Finance Committee approves one-hour timesheet at $20 and ratifies Dec. 2 minutes with one abstention

The Town of Middleborough Finance Committee approved a one-hour timesheet at $20 and later ratified the minutes from its Dec. 2 meeting; the minutes vote included one abstention, the committee said.

A Finance Committee chair said the timesheet covered one hour of work at $20 per hour for preparation and revision of the Dec. 2 meeting minutes. "Time sheet was for 1 hour, 20 dollars an hour, total of $20 an hour," the chair said during the meeting. Committee members moved and seconded the timesheet approval; the motion passed unanimously, the chair said.

Committee members then voted to approve the Dec. 2 meeting minutes. One member, identified in discussion as having trouble opening an attached PDF of supporting documents, noted a preference for Word-format attachments. After discussion and a motion that was seconded, the chair announced the minutes "Motion passes with 1 abstention." The meeting transcript does not name the member who abstained.

The approvals complete routine housekeeping for the committee's records and the secretary's pay for the minutes work. The chair said the notes and vote record would be passed to a staff member when that person arrived.

Less-critical items were deferred to a future meeting to preserve time for liaison updates and substantive budget discussion.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of reporting secretary timesheet: one hour at $20 per hour; motion moved and seconded; result: approved unanimously (vote counts not specified in transcript).

- Approval of Dec. 2 Finance Committee minutes: motion moved and seconded; result: approved with one abstention (tally not specified).