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5� <br /> �1 <br /> y - fff• To n of Oae;bprr <br /> w iqall <br /> 5 eJIB <br /> � <br /> E COMMITTEE <br /> Finance committee Minutes <br /> April 11, 1984 <br /> Present: Frederic Blythe, Lou Hr n k, Avis McKinley, Jane Peterson, David Roddy, Elizabeth <br /> Terror and William Towner. Several members of the capital Improvement committee, Board <br /> f Selectmen, Executive Secretary, Joseph Murphy and Vern Polka were also present. <br /> Jane La ute, Town Clerk, ret with the committee- to discuss Annual Town Meeting <br /> -Article #45. This article would change the office of Town Clerk from an elected <br /> to an appointed position (appointment to be made by the Board of Selectmen) . Mrs. <br /> Labute wanted to go on record opposing the chance. She felt the Town Clerk should <br /> be a caring person, someone who would be available 24 hours a day, seven days a <br /> I' week. She also felt that the Clerk could be removed from office by general laws, <br /> lif the Clerk was not performing her dutues. <br /> .Joseph Murphy explained that the Town- had received a letter from the Department <br /> of Revenue regarding the wary* the levy limit, or the way in which the growth rate <br /> was allocated. Mashpee will benefit b $96,000; 9 --1.2-7'6 needed to cut from the <br /> FY 85 budgets. <br /> Fred Blythe suggested reducing the budget $98,000 by the f ll wing plans <br /> Plan A: Reduce negotiated cost of living increases by 2 1/2%. Signed contracts <br /> call for an increase of 5 112%, plus step increases of approximately 4%. Employees <br /> would stall get a 7 cost of living increase under this plan. Reductions would <br /> be made as follows: <br /> Special Town Meeting <br /> Police 8r267.19 <br /> Clerical 3r524-92 11r792-11 <br /> Annual Town Meeting - <br /> Clerical 6.278.52 <br /> Police 14,311.01 <br /> PAP 19,194.41 <br /> School 28,606.77 6 ,190.71. 80,189.82 <br /> Article 14 - Pension Reserve Fund Reduce from $25,000 to $20,00 0 5r000-00 <br /> � <br /> 2 Eliminate Ashumet Pond -study 11,250-00 <br /> l - Emergency repair Account 51000-00 <br /> - 191,439.82 <br /> Plan : Eliminate the following articles (Annual Town Meeting) <br /> Article 4 AST equipment 7F119.00 <br /> 14 Pension -Reserve Fund 25r000-00 <br /> 28 P p onesset Island Bridge engineering 7,590.99 <br />