4/22/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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i s � t I 'BOARD SELECTMEN Page MINUTES MONDAY, APRIL 22g 1991 school Committee Anne Shaw made note we should not be planning to spend the money on anything. The money may be needed to balance our free cash deficit now. Selectman Lawrence agrees with Ane Shaw. Five months of .budget preparation is down to a two week decision. We cannot use the money. Selectman Gottlieb is in favor of proceeding with 'down Meeting as scheduled. It was reported by Jiro Vaccaro there is zero built in the revenue stream of Free cash. The money will be absorbed and accounted for, but balanced off as recievables, It is the consensus of the Board that there is a. lack of mis- communication from the Board to the School Committee. The memos vent out to the School Committee and was not. recieved for a few days. She questions how many days it would take to deliver mail from the Board of Selectmen to the School. Committee? The Board of Selectmen' s Office should not be blamed for the delay, Selectman Jaccobson has reci ved many calls from concerned parents of the excess material bought by the School Committee and purchases such as shredders when they are not benefiting the children. The parents are being told there is not enough money for school studies, but excess material is purchased. She questions the delegation of the purchase authority that Kevin Harrington has given Dr. Del dura. Jia Conery replys there is no way of knowing what we are going to save. He doubts this will happen next year. Nancy C of rn made mote the Mashpee Taxpayers Association has sent a memo to Dr, DeMoura and have not heard any reply. This should" e considered an emergency situation. The School Cormnittee should be meeting sooner than May 2nd. A concerned taxpayer has urged a person to person meeting with our town and the superintendan . There has been no communication from the School Committee to the taxpayers. Mr. Conery replys they are not fill time employees. The meetings are -televised and one meeting cannot be held for every single issue of concern. The motion was rade by Selectman Carter to recind the delegation of Dr. DeMoura as procurement officer for accounting purposes. The motion was seconded by Selectman Jacobson. Selectman Gottlieb is opposed. There is enough work for Kevin Harrington to delegate, There are other ways to find where the-v money is going, He has the authority to stop the expenditures* Why bother with the paperwork, it undermines what he is trying to do . To duplicate accounting is not appropriate to second guess. The delegation should be conditioned, Kevin Harrington prefers not to have the authority. He can i suggest areas to condition the del ion He would like to see the information requested- by the Finance Committee from Dr. DeMoura. Selectman Carter has withdrawn his motion. Selectman Jacobson has withdrawn her second.