02/02/1995 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARD OF HEALTH February 2, 1995 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.. Members present: John T. Doherty and Robert F. Cram, Sr. (Mr. Ball joined the meeting at 7:15 p.m.) THE TAPE IS NOT PART OF THE MEETING IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSCRIPTION ONLY. Mr. John T. Doherty, Acting Chairman I-) Warrants signed. 2.) Mr. Doherty and Mr. Cram agreed to await approval of January 26, 1995 minutes until Mr. Ball joins the meeting. 3.) Revised trash budget and anticipated revenues - Mr. McQuaid relayed, "As a result of our meeting with the Executive Secretary he had no problem with our in-house budget but wanted me to trim the trash budget and wanted to see what the trash revenues were verses our trash expenses." "He would like to see a 50 - 50 wash on this." "I was able to trim our trash budget by $10,834.00 by reducing the hazardous waste collection day down from $20,000.00 to $15,000.00." "1 slightly reduced our expected tonnage." "I have an accurate figure as to what our participating costs with the Otis Regional Transfer Station would be." "I know it will be exactly $46,838.00 whereas, I thought I put in $51,000.00." "We reduced the trash budget by $10,000.00 bearing no unforeseen circumstances." Mr. Doherty commented, "In my opinion we are cutting this close to the bone." "I think we need to establish a fund to handle a spill." "I know we have not had to deal with it in the past and hopefully not in the future but if it happens I don't want to argue with the Finance Committee trying to come up with the funds at the last minute." "As you know time can be critical." "I don't think the Fire Department has anything." "When it comes to actual remediation they are going to hand it off to us." Mr. McQuaid stated, "That has been brought up several years past and annually thereafter and the Finance Committee's response to that has always been and I expect it to