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Finance Committee Minutes 5/14/90 page 2 of 2 Ft1"C�learttnent The Fire Chief is requesting $12,000 in additional salary & wage funds and the Selectmen would like to discuss the request with the Finance Committee. Research has found that the Fire Department logged 9,100 overtime hours from July 1, 1989 to May 1, 1990. That is an average of 206 hours per week. The Fire Chief wants to man the fire station with 5 men/shift 6 months of the year, and 4 men/shift the other six months. The Finance Committee has tracked fire calls and, based on that information, suggested a split of 4 summer months (5 men) and 8 remaining months (4 men). I ax �©IT.... frea�ure r .................. .:. .. ........................:.................. The Tax Collector/Treasurer Anne Shaw attended the meeting to ask for support for Article 23 which requests a Water District clerk position be created. It will not be funded by the town, but by the Water District. FinComm does not recommend the town create a position for the Water District. Anne said the FinComm wanted people paid out of payroll accounts; currently the Clerk is being paid out of the temporary payroll acctount. If it isn't funded when the Water District takes over its own billing, then the person will no longer work for the town. FinComm is concerned that the Clerk, once s/he is included in the town employee contract, would continue to be paid by the town, even if the Water District no longer reimbursed the town. The Finance Committee did not change is position of being opposed to the creation of a position of Clerk for the Water District. The Finance Committee meeting was interrupted when the Finance Committee left to meet with the Selectmen to disucss the annual town meeting warrant. The Selectmen voted to support the Finance Committee recommendations for the School budget, Shellfish, Harbormaster and Herring Warden budgets, and an additional $2,000 for the Planning Department budget. The Board could not come to an agreement on how to support the Fire Department request for an additional $12,000. The Fire Chief will make his case on town meeting floor, and the Selectmen will decide how to support his request at that time. .................................. Articles:942 ................................... .................................. ................................... .................................. After meeting with the Selectmen, the Finance Committee resumed its meeting. Tony Gallo made a motion and Carole seconded it to recommend Articles 9 through 12 be indefinitely postponed. There was no discussion, and the motion passed unanimously. A;rttcle 1 Carl made a motion and Tony seconded it to reconsider Article 17. The motion passed unanimously. FinComm had previously voted to Not Recommend this article. Carl made a motion and Tony seconded it to indefinitely postpone Article 17 until the fall annual town meeting when a new job description can be presented. The motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Deirdre Greelish made a motion and John seconded it to adjourn at 6:00 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Deirdre Greelish