2/9/1999 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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2 FINANCE C MMITT .MEE'T'ING 1 II TLTTES: rfuesd Februa 2 1999 Regglar Session Motion made by Chairwoman Goulart to approve the Finance Committee Regular Session Minutes of Tuesday, February 2, 1999,as submitted. Motion seconded by Mr. Cashman. Vote-Unanimous 5-0. BUDGET REVEEw - DEBORAH IAMI TOWN CLERK. Deborah Dani, Mashpee Town Clerk,was present to discuss her Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request. ' Mr. watt questioned TIAs. ) ami on Budget stern 107,Town Clerk Other Purchase Services. Nis.Dams stated that with her FY2000 budget request,she is bringing the amount up to what the Clerk's office request had been for Fiscal Year 1998. She stated that the office is struggling to faffill some of the need, such as binding. She added that the cost of everything is going up and she finds it hard to buy simple items such as book-end Molders. She stated that the cost on the warranty maintenance for the voting machines is also going up. Chairwoman Gulart questioned Ms.Dani on Budget Item 103, Town Clerk Senior Clerk. � Ms.Dani stated that she was planning on ung her Clerk ill-time;however,in the course of the last six weeks,the Elutions Secretary has taken a position with the Board of Health. As a result, she now has a full-time vacancy which she will fill with her part-time Clerk. She stated that she will now leave the Senior Clerk position at a part-time position. Ms.Dams stated that she assumes, as per her meeting with Mr. whritenour,that her Town Clerk Switchboard gyrator will be removed from the budget request.. Ms. Damm stated that a Switchboard Operator could take all the incoming calls and direct them appropriately in addition to performing receptionist duties. Its. Dani noted that the revised figure for the Town Clerk Senior Clerk would be last year's request in the amount of$9,033 plus any P.A.P. increases to go along with that. The fid for the Town Clerk Switchboard Oper ec ptionlist in the amount of$19,827 will be removed. She added that the article will also be taken out to make the Senior Clerk position lull-tune. It was noted that the Town Clerk Salary&wage will be changed from the original requested amount of$119,962 to approximately$90,000. Mr. Golub questioned Ms. Darns regarding Budget item 101,Town Clerk Elected Salary. He noted that the Clerk salary budget request has gorse up$6,000. Ms.Dami noted that the position itself has enough responsibility to justify an increase that would make the salary higher than some of the Administrative Assistants that are currently in the clerical union. Mr. Golub questioned Ms. Dams if she knows what the salaries are of other Town Clerks on the Cape. hiss.Dami stated that she does not have that information. Ms.Dams stated that she is the only Town Clerk that is responsible for the Beach and Transfer Station Sticker Office. She noted that she estimated for Fiscal 1999 she took in close to$194,000-justfor Beach and-Transfer Station Stickers.