8/13/1996 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 13, 1996 MEETING COMMENCED AT :o o M Finance Committee members present : Sid Golub, Chairman; Dan Goggin; Juan Ba i alupi; Tony Gallo and fancy Goulart . Mr. Watt and Mr. Kumin were unable to attend. The meeting was held at the Carol Jacobson Senior Center. Please note for the record that once the MinuteB are approved, the audio tape will be reused. minutes Juan Bac igalupi Motioned to approve the Minutes of July 23rd as written. Mr. Gallo seconded the Motion. Mr. Golub asked that an amendment be made to the first page, last paragraph, so that the Minutes recd tyle Chief Is request). . Finance Committee members approved the Minutes 4-0 with the amendment noted, Ms . Goulart abstaining. Chairman Golub informed the Committee that Anne Shaw, Treasurer, would not be attending the night '-s meeting, but asked that she be invited to attend a meeting in September. Mr. Goggin agreed to speak to Ms . Shaw. Mr. Golub felt that two or three well brought suits would get the job done in regard to - ertain properties in tax title. The Finance Committee had received a copy of a letter from Kopelman and Paige giving their opinion regarding the Finance Committee having a member on the ne of i t inq 'team. The Finance Committee had previously as} ed that the E e utive Secretary request from Town Counsel the legality of the article which they intended to submit to the October Tarrant . The article ont a ins language, why. h 'f approved, would allow one Finance Committee member to. attend any collective bargaining session as an ex officio member of the negotiating team. The member would have no voting rights but may make recommendations to the Selectmen or their designee . Mr. Golub asked the Finance Committee if they wished tp respond or how they wished to move on this issue . The Committee agreed that the Chairman should write a setter to Attorney Marder, thanking him for his opinion. Mr. Ba igalupi stated that Attorney Marder would have to review it eventually because he would review all articles being submitted. Fuel Purchases. The Committee reviewed Alec Watt' s report on fuel purchases . Chairman Golub stated that it would be very worth whale to have a meeting with Greg Taylor, DPW Director. Mr. Goggin asked why Mr. Taylor did not have more bidders? Mr. Golub answered that he had contacted Cormier Shell and another station and they responded that i i