a) Town of Bourne Finance Committee b) Meeting Minutes Bourne High School Professional Library

75 Waterhouse Rd Bourne, MA 02532

February 16, 2016

c) Call to order Mary Jane Mastrangelo called to order the meeting of the Finance Committee at 6:15 PM on February 16, 2016.

d) Roll call Finance Committee Members Present: Mary Jane Mastrangelo, John Redman, Michele Ford (6:50 PM), Brian Lemee´, Judy Conron, Jeff Perry, George Slade, Dr. William Towne, Richard Lavoie (6:50 PM), Kathleen LeGacy (6:37 PM) and Karin Meehan (6:24 PM).

Finance Committee Members Excused: Andrew Roth.

Also Present: Carol Mitchell and Richard Conron (6:20 PM).

Documents: Agenda and Motions/Verbal Comments.

e) Agenda Items 1. Reserve Fund Transfers - None

2. Discuss and Vote STM Articles as needed - There was no discussion needed.

3. Distribution of Motions/Verbal Comments – The committee members received their official motions and verbal comments.

4. Other Business – None

5. TA Comment – None

6. Selectmen Comment - None

7. Finance Committee Comment – Mr. Slade opened a discussion pertaining to Article 5, the Zoning Article. The committee discussed the need to generate additional revenue for the town as well as the types of businesses that may be interested in the property listed in the Article once it’s changed to B3 zoning. The committee also discussed traffic mitigation.

8. Public Comment – None

1 9. Future Agenda Items and Meeting Schedule – Ms. Mastrangelo explained that if Article 11 passes, the Finance Committee will meet at the Community Building on February 22, 2016. If the Article doesn’t pass, future FinCom meetings will be held at a different location and will be videotaped instead of being broadcast live. In mid- March, the High School Library will be set up for live broadcasting and FinCom meetings will be held there.

A brief discussion transpired pertaining to the rescheduling of the STM from February 8th to February 16th.

The Finance Committee meeting recessed to STM at 6:35 PM.

f) Adjournment

Mr. Redman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Dr. Towne seconded. With no discussion, the motion carried 11-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:16 PM

Minutes submitted by: Carol Mitchell

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