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said funds to be distributed as follows: $33,570 to contract obligations relative to the filling of vacancies the 1996 Fire Retroactive Salary Account and in the Patrol Section caused by sick leave, vacation $108,930 to the 1997 Fire Salary/Wage Account, leave, and on the job injuries exceeded previously and $3,600 to the Fire Expense Account. budgeted expectations. Motion passed 7:31 p.m. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom Article 5: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate mends approval. or transfer from available funds $16,100 to the Motion made by Peter Dinizio. Dispatcher Salary and Wage Account. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and f Submitted by the Chief of Police transfer $30,000 from the Hurricane Bob Account to the Police Salary/Wage Account. Explanation: The Police Dispatcher Salary and Wage Account is in deficit this fiscal year (FY `97) due to Motion passed 7:34 p.m. jextraordinary and partially unforeseen labor/payroll Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate costs. The unforeseen and extraordinary payroll or transfer from available funds $5,000 to the Police f expenditures resulted from the Police Department Off-Duty Detail Wage Account. expending an unusual amount of monies for public safety communication duty assignments during Submitted by the Chief of Police Hurricane Edouardo. Also,collective bargaining con- Explanation: Passage of this article will help ensure tract obligations relative to the filling of vacancies in the Police Department Off-Duty Detail Wage Account ++ the Communications (Public Safety Dispatchers) will not be in a deficit while awaiting payments from ,f Section caused by sick leave and vacation leave cost vendors or cause any unnecessary delay in making more in overtime than anticipated. Moreover, a delay payment of off-duty detail wages to police officers for in hiring a new full time dispatcher caused shift detail duties performed. scheduling vacancies which required overtime sched- uling assignments until the new dispatcher reported to Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- �; work and was assigned to a shift. mends approval. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- Motion made by George Costa. mends approval. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. transfer $5,000 from the Medical Insurance Account to the Police Off Duty Account. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer $6,100 from the Medical Insurance Motion passes 7:34 p.m. Account and $10,000 from the Snow and Ice Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate Account for a total of $16,100 to the Police or transfer from available funds the sum of$3,000 to Dispatchers Salary and Wage Account. the Unemployment Account and the sum of $350 to Motion passed 7:33 p.m. the Group Insurance Account. Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate Submitted by the Treasurer/Tax Collector or transfer from available funds $30,000 to the Police Explanation: My requested budget for the j' Salary and Wage Account. Unemployment Account was reduced by the Board of Submitted by the Chief of Police Selectmen. At the rate of current billing we will be I- short approximately $3,000 for this year. j Explanation: The Police Salary and Wage Account is in deficit this fiscal year(FY `97) due to extraordinary The Group Insurance Account is short due to an L and partially unforeseen labor/payroll costs. The increase in the number of employees choosing to par unforeseen and extraordinary payroll expenditures ticipate. resulted from an unusually higher amount of hours uti- Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends lized in the investigation of major crimes, including approval. death investigations, rape, sexual assault, and abuse (domestic, elder, and child) cases. Many of these Motion made by Ken Marsters. cases required a considerable amount of overtime Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and !' expended at the investigative stage, grand jury/crimi- transfer $3,350 from the Medical Insurance nal complaint proceedings, and at court appearances. Account with said funds to be distributed as fol Moreover, the Police Department expended an unusu- lows: $3,000 to the Unemployment Account and al amount of monies for public safety operations dur- $350 to the Group Insurance Account. ing Hurricane Edouardo. Also, collective bargaining 50 MINIM,