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February 10, 2011 Meeting Minutes
Hingham Town Hall
Present: Committee Members Manning, Asher, Ellison, Eldredge, Friedman, Innis, Kirven, Marwill, Power, Pyles
1. Call to order
Chair Jack Manning called the Advisory Committee meeting to order at 7:25 PM.
2. Budget – Harbormaster
Department |
% Change from FY11 |
Comments |
Harbormaster |
+11.0% |
Level services. Liaison Dave Ellison recommended an additional $10,000 above the $143,411 requested in order to provide funding for additional Deputy Harbormaster hours, given that employees are working unbudgeted hours to maintain service levels. |
3. Town Forum Discussion
Jack walked the Committee through the latest draft of the Town Forum presentation and received good feedback which was incorporated in the final version.
Dennis Friedman questioned whether the Financial Policy debt service limits had been raised from 5%-7.5% to 7.5%-10% during the Committee’s May-Jun 2010 deliberations. The consensus was that—while there had been discussion of such a change—no formal vote had been taken to approve an increase.
4. Discussion – Warrant Articles
Dave Ellison signaled that article KK, CPC-Foundry Pond Dredging, had been withdrawn. Article O, Middle School Feasibility Study, was scheduled for a March hearing.
5. Open Forum
Laura Marwill informed the Committee that its members are not currently listed as Special Municipal employees of the Town. The Chair requested that Laura investigate the matter further and report back.
6. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the AdCom is scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM.
7. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 9:26 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Asher, Acting Secretary