HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Commission Minutes 01-23-2008_201402051726432751COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of the Meeting of 23 January 2008 at 6:00 PM. The meeting took place in the Town and
County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Commission present
were Brian Chadwick, Patricia Roggeveen, Whiting Willauer, Allen Reinhard and Michael Kopko.
Chairman Chadwick called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM, following a meeting of the Board of
Health.
Approval of Minutes of 26 December 2007. The minutes were approved by unanimous consent of
the meeting.
Approval of Payroll and Treasury Warrants; Pending Contracts for December 2007. The payroll
and treasury warrants were approved by unanimous consent of the meeting.
Chairman Chadwick asked to table several purchases of motorcycle-related equipment by the
Sheriff’s Department for the State Police until the next meeting of the County Commissioners in
order to obtain more information about the purchases. The remaining items on the Treasury
Warrant were approved by unanimous consent of the meeting.
Chairman Chadwick also requested a letter be sent to the Sheriff concerning the disposition of an
already purchased retinal eye scanner, and that a letter be sent to Town Counsel and Legislative
Liaison Timothy Madden regarding legislation recently introduced in the General Court for the state
to take over the operations of the County Sheriffs. Both items were approved by unanimous
consent of the meeting.
County Administrator/Commissioners Report. County Administrator C. Elizabeth Gibson provided
a presentation on the County’s budget for fiscal year 2009. Ms. Gibson reviewed the sources of
County revenues and projections for County revenues and expenditures in fiscal year 2009. A
discussion of the County’s budget followed the presentation. Mr. Kopko moved to approve the
proposed County budget for fiscal year 2009; seconded by Mr. Reinhard. So voted unanimously.
The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Approved the 27th day of February 2008