1/28/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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1 # AD OF SELECTS 'age 7 MINUTES MONDAY p JANUARY 2 , 1991 Budget Discussions The reduction of the Fire Department' s Salary Account by $25000 is also a position and recommended to be deleted by the Fire Chief. Eliminating the Arts Council Budget by $500 would bring no funding to this department. Mr. Harrington has recommended the School Department' s Budget be reduced by $164*000. The recommended level funded budget for the School Department is $5P186,000. Selectman Jacobson has recommended the Finance Committee institute a voluntary wage freeze on all town employees across the board. The negotiations with the unions may or may not be feasable and some of the other towns are facing the same problem. This may not make the cuts so severe in the departments,6 If this is the approach, Mr. Harrington would like the direction of the Board for consideration of a voluntary wage freeze with town employees. Selectman Hanson feels it should be all departments or none and the School Committee should also have the same direction. This is the consensus of the Board. To get an indication., from the School Committee, Dr. DeMo r'a� indicates letter from the Gffice of the Selectmen should be initiated. Selectman Jacobson does not want to see anyone loose their jobs. voluntary wage freeze for one year should -,.not effect them that much. Selectman Gottlieb also made the recommendation when meeting with the Finance Committee in the next few weeks to discuss Kevin' s scenario' s of reductions in FY 91 to carry into FY 92. Selectman Hanson agrees there are alot of avenues to address. Bill Jones feels to keep the employee at last year' s wage would .reduce the standard of living for an employee. If -the dollar '.s going to fall, prop 2j has nothing to do with a 6% increase* The problem is with the voters and payroll effecting the standard of living f town payroll. t 26 pam, Shel .fishHearing: The Shellfish ish C m aissionr has recommended for the Board to open the Management C lGs re Area, #3 in Popponesset Bay for shellf Shing. The soft shelled clam seed is heavy -set and the area has had two years to mature. There is approximately 95% maturation of the adult clam ready to harvest With kcceptance.it is recommended the area be reopened when the MA -Division of Marine Fisheries re-opens the area of upper popponesset Bay which is presently closed due to bacterial contamination. The opening would occur simu .taneously with the Div. of Marine Fisheries, The Mashpee Kiger area may remain closed. The motion was made by Selectman Gottlieb to approve the request of the Shellfish Constable in opening the Management Closure Area #3 when the DSA Division of Marine Fisheries opens the area. Selectman Jacobson secon-ddd the motion, The Board votes in favor. The vote is -o with Selectman, Lawrence stepping down for this hearing.