3/19/1986 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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of Q1413wn Na WdftANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES Town Hall March 1 , 1956 Present : Finance Committee members , Frederic Blythe , Carl Meller , Joyce Howell , Lou Hrone , Elizabeth Terry , and William Towner The Finance Committee meeting convened at 6 p .m. ,Joseph F Murphy , Executive_ Secretary and Jean 'Thomas , Selectman jolined the meeting to discuss the SelectmnIs FY -budget andrthe Building Inspector/Inspections budget . Mr . Murphy explained the $150, 000 requested for Legal. and Engineering in the FY87 budget . $15 , 000 of this figure was for engineering and the remainder'- of the monies for legal. fees . $52 , 200 of the legal fees were for the 'down Counsel. Mr . Murphy explained that it was the intent of the by-lags to have the Selectmen responsible for legal matters of the town . All legal matters should be channelled throuh the Town Counsel . In reference to the Board of Health ' s request for $50 , 000 for legal. fees , Murphy responded that there is money in the account for the Board of Health , however , this money is never granted indiscriminately . The Selectmen budget requested $3 , 000 for out-of-state travel . Chairman Blythe explained that certain other budgets had also requested out-of-state travel expenses . In an effort to deep records on this it was decided that there should only be one out-of-state travel 'account and out-of-state travel must be approved by the Selectmen . The recommendation of the Finance Committee was to eliminate all out.-of-state travel in all other budgets . Out-of-state travel was consolidated i in the Selectmen ' s FY87 budget and the figure set at $5 , 000. i The Finance Committe voted approval of the Selectmen ' budget with the change in the out-of-state travel. expense , The budget is as follows :