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i <br /> The Chief noted that he is opposed to centralizing the telephone service because the telephone <br /> service is a critical need for the Police Department. He said he wants to find out why this step <br /> is being taken because he does not view it as a cost saving issue. <br /> Chairman Watt stated that right now,all the telephone expenses cone in on a single bill and <br /> someone has to physically sit down and parse out each telephone call and relate it to their <br /> separate departments. Chairman Watt stated that he believes the savings to be administrative. <br /> Chairman Watt questioned Chief Prz bylek if he could get information as to how much he <br /> has submitted and how much gets spent for Repairs and Maintenance. Chainnan Watt stated <br /> that he would like to know how many bills the Police Department asks the Town Hall to pay <br /> and how many do they actually pay. The Chief suggested that the Town Accountant be asked <br /> to review the bills from the vendors and see how much were for the Police Department. <br /> • 210 Police Other Purchase Service <br /> Chief Przybylek stated that this account was lowered. <br /> 0 211 Police ice Supplies <br /> Chief Przybylek stated that the staff asked for an increase to$6,900;however,the Executive <br /> Secretary lowered this figurc to$5,000. <br /> 0 213 Police Groundskeeping Supplies <br /> Chief Pybylek stated that this is the issue with taking care of the cell,lock and key supplies <br /> and repairs,as well as for fire extinguisher recharging. He noted that this line item has been <br /> $1,700 for quite some time. He stated that he is requesting$5,000 because he is being <br /> mindful of the things that need to be repaired. The Chief stated that,as part of their overall <br /> plan,they are trying to add money to the heating and air conditioning replacement. They <br /> also wanted to put money in for items like paint,wallboard—general maintenance items. <br /> The Finance Committee noted that"Croundskeepin " usually is used in reference to <br /> landscaping items. Chief Przybylek stated that he could change the name to"miscellaneous <br /> Maintenance"to make it more understandable. <br /> 0 214 Police vehicular Supplies <br /> Chief Przybylek stated that this account is relatively level funded from last year—there is a <br /> little bit of an.increase because there are additional vehicles coming out of C.I.P. <br /> The Chief informed the Finance Committee that last year they budgeted$29,300 for gasoline <br /> —a total of 22,370 gallons. This year,they budgeted 27,000 gallons at$1.24 a gallon due to <br /> the fact that there are additional vehicles. Mr. Coggin questioned what type of gas they use. <br /> The Chief stated that they use 87 Octane Regular gas. <br /> There was discussion of the cost paid for a gallon of gas. The Chief stated that in the Fall of <br /> 1996, he filed a report with the Executive Secretary based on a study he did of the gasoline <br /> issue of the budget reflecting a cost net federal excise tax. He stated that it really should be <br /> taken up with another operation. <br /> Mr. Coggin ques oned where the Tax Reimbursement issue stands. The Chief stated that the <br /> Town is exempt from the payment of Federal Excise"Tax on gasoline and on diesel fuel. He <br /> added that Federal Excise Tax is being paid by the Town for evcry gallon of gasoline and <br /> eve gallon of diesel fuel. The <br /> every ga gasoline level is 18.3 cents per gallon. He stated that we are <br /> exempt from this and if we serve notice on the vendor who wins the contract,that vendor,by <br /> federal la 5r has to exempt us from it. He a.dd.ed that our current contract does not contain <br />