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Finance Committee Minutes March 3, 1988 Page 2. Murphy explained the Town Counsel Retainer costs. Reardon will get $850 per month, this will be for 'z day per week, for a total of $10,200. He will be paid $50 an hour for work done outside the Town Hall. In Legal and Engineering, $40,800 represents $50 an hour for an estimated number of hours, $3,400 a month times 12 months. Legal fees of the Town thus are $51,000. The figures of the Selectmen's FY 89 budget are as follows: Selectmen' s Salary $17,603 Selectmen' s Expense 10,541 Selectmen' s Staff Services 64,470 Town Report 5,000 Town Audit 12,000 Town Hall Expense & Equipment 50,758 Town Hall Maintenance Salary 30,418 Advertising 20,000 Municipal board Expense 2,000 Janitorial Supplies 12,500 Office Supplies & Postage 72,400 Surplus Equipment 500 Emergency Repairs to Equipment 10,000 Town Counsel 10,200 Legal, Engineering & Consulting 145,800 Out-of-State Travel 7,500 Museum Expense 2,200 Executive Secretary Salary 52,636 Executive Secretary Expense 4,000 Street Lights 28,500 Fire Hydrants 5,000 Town Insurance 217,000 Police/Fire Indemnification 5,000 Temporary Repairs to Private Ways 10,000 Laurie, Fire Department Secretary and Acting Fire Chief, Jean Thomas addressed the Fire Department FY 89 Budget with the Finance Committee. The first matter discussed was the need for an ambulance. It was recommended by Murphy that this be temporarily put on hold till a Special Town Meeting. Murphy noted there is a need to decide if the fire engine, ambulance, and Chief's car are to be separate articles or one article for all three. Chairman Heller expressed his belief that there should be three separate articles. The new Fire Chief has also noted that he can go another year with his present vehicle, however, the Finance Committee Chairman noted he would defer any decision on this till Murphy makes recommendations on the capital items. It is proposed that the fire engine and the ambulance will be funded in a variety of ways. Laurie noted that if the article for four new firefighters should pass she believes $45,00 could be removed from the wage account. Murphy expressed his belief that when you bring in four new men you really can' t take $45,000 from the wage account because there are other variables involved, i.e. need to boost wages for certification, sick leave, etc. The fact is plain that four new men will only slightly reduce the wage account. Murphy noted