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Finance Committee February 8 , 1989 Page 5 . Conservation land — It was agreed by all present that conservation land should be a 22 exemption and it should be voted parcel by parcel . John ' s Pond flumes — Murphy noted that there is a definite need for work on the flumes but there have been no RFP ' s for engineering bids and no figures will be available at the annual . This request will be deferred . Finance Committee next addressed a Request for Transfer from the Reserve Fund in the amount of $1 , 379 . 40 to fund the First Light Program through June 30 . This program involves 25 to 30 children on a regular basis and teaches about native Americans . William Towner motioned that this request be approved , Carole Dunivan seconded , unanimous vote of approval . Murphy discussed the PAP Salary Increases with the Committee . The issue at hand is whether to have the proposed cost of living increases included in the Omnibus budget of each department or to include it in a separate article . It was agreed to have an article sponsored by the Personnel Board as one of the first articles on the warrant and have it call for acceptance of the new salary chart including the cost of living adjustments . Then have the Omnibus budget with each line item including the new salary rate . The Committee would have available at the meeting the amounts of money that would be needed for each line item should the earlier article accepting the PAP change fails so that every line item having a PAP employee could be held and the new amount substituted . Murphy noted that he is currently negotiating a 6% cost of living increase with two of the town unions . Murphy distributed to the members a memorandum concerning the Emergency Generator at the new Coombs school . Hisaka & Associates failed to design the building in such a way as to provide provisions for emergency electrical services in the event of an electrical outage . As a result a change order likely will be issued in an amount in excess of $100 , 000 to provide this service . Selectmen would like to recover from Hisaka the difference between what this system would have cost if it had been installed along with the main construction contract of the school versus what it is costing ' .now as a change order . Town Counsel has been advised of this . Dr . Me Moura has advised the Finance Committee that he may be in need of a Request for Transfer in the amount of $25 , 000 . The Finance Committee meeting adjourned at 9 : 30 p . m. The next scheduled meeting is February 14 , 1989 at 7 p . m. `��Nl oard Secretary r�