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' Finance Committee -3- 2/6/92 floating clerk under Personnel , is at the police station permanently 18 hours per week. Mr . Galla said in the -10% budqet presented by the Police Department they showed a reduction in the cruisers per shift and doesn' t knew why they can't reduce them in this level funded budget . Mr . Polsi asked if they could g=ut their overtime budget of $182, 000. Mr . Gallo stated the Police Department said the Beard of Selectmen told them it 's cheaper to pay them time and 1/2 than to hire new police offic=ers and have to provide benefits. Because the department is short staffed all the patrolmen are putting in overtime. Mr . Baker had a problem with the figures presented for reducing the coverage from 3 vehicles to 2 vehicles per shift . Mr . Baker said based on the 2 vechiles the 20 officers would be too many and a cut in manpower c=ould be made. As far as overtime for c=ourt appearanc=es, Mr . Baker suggested the police offic=ers only randomly appear at court for the estimated 20% of traffic violations that make it to court instead of appearing 100% of the time. The Committee also suggested firearms training be lowered from 4 sessions to 2. Mr . Gallo will obtain a copy of the police union contract to see what amount of time is spelled out in it . Mr . Gallo said his recommendation as liaison to the Polic=e Department is to go, with the -10% budget as a starting point and then work up from there. The -10% budget shows a figure of $1 , 288, 583 for salary/wages. Mrs. Greelish will plug the -10% budget into the computer and present new figures next week:. MEETINGS Mr . Gallo said Mrs. Sullivan will be taking a c=ourse on Thursday evenings beginning -February 27. The Committee agreed to start meeting Tuesdays and Wednesays beginning February 18. The Committee will be meeting with the Personnel Board on Monday, February 10 at 7: 00 p.m. The Committee will meet February 11 and February 13 at 7: 00 p.m. At the February 11 meeting Bill Jones of the School Needs Committee will be present at 7:00 p. m. and Lou Schwartz , head of the Waterways Department will be before the Committee at 8: 00 p. m. Mr . Baker announced he will not be present at any of the meetings the week: beginning February 10. He asked that the Committee members ask: Mr . Jones how many students he' s predicting, total breakdown of classrooms available in each