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Finance Committee February 25, 1988 Page 2. Jane broke down the 7,000 census request as follows: Wages 4,850 Census Card 1,350 Print 500 Additional File Cards 300 Carl noted that the budget figure for the two budgets could range from $57,273.60 to $64,051.80 depending on the clerical salary for Elections and Registrations. There are three Articles #62, #78 and #80 submitted by the Town Clerk. Article #62 will be eliminated from the warrant. This is regarding the Administration Clerk for Elections and Registrations and was previously . approved at Town Meeting and appears in the budget figures. . Article #78 seeks a sum of money to notify taxpayers of their house numbers. There presently is no figure associated with the Article, however, Jane noted that it wouldn't be a very big amount. She also noted that if she did not have a figure for this Article by mid-March it would be withdrawn from the Warrant . She noted that the numbers can not be implemented without money. Article #80 is on the Warrant to straighten out by-law numbers. Carl noted that the budget would be reconsidered and Jane would be notified of the Finance Committee' s decision. The Harbormaster joined the meeting to discuss his FY89 budget. Chet Koblinsky presented the budget as follows: Salary $13,800 Wages 8,500 Expense 9,400 Carl inquired about the possibility of a registration fee for boats. Joe noted that it might be a possibility but he would check into it. Chet noted that $9,431 is projected this year as income from mooring permits and this is allocated to the General Fund. The Excise Tax income goes z to General Fund and z to a waterways improvement fund. Chet proceeded to discuss the Articles. Article #58 has been submitted by the Personnel Board and seeks to create the position of full-time Harbormaster. This Article would require $22,865 for the Salary Account, $2,432 for medical insurance, $36 for the Group Insurance Account, $331.54 for Medicare and $2,286.50 for the Pension Reserve Account. Note was made at this point, that if this position should be approved there is no provision for removing the $13,800 to be appropriated in the Salary Account in the Harbormaster' s Budget. Article X659 seeks to create two full time, 14 week Waterways Assistant positions. This Article has been submitted by both the Harbormaster and the Shellfish Constable and would be funded by both departments. $4,480 would come from the Harbormaster Wage Account and $4,480 from the Shellfish Warden Assistant Warden Wages.