4/8/1985 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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� # Tobin Iflagbpep ?YY • Cilown i4alt ANCE COMMfTTEEi Finance Committee Minutes April 8, 1985 Present: Frederic Blythe, Avis McKinley, .lane Peterson, Louis Hr n k, Avis McKinley, Elizabeth Terry and William Towner Absent: David Roddy Town Accountant, Vern Polka, Executive secretary Joseph Murphy, and Board of selectman, Jean Thomas and Will Hansen were also present to discuss the special Town Meeting warrant. Mrs. Polka advised that the Council on Aging had not changed the Director's salary to include a 53rd week. The Finance Committee secretary was instructed to write to the Council stating that The Finm took it upon themselves to change the salary to the correct amount .as it would hot be possible to change it at the town meeting. The Beard of SEle tm n will vete at their meeting on April 10 whether to include a x mptien s n the ballot for the May 11 election. They will also vote whether to remove articles from the warrant they feel cannot be funded, or to print the articles and not recommend them due to lack of funds . The articles were discussed as follows : 1. $5000 to the Advertising Account. Mr. Murphy felt the funds should be transferred. from s l otmens Clerical Salary Account $4000, and $1000 from Interest on Temporary Loans. The funds will be used to public town meetings, zoning articles, etc. . $35,000 to the Legal and Engineering Account. Funds are needed for negotiations, arbitration, Mr. Atchinson case, McDonald case, land claim (town forest) , appraisal fees, town counsel, etc. Mr. Murphy suggested funds be transferred from several accounts - Employees Medical, Torn Hall Maintenance Salary, interest on Temporary Loans, and Assistant Inspectors Salary Account. 3. $4000 to the Board Secretary gage Account - to be transferred from RElectmens Clerical Salary Account. . $1000 to the Museum Expense Account - to be transferred from Interest on Temporary Loans Account. Funds are needed due to problems with electrical and heating systems. 5. $5000 for Central services Account - from Interest on TEmporary Loans A e unt. Mr. Murphy had also requested a transfer of $3000 from the Reserve Fund for this account. Mr. Murphy explained that mail from a particular department was quite heavy, copy machine expense has increased due to heavy usage, were some of reasons why fronds:. were needed for this account. Postage and copy machine usage will be moni 't red to determine cost per department. The Finance Committee unanimously agreed to transfer $2500 from the Reserve Fund to the Central Services Account. i