6/23/1981 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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S ,administrative Mtg. 6/23/81 Page 4 . hm. Garland asked who submitted the lowest new price delivered on the oil, The Executive Secretary reported it was Atwood Co, o Hyannis On gasoline, the Executive Secretary -repo.rt d Shell was the highest, Tina was .the lowest, but he doesn I t of fer service. He reported that Mr. Dimaggio wouldr sent tomorrow at the 1 egular Meeting .of the Board, to hear the discussion. Shell bid , Dimaggio 7 3/4 , and Umina mina docs not have diesel) , Sel, Thomas asked if all had approved billing systems, The Executive Secretary reported they are all acceptable in this regard, hu t e ,Town Accountant would go over that with whoever •roh� the -bid award, anyway. The Executtive Secretary was a1s6 coir e n d about Mr. Umir a ' s phrase that he would be opera at night' "if necessary" ,, Reviewing the } i•ds, ihm. g arland observed that to go with Shell would cost approximately $600 a year more, and with Dilaggio would cost $500 a year more. ' D.imaggio l s station is the fartherst from the 41 Police/ `ire rr l �;y .cl s r t ftL4rHighway Department --� all fac- tor { t .e included.. � � i s Sel. Thomas asked if our nen could be allowed to pump .-their own, to save the Town some money. The Exec. Secretary responded that this would have to be negotiated, if it was going to be required. Some towns do require that now. - when we go to 'fuel storage center, that will he more practical , because the pumps will be under cover., The Executive Secretary concluded by reporting that he will have a reconmendation - y tomorrow, hopefully, on which bid to accept.. Chem. Garland asked if there was any problem with the fuel oil , and Mr. Murphy responded that there wasn 't; he is looking at the ' net delivered price" . Regarding the Finance Committee Meeting tomorrow night- to 'review the warrant, Sel. Thomas asked if they .are aware of all available funds The Executive Secretary responded that they. will be made aware Regarding the appointments , Sel. Thomas raised a question about the Special Police Officers and the Town' s responsibility. The Executive Secretary, responded that they '-are considered "temporary employees" and not under retirement system, unless they work a great many hours, 13 Regarding the appointment of Jim Ames , he is not ,elgible to be a Special Police Officer, because he hasn 't completed the course, after his appointment expires on June 30, 1981. It was agreed that the Executive Secretary should probably be a Special Police officer. Regarding the Tribal Council ' s letter pertaining to the Museum, the Selectmen present again felt it was necessary to defer it until the full Board was present for the discussion. Sel. Thomas suggested pre-- paring a packet of information for Sel. O'Connell , who 'has been ab- nt due to pneumonia. The packet should include smatters of immediate interest, minutes, etc. The Executive Secretary agreed to do so.