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Finance Committee Minutes <br /> August 6, 1990 <br /> Page 3. <br /> Members left the joint Selectmen's meeting and reconvened the Finance <br /> Committee meeting. Carl stated that he believed the school should be warned <br /> that the $100,000-$250,000 estimated tuition deficit may have to come out of <br /> the school budget. Carl is meeting with the School Committee on August 7th. <br /> Members agreed that Carl should express the Finance Committee's "concern" <br /> and state that the money is not available. They should be put on guard that <br /> they may have to find the money in their existing budget. Demoura has admitted <br /> that he did not use the proper numbers to arrive at the tuition figure thus <br /> causing the deficit. He has stated that it will be at least $100,000. <br /> Jim gave each member a worksheet stating how much money the department <br /> they are monitoring returned. Jim suggested they meet with the departments <br /> and ask about the the funds that were returned. He noted that it just may <br /> be the case that departments were trying to save money. <br /> The Mashpee Taxpayers' Association, Dick Terry, has volunteered to do any <br /> research that the Finance Committee would like. Jim noted that this would be <br /> a complex and emotional year with decreased personnel. Jim noted that Finance <br /> Committee members will need to guide their assigned departments in their <br /> budget presentations. He stressed that the Committee, will rely on the liaisons <br /> and the Taxpayers' Association will help with the research of data. Jim <br /> distributed a copy of some research they have already completed on per capita <br /> expenses. This research which compared per capita expenses with two .other <br /> Cape towns illustrated a "frightening" debt figure. Jim stated that the <br /> comparison graph did not reflect the money we got back from the transfer station <br /> so the DPW/Trash figure should really be about $125. <br /> i <br /> Comparison of Per Capita Expenses <br /> Average Amount - FY91 <br /> SII Average Amount <br /> $3,000 <br /> $2,500 <br /> $2,000 <br /> i <br /> $1,500 <br /> $1.000 <br /> $500 <br /> $o r, <br /> !i <br /> Schools Fire DPW/Trash Debt <br /> Bourne $671 $94 $69 $652 <br /> Harwich $714 $134 $97 $932 <br /> Mashpee $750 $120 $145 $2.609 <br /> Departments <br /> ® Bourne Harwich Mashpee <br /> Mashpee-Finan c a committee <br /> August, 1991 <br /> it <br />