03/23/1988 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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,�� } 11 i LSoitill ll • °., -_ P. O. BOX 1108 l� DCfl MASFIPEE. NIA 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES Town Hall March 23, 1988 Present: Edward Dolan, Carol Dunivan, John Ferriday, Carl Heller, and William Towner The Finance Committee commenced at 7 p.m. The Chairman discussed mail that that been received by the Finance Committe as the first order of business. The Finance Committee responded to a memorandum received from Joseph Murphy regarding the Deputy Fire Chief. The Finance Committee stated their position in a reply memorandum; the Deputy Fire Chief position should be submitted as a separate funded-positon Article and should not be included as an Omnibus Budget line item. (Copy of memorandum attached. ) The Finance Committee responded to a memorandum from the Acting Fire Chief, B. Jean Thomas stating that $4,674 had been removed from the Fire Department FY89 Expenses. This figure represents the cost of the 4-channel cassette logger. It is the feeling of the Committee that the equipment installed at the Police Department should simultaneously record calls for both departments as the specs indicated it would. If the equipment fails to do so, then the supplier should be held at fault and either repair or replace. It was further felt that economies of $6, 195 could be made within the original expense budget request as submitted by the Department. (Copy attached. ) The Finance Committee received a memorandum from the Cablevision Advisory Committee requesting funds in the amount of $1,000 for expenses. Carl directed a memorandum to the Executive Secretary asking him to inform the Cablevision Committee that a Request For Transfer From The Reserve Fund form was required before any further action could be taken. (Copy attached. ) Edward Dolan discussed his concern about the Cape Cod Bears using town- owned grounds with no fee involved. He expressed his belief that there should be fees established for using the town field. Finance Committee was in agree- ment with this and a memorandum to this effect was forwarded to the -Board of Selectmen asking that a fee be levied on organizations using town-owned fields where player participation was not town centered. (Copy attached. ) . 'The Finance Committee also drafted a response to the Editor of the Mashpee Messenger regarding an article that appeared in the March 23rd issue stating that Finance Committee ' eviews were going on at non-posted sessions . This letter acknowledges this error and express concern about the actions of reporter Susan Billings . This draft will be reviewed at the next Finance Committee meeting. (Copy attached. )