BUDGET LIST FOR 2/22/22 JOINT MEETING WITH SELECT BOARD: ALSO TABLED AS ABOVE. 

COOPER QUESTIONED WHETHER SYLBERT WOULD ATTEND ANY BUDGET MEETINGS. FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE IT'S WORK

IN ANY CASE.

COOPER OFFERED TO CONTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON COLA INCREASES FOR CONTEXT.

MEETIN G FOR 2/22/22 SET FOR FURTHER BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:17:57