2/23/1999 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Finance Committee Minutes Tuesday,February 23, 1999 Present: Chairwoman Nancy Goulart Steve Cashman, Sidney Golub,Mike Kumin,Alec watt Absent: Dean Amen Also George Baker,Mashpee Fire Chief Present: Cobert whtenour,Town Administrator Diane Rommelmeyer,Town Accountant Board of Selectmen:Ken M rsters,David Le ellle,,Wayne Taylor,and Nancy Caffyn Meeting Called to Order by Chairwoman Goulart at :10 p.m. at the Mashpee Town FIail, Meeting Room ,on Tuesday,February 23, 1999. BUDGET REVIEW- GEORGE BAKES FIRE CHIEF: Mr. George Baker,Mashpee Fire Chief,was present to discuss his Fiscal Year 2000 Budget. .egest. Mr. Baker began his presentation with the review of the Mashpee Fire&Rescue Department Mission Statement; The Mission of the Mashpee Fire&Rescue Department ent is to minimize loss and,suffering within our community. We accomplish this by aion, training and the mitigation of emerga'ncyincidents within the limit of available resources. Mr.Baker stated that the Deputy-Chief has a lotto do-with putting the budget together-_ putting the numbers in order and doing the spreadsheets. The Lieutenants participate with a lot of input, as well as getting input-from the Fire Fighters on the shifts. Iii.Baker reviewed last year's issues which affected the budct as follows: Their re aft minimum through contractual negotiations went to four persons. The National and OSHA Standard is to have at least four persons assembled before you enter a hazardous atmosphere—two to,stay in and two to stay out. They saw an %increase in responses. Two new fire-fighters-startcd January-I --one has training and one is-scheduled for training. New pumper from the CJ.P. last year has been ordered- Chief Baker noted that there will be an Article on Special Town Meeting because when it was budgeted last year,they forgot to add a special article to authorize the Treasurer to do temporary and long-term.borrowing--they appropriated the money but never authorized to borrow the money.