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<br /> EXPLANATION'OF LINE ITEM CHANGES OF GREATER TIAN•$40,000
<br /> AND FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENTS. '+
<br /> Footnote The Mashpee Town Charter,approved by the voters in 2004, eliminated paid medical health
<br /> benefits to any municipal officials elected after June 30, 2004,but"grandfathered"paid health benefits
<br /> for those officials who continued to serve in their elected offices for as long as they remained in those
<br /> offices. For the record,the Town Moderator and two Selectmen,who were elected prior to June 30,
<br /> 2004, and who have continued in office, continue to receive health benefits paid, in part,by the
<br /> municipality. The annual cost is $41,958. a � "
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<br /> Budget Note_t Board of Selectmen/Office of the Town Manager: (-$99,379)
<br /> In the latter part of 2009,Rene Read, who served as the Assistant Town Manager,resigned the position to
<br /> take a position in another community. In recognition of this year's difficult budget,while the position
<br /> remains as part of the organizational structure,the Town Manager has recommended not funding this u' � , ,I�'4''�
<br /> position in this fiscal year. The cost reductions in this line item reflect that decision. �i',
<br /> Budget Note 2. Total General Government Appropriations: (-$106,303) y,
<br /> The budget for the nine offices and departments of General Government reflect an overall cost decrease
<br /> from the FY 2010 budget of$106,303, or 2.3
<br /> Budget Note 3 Department of Public Works: (-$165,480)
<br /> The departmental cost reductions include$43,000 in temporary wages, $21,000 in departmental overtime
<br /> and almost$100,000 in utility costs throughout the municipal facilities. ,
<br /> Budget Note 4 ;Transfer Station&Recycling: (+$55,737)
<br /> The increased costs associated with the transfer station include the contract cost with the private transfer a
<br /> station operator and increased transportation costs of the town's solid waste from the regional transfer
<br /> station at Otis to the SEMASS incinerator in Rochester. While the quantity of household waste brought " I'
<br /> to the transfer station has steadily declined over the past 6 years, in anticipation of substantial increases ��
<br /> over the next 5 years for tipping fees and the disposal of household waste,attempts and proposals have
<br /> been studied and proposed to further reduce the waste stream, including implementing a single stream
<br /> recycling program to replace multi-separated recycling, and the conversion of the transfer station to a ;.
<br /> "pay as you throw"basis. The proposal also recommends the eventual conversion of the entire facility to
<br /> a self-sustaining, enterprise basis, i.e.,the income from the sale of stickers, disposal bags, and the
<br /> revenues from recycled materials would completely off-set the cost of operating the transfer station and Ih
<br /> recycling facility. Currently 41% of the cost of operating the transfer station is paid through property '' I
<br /> taxes. If successful,this proposal has the potential for significant cost savings and/or cost avoidances to
<br /> the municipality in upcoming years.
<br /> $udget"Note 5: Total Maintenance of Public Properties Appropriations: (-$121,693)
<br /> The increased cost of the contract to operate the transfer station, along with a 4%increase in trash hauling I 1
<br /> costs and the 12%increase in trash tipping fees at the regional transfer station have been more than off-set
<br /> by the reductions in the expenses in the DPW Department,Town Hall maintenance costs, and reduced
<br /> street lighting costs. The $121,693 over-all reduction in these appropriations equals 2.6%.
<br /> ' Budget Note 6: Police Department: (-$73,825) ;
<br /> The departmental cost reductions are a direct result of unfilled vacancies in the department including the
<br /> Executive Officer position two police officer positions and a dispatcher position. Collective bargaining
<br /> negotiations have just concluded with departmental employees for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010. A
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<br /> new round of negotiations will begin as of July 1. ;
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