8/31/1987 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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-5 - Board of Se' lectmen's Mtgm t Minutes of August 31 , 1987 ill satisfy to balance the town's books for this fiscal year . el . Thomas ai d that r t i cl e E wi l l b i ndef i n i tel postponedas they do not have a plan . Article 9 is being indefinitely postponed as the Planning Board hearing was not properly advertised. Article 10 is proceeding; Approval of „Response Letter to DEGE The Board received a response letter from DEQE dated August 27. Sel . Thomas suggested scheduling a meeting to talk about issues. She said that alt has happened since the letter was received. All Board members were in agreement . Town Counsel res, Clarification of Article 13 STS! 3/27/87 The Executive Secretary► brought Town Counsel up to date on the issues discussed earlier in the meeting saying that the Town Accountant had indicated to the Board that one of the provisions was that the donation money was to defray. the issuance of debt account to draft F /87 cost of required borrowing. She questions the article and feels it may be mute. Town Counsel said that he thought they would have to have another town meeting vote correcting it . Sel . Gotleib asked if they had another town meeting correcting the FY'87 issuance costs, would the exemption election still be valid. Town Counsel said that they would have to redo that too. The Executive Secretary pointed out that the ballot question said "as approved by the March 23, 1987 town meeting'. APPOINTMENTS AND E f l hal 3:30 P.M3 ,- Mr . Tinsley of Insurance Cost Control The Executive Secretary explained to the Board that the Cape Cod Municipal Health Insurance Croup has ret for a number of years, He told the Board that Marilyn Farren represented the Board for the past meeting. Mr. Tinsley from Insurance Cost Control met with the Board and explained that the Cape Cod Health Croup has been looking into formalizing its purchase through health benefits for some time a and that his firm has had communication with the group for about fifteen months. About six months ago, they arranged for a state grant to seek some assistance for consultant services to determine if it was in its best interest to formalize as a legal entity and to purchase its health benefits in a more efficient and e4fective manner . The firm of which he is a member of and the firm of Connie Weller Associates was hired. The net result of their study and Miss Weller's study is that the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group , which i made up of eight towns, several regional school districts and several water and fire districts including seventeen governmental units, could reduce its costs substantially, stay with the same carrier (Blue Cross/Blue Shield at the moment) and stay with the sane