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APPROVED
Town of Hingham
Capital Outlay Committee
February 26, 2007 Meeting Minutes
Attending: Jon
Asher, Irma Lauter, Andy Mooradian, Tom Pyles, Jerry Seelen,
Ted Alexiades
Dorothy Galo, David Killory, Christine Smith, Esther Healey
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Chairman Andy Mooradian called the meeting to order at 6:30pm in the Town Hall Building.
The Draft of the Meeting Minutes from February 12, 2007 was approved.
David Killory, School Department Director of Business and Support Services, walked the Committee through revisions to the School Department FY2008 Capital Budget as documented in his memorandum of February 22nd.
• Bleacher
repair to be addressed by an anticipated FY2007 budget surplus, subject to School
Committee approval
• A $16,550 pilot of security camera, entrance card swipes, and buzzer/intercom
at the High School in lieu of $10,000 for a Security Plan
• Further justification for purchase of 2 special-education vans and 1
wheelchair van totaling $95,000
• Central fueling station pump replacement cost of $10,000 to be addressed
by an Advisory Committee Reserve Fund transfer
• Further justification for annual four-photocopier replacement expense
of $48,000, based on six-year photocopier effective life
David validated
that the School Department effectively has an annual $250K capital budget “floor,”
consisting of:
• $150K for new and replacement school technology
• $50K for school furniture and equipment
• $48K for photocopier replacement
Following the School Department presentation, Chairman Mooradian requested that
each Committee member bring to the March 5 meeting two prioritized lists of
recommended line-item deletions from the Capital Plan—one list totaling
$100K and the other list totaling $250K. The objective of the March 5 meeting
will be to arrive at a consensus recommendation for the Advisory Committee that
enables preservation of the Reserve Fund at its present level.
The meeting adjourned at 8:34pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Asher,
Secretary