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4 <br /> amount requested. This new committee will be able to identify any overlaps and any agency <br /> that may no longer be needed. <br /> Health Department Budget/Trash Expense: <br /> Mr. Cram noted that, as a result of his discussion with the Selectmen, they reduced the Trash <br /> Expense,Hazardous Waste Account,by$2,500. <br /> Restaurant Inspections: <br /> Mr. Golub questioned Mr. Cram on a report he recently saw concerning Mashpee restaurant <br /> inspections. Mashpee was noted as one of the towns not up to date on restaurant inspections. <br /> Mr. Golub questioned what is the state mandate on restaurant inspections and do we keep up <br /> with these inspections. Mr. McQuaid stated that the state mandate that each year-round <br /> restaurant must be inspected bi-annually and this is done with 100%diligence. Some <br /> restaurants call for more frequent inspections based on minor violations found in one <br /> inspection. He stated that the State Department Public Health requires each Board of Health <br /> to submit to them annually the number of inspections,the number of establishments,the <br /> number of major and minor violations,and any cases of food illnesses. He noted that <br /> Mashpce faithfully submits these reports. <br /> Mashpee Recycling and Trash: <br /> There was discussion among the Finance Committee,Mr. Cram, and Mr. McQuaid <br /> concerning Mashpee recycling. Topics discussed were how many days the Mashpee <br /> Recycling Center is open, the costs per ton for recycling,and the Recycling Evaluation Report <br /> Card. Mr. Cram noted that the Recycling Evaluation Report Card does not report on the <br /> commercial recycling. <br /> Mr. Kumin questioned what the town's contract is with DiMaggio. Mr. Cram stated that it is <br /> a five-year contract,renewable annually. The contract is up this fiscal year. Mr. Cram <br /> informed the Committee that they are in the process of drawing up the new bid specifications <br /> for the new contract at this point. <br /> Mr. Kumm questioned if the receipts from the dumpster exceed the amount to DiMaggio. <br /> Mr. Cram noted that the receipts equal approximately 40%of the operation cost. There was <br /> discussion concerning the fees paid The residential sticker fee is$35. The average fee on <br /> the Cape is in excess of$50. There was discussion concerning raising this fee and whether <br /> this would cause people to just dump their trash anywhere and no longer go to the dump.. <br /> Mr.McQuaid noted that,in the past three years,he has issued approximately two dozen$300 <br /> citations for illegal dumping. He noted that 2/3 of these two dozen citations were people from <br /> out of town. <br /> Mr. Kumin noted that the dump sticker fees do not show up on the budget report as income <br /> for the Board of Health. He was told that they appear in the budget report for the Town <br /> Clerk. <br /> Mr. Golub questioned that,in order to obtain a break-even situation,how much would we <br /> have to raise the sticker fee. It was discussed that the sticker fee would probably have to be <br /> doubled. Mr. Cram stated that total trash revenue from the year 1994 was$121,355,not <br /> counting another$135,000 taken in for residential dump stickers. This amounts to$256,000. <br />