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5 <br /> Finance CommitteeJFebruary i ,2000 <br /> Mr.Arnold questioned if the line item for'V'ehlcul.ar Supplies includes gasoline Mr. Taylor <br /> Mated that it does Mnclude gasoline,in addition to all supplies and repairs to the entire Beet of <br /> ftwks and equipment,batteries,and replacement parts. Mr.Arnold questioned how much is <br /> for gasoline. W.Taylor stated that he is not sure how many gallons of fuel are used—he Will <br /> look it up and get back to Mr.Arnold. <br /> Snow&Ice <br /> 'here was a comment on the F 99 paid-to-date,figure for Snow&Ice of$139,273.80. lir. <br /> Taylor noted that his budget request was somewhere around$116,570 for that year. He stated <br /> that the budget number on Snow and ice,in his opinion,is a realistic number. It was noted <br /> that Snow&Ice budget is'whatever It costs---the mal numbers when the boobs close at the <br /> end of the year'have to match. <br /> Capital <br /> Mrs.Gouiart noted that the Capital Budget only went up$8,000. <br /> Mr. "Taylor noted that the Capital budget has nothing out of the ordinary. <br /> Mr,'Taylor commented that, in 1991,the equipment that they had on hand had a book value <br /> of about 18%of the replacement value,which meant that they were spending a lot of time, <br /> effort,and manpower chasing around repairing the equipment. Now that they have gone to a <br /> seven-year replacement,the equipment is generally,on an average,around 3 — %of the <br /> book value and there are far fewer in-house emergencies with breakdowns of equipment. <br /> 1oney from The State For Roads <br /> ll r&Goulart questioned lir.'Taylor if he sees any money coning in for the roads from the <br /> Mate. <br /> Mr. Taylor distributed the following documentation to the Finance Committee members: <br /> • Memorandum from Greg Taylor to Bogert whritenour,''Town <br /> Administrator;The Board of Selden;and the Finance Committee dated <br /> February 14,2000,regarding the Revenue Shortll l From the <br /> Commonwealth of Massachusetts, <br /> • mer to Governor A. Paul Cellucci from Leighton Fr beck,Jr.,President <br /> of the Massachusetts Highway Assciation concerning monies that are <br /> desperately needed to alloy the communities to continue their <br /> reconstruction and maintenance of the roadways and bridges in the <br /> Commonwealth. <br /> • Newspaper article entitled Bid Dig Boss' ''rack Record Requires Closer <br /> Inspection. <br /> 1r.Taylor reviewed his letter and stated that last year the Governor only had one category <br /> that was down in funding—aid to cities and towns for infrastructure. He stated that,as a <br /> result,Mashpee will receive$142,000 less than they received last year. fast year,Mashpee <br /> received around$440,000. <br />