4/20/1993 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES APRIL 20, 1993 MEETING COMMENCED AT 7.QOPM Members Presents Deirdre Greelish, Chairperson; Dan Goggin; Ed Baker; Denise Sullivan and John Ferriday. Tony Gallo and Roger Dunivan were unable to attend. Dan Goggin MOTIONED to accept the Minutes of April 5th, April 6th, and April 7 , 1993 as written. Members reviewed the Minutes of March 9th and March 23, 1993 and agreed that they were accurate. Dan Goggin MOTIONED to accept the Minutes of March 18th and March 23, 1993 as written. Ed Baker seconded the Motion and members voted in favor 5-0. CONSERVATION First discussed was the Article submitted by Conservation, Article 17. This Article requests the creation of a position of Administrative Clerk for the department at Grade 4, Step 1, $8 . 22 per hour. The transfer would be from the Conservation Reserved Receipt Account the sum of $7,593 . 92 to the Conservation Salary/wage Account and the sum of $111 . 57 to the Medicare Account. Ms. Greelish mentioned that the Board of Selectmen have a sum of money in their omnibus for salary and wage. The Finance Committee has in their omnibus the amount of money she is being paid presently. She asked whether the committee wished to recommend the Board of Selectmen's figure? Mr. Baker asked why the money is in the omnibus before the Article even passes? Ms. Greelish also indicated that she would rather have the money in the Article than in the Salary and Wage Account. Ms. Greelish asked again whether the committee was supporting Article 17 as written? Members agreed that they will recommend the Board of Selectmen's figure. Ms. Greelish noted that the Board of Selectmen have changed their amount requested column. In a lot of cases they lowered the amounts. They cut back their own department and are supporting $1. , 200 a piece for the Assessors. They cut themselves back to $1, 200 a piece. Ms. Greelish asked the committee what they wanted to do knowing that the Assessors' Articles were pulled? Mr. Goggin suggested leaving the Board of Selectmen at $2,500. Ms. Greelish also suggested that she was willing to reconsider the previous recommendation of $900 for the Assessors' elected salaries. Mr. Goggin suggested putting the excess money in the Assessors' Expense Account. Mr. Baker MOTIONED that the Finance Committee recommend $3,600 ($1,200 each) be placed in the Board of Assessors' Elected Salary and Wage Account. John Ferriday seconded the Motion and members voted in approval 4-1. Denise Sullivan stepped down from the discussion. Members noted that this could be changed again next year.