3/6/1997 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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i ,.J Mr. watt questioned Fire Chief Faker about the extended shifts of the Firemen. Chief Baker commented that this is a strong tradition of firefighters. If you go outside of New England, most places work 24 hour ships with a 56 hour work week. In New England and the East Coast they use the 48 hour work week. There was discussion on the shifts of the firefighters and the schedule of their day--how the routine of their day gees—maintenance,vehicle inspections,wilding inspections,training. There is now more time spent on fire prevention. It was noted that there is better control of firefighters with a 24 hour shift. Mrs. Goulart questioned the difference between recall and overtime. Fire Chief Baker noted that recall directly relates to their responses(rising the beeper to call someone back in),while overtime is directly related to their staff'coverage of vacation and sick leave. --Station renovation Pro ect: Fire Chief Baker noted that they are requesting$1,650,000 for the Station Renovation Project and that this figure is included in the FY 1998 C.I.P. Deputy Fire Chief Hamblin stated that an item to consider is the maintenance cost on the existing building versus the new building. He noted that the maintenance cost on the existing building is tremendous because of the way it was constructed and they hope to save a significant amount with the new construction which is being proposed between maintenance and energy costs. Chief Baker informed the Finance Committee that included in this project arc the following: • Architectural and Engineering for the main station. • 8,000 square foot addition to the current 10,000 square foot station. • Architectural and engineering for 5,500 square foot South Mashpee substation. Chief Baker went over the Fire and Rescue Station Schematic Design with the Finance Committee. He noted that he.is very happy with the design. He stated that they went back to the drawing boards many, many times to come up with the final plan. He noted that he feels it is adequate for 25 years. --Funding. I�Y of Pryect: