4/22/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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T BOARD SELECTMEN Page 3 MINUTES MONDAYO APRIL 229 1991 Fiscal Policy Advisory Report Selectman Carter asked how the Committee geared towards the future and the department' s needs` It was replied by fir. Harrington that FY 92 served as a bent arch starting point and secondary factors were e phased into FY 93 and FY 94. With concerns towards some of the larger departments, information was supplied as to staffing needs. Most of the drive was to determine mine revenue sources, The revenue sources wild, remain fairly consistant over the next few years. Selectman Carter Feels this document will be helpful to serve the Ton as a working model. One of the main goals of the Board is to obtain a. working plan to phase in pro ecis without incurring debt, The Board is agreeable for a joint meeting Poutside of a Board o Selectmen' s Meeting. There is a tremendous amount of information to be absorbed. It is the consensus of the Board to discuss this openly to determine the future direction of the 'down and it' s needs, It is the consensus of the Board to meet before the Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Harrington will report back to theBoard off' a scheduled meeting date. It was noted. by Selectman Gottlieb, the 1st is not a good date ' for attendance. In response of the Committee and it' s wishes not to disband, Anne Shaw made note that Fiscal planning is a continuig process and some type of committee has to continue to work on this, 7134 p.m. School Committee: Due to the lateness of the meetings notice,most of the School Committee l embers as well as Dr. DeMoura will not attend the meeting with the Board for discussion as reported a memo From fir. Ieoura. Chairman Jiro Conery of the School Committee was present since it is imperative to make e things clear with the misinformation to the public. The money is in the school budget and it is the intention of the School Committee to return it to the Town states Mr. Conery, The School Committee is waiting until the end of the school year to return the money, The figures reported in the paper are ball park reports Mr. C on ery. They are not .entirely correct as reported by the press. With. concerns towards the surplus money, it will be returned. This is on the a.ge n'da. off' the School Committee' s May 2nd meeting vote n the return the money to the general fund. The users Fees to be returned to the parents involve approximately $8, 000 and not the reported $40, 000. The exact figuof money to be returned to the Town is not yet known. Mr. Conery states it is in the vicinity of the publicized figure or more. Mr. Conery states this represents an honest cost savings and the School Committee members are also town taxpayers. Selectman Carter asked o the materials being bought, spending c4' money.,. to be used for the future in excess for themake-up ' and why it was done?