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Finance Committee Minutes <br /> March 3, 1988 <br /> Page 3. <br /> that it is his guess that the four new men will cost $85,000. These men will <br /> offset required services and they will only slightly offset the wage account. <br /> There will not be that much of a savings, and even perhaps a net increase. <br /> Jean Thomas noted that the Fire Department is dropping the article <br /> requesting 4 additional firefighters to begin January 1, 1989 (bringing the <br /> total of new firefighters to 8) . However, she inquired about hiring four <br /> seasonal firefighters from 5/15 to 9/15. This would give the Department the <br /> seasonal coverage it needs. 5/15 to 6/30 would be covered by an article <br /> on the Special May warrant and this would be backed by another article on <br /> the annual warrant to cover the rest of the time. Carl Heller was strongly <br /> against this idea. He noted that the Town might go for four seasonal men and <br /> forget the four regular men. He felt this would be really risky for the <br /> Department to try and would seriously jeopardize the four permanent men they <br /> are also seeking. Jean and Laurie agreed with this as did Joe Murphy. <br /> The Fire Department FY 89 Budget figures as of this meeting are as follows: <br /> Chief & Deputy Salary Account $75,323.00 <br /> Firefighters Salary Account 390,224.04 <br /> Firefighters Wage account 263,454.97* <br /> Fire Department Administrative Secretary 15,939.00 <br /> Fire Department Expense Account 160,214. 70 <br /> * This may possibly be reduced if the article for 4 new men passes. <br /> $16,654 will be included in the expenses for a 4-Channel Cassette Logger <br /> ($4,674), a computer ($4,000) and four Scott 4.5 Positive Pressure Air Parks <br /> ($7,980). <br /> Finance Committee members received a sheet with figures showing the <br /> estimated cost to complete the upstairs of the Fire Department. The . <br /> total figure to do the work ,is now set at $15,300 and will be an article <br /> request. <br /> The Finance Committee meeting adjourned at 10: 15 p.m. The next <br /> scheduled meeting is March 9th at 7 p.m. Chairman Heller also noted that <br /> there may be a need to schedule meetings on Saturdays to complete the <br /> budget review work. <br /> Gail McNabb <br /> Board Secretary <br />