Finance Committee Meeting Minutes 7/6/21

MONTEREY FINANCE COMMITTEE

MEETING MINUTES 7/6/21

PRESENT: M MILLER CHAIR, K FITZPATRICK.  J SYLBERT AND DON COBURN, EMILY JOHNSON AND PETER MURKETT MEMBERS OF PUBLIC ON ZOOM. MIMI WESTON JOINS ON ZOOM AT 18:41 MARK

MEETING RECORDED BEGINNING AT 6PM.

AGENDA: REVOTES TO ASSURE LEGAL APPROVAL ON TRANSFERS PREVIOUSLY VOTED AS LISTED BELOW.

ALL APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. LISTING DEEMED SUFFICIENT

6/29 329.76 S&I TO PUBLIC LIGHTING

6/22 126.76 S&I TO PUBLIC LIGHTING

6/23 1851.80 BOS TO LEGAL

6/23 10.00 S&I TO PL

6/25 769.70 FUEL

6/24 180 LIBRARY WAGES TO GENERAL

6/24 535 LIBRARY MAINTENANCE

5/3 61.78 ADMIN O/T E JOHNSON OBJECTS

5/3 282.23 S&I TO HIGHWAY

7/6 TRANSFERS OBJECTED TO BY E JOHNSON AS NOT INCLUDED IN AGENDA. TABLED FOR THE NEXT MEETING ON 7/13

7/6 BOS TO LEGAL 1621.35

7/6 S&I TO FUEL 856.35

J SYLBERT REFUSES TO VOTE ON TRANSFERS NOT SIGNED BY BOS DESPITE ASSURANCES FROM MA.GOV THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE.

4/8/21 282.13

4/26/21 821.00 BALANCE DUE FOR UNANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO PRINT CITIZEN PETITIONS FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. SYLBERT OBJECTED TO THEM HAVING BEEN PRINTED.

SYLBERT OBJECTED TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF ITEMS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DEEMED ILLEGAL MEETINGS AND WERE PRESENTED TO BE ACCEPTED AT THE CURRENT MEETING. MILLER ASKED THAT SYLBERT HELP CREATE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE PREVIOUS BUSINESS. HE DECLINED AND STATED HE WOULD REPORT “VIOLATIONS” TO AG. MILLER OFFERED AGAIN TO STEP ASIDE AND HAVE SYLBERT TAKE CHAIR. HE DECLINED.

DON COBURN RECOGNIZED FOR COMMENTS.  STATES THAT SYLBERT IS INCONSISTENT IN REFUSING TO SIGN WITHOUT 2 SELECT SIGNATURES AS HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SIGNED WHEN MAKUC WAS RECUSED. SYLBERT HAD ALREADY SIGNED OFF.

Meeting is adjourned.