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'MASHPEE FINANCE COMMITTEE <br /> MUS <br /> TUESDAY,FEBRUARY Io.)2004 <br /> Present: Chairman, Carlton Meredith <br /> Scott Wellington,Gerald mina 3i��i��rner, Frederick � <br /> Absent: Dean Arden. Cathleen lynch <br /> CALL TO ORDER: <br /> Chan Mer <br /> caked mem f the Finance Committeeto order pm atMahp� ' �fah, <br /> Selectman's Conference Room, <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE: <br /> • March 24--Rimee Committee deadline for mfg Operating Budget recommendations. <br /> OLD BUSINESS: <br /> • Town Administrator's Budget <br /> �- will discuss on February 2 , 2004. <br /> Estimated new growth not as high as in past years. <br /> — Current et does not include contract negotiations i. .,legal fps, �. . <br /> BUDGET DISCUSSIONS: <br /> • Police Budget <br /> — Chief Cooper and Deputy Chief Todino were present to discuss the Police Department budget. <br /> Currently only able to pa expenses.enses. Unable to pay trau ng that comes up throughout the year. <br /> Last year.the Dc ar ent-turned money-back in because of salary lines. Unable to transfer this <br /> money to operating expense budget. <br /> Cooper is r uesti 19 1 K for the Qeducational 'bill duet cigibities of a officers.Chief hoop eq � <br /> The state currently reimburses at a rate of . <br /> in police vehicles-nova for ears vs. years. This causes the need to dip into the operating <br /> l,�cas p y <br /> budget for vehicle maintmance. By leasing for a longer period,it also reduces capital costs. <br /> Chief Cooper feels it is most critical to increase expense budget,as there is currently no room to ext <br /> expenses. <br /> Matron replace to rc lane myna , as it is the ofiginal furnace from the-building when it was built in <br /> 1979. <br /> — Pohe department currently does not have one fug time clerical position. Chief Cooper would lie to <br /> put that into this year"s budget. <br /> '`own Clerk Budget <br /> Guest: Debbie Dam was present to discuss the drown Cl budget. <br /> When-Ms-.-Damx received the budget. et from the'down Adminisb-amoney <br /> she noted#hat education mone <br /> had been <br /> cut. Town Administrator will put$390 back into the budget to cover education. <br /> Another cut from gct a '. <br /> m the bud was the strar"s pay. A line item will be created for the Registrar's <br /> � <br /> salary. <br /> — -Budget did not include a pay increase for the Town Clerk, Town Clerk is the only f eparunent Head <br /> not in the Union. Ms. Dani requested that the F nice-Committee review and recommend an <br /> � <br /> n ' <br /> eree for the own Clerk. <br />