03/03/1988 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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S�� o c� + rt'11111I11 of � i151y�J�E P. 0. BOX 1108 P,q� PtO MASHPEE. MA 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES Town Hall March 3, 1988 Present: Edward Dolan, Carol Dunivan, John Ferriday, Carl Heller, Joyce Howell, and William Towner Vern Polka, Town Accountant Joseph Murphy, Executive Secretary The Finance Committee meeting commenced at 7 p.m. The Finance Committee members reviewed and discussed budgets. At 7:30 p.m. Selectmen, Hanson, Carter, and Lawrence joined the meeting to discuss the Selectmen' s FY 89 budget. The Finance Committee members questioned the Selectmen about the duplication in Building Maintenance with the DPW Building Maintenance. Both budgets have alloted $7,500 for maintenance of the Town Hall. The Selectmen want this money to remain in their budget, so they can maintain control of it. The Selectman expressed their concern that DPW will run out of money prior to getting to do the work at the Town Hall. The Selectmen expressed their belief that everyone should have their own building maintenance funds and Ernie should provide the labor, and Ernie should have funds to maintain the DPW facility. The wages to do the labor are built into Ernie' s budget in the Workmen' s Salary Account. Murphy expressed his concern that not all funds be removed from the building maintenance account and there be some funds left in this account. The Finance Committee agreed to remove' $7 ,000 from Ernie' s Building Maintenance and leave $7,500 in the Selectmen's budget. ($500 is for emergency and gecurity systemsso this was not taken from the DPW. ) The postage in the FY 89 budget has been set at $Z9,000 up from $18,000 in the FY88 budget. Murphy noted the increase in first class postage to 26fi and the fact that the town is generating more mail, a large part due to the revaluation process. Printing expense is up to $8,400 in the FY89 budget up from $2,000 in the FY 88 budget. This is due to the printing of the by-laws and the size and number of warrants for town meetings. Murphy noted that the $20,000 for computer supplies is really a guesstimate figure as the Town has no experience in this. There is $5,000 dollars in the Selectmen's budget for 100 fire hydrants. Murphy noted that the Town has to pay for the hydrants on town roads and they are a municipal responsibility.