03/28/1988 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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.Finance Committee Minutes March 28, 1988 Page 2. i . to recommend a Program Director position at $8.21 per hour for 20 hrs. per week, for 52 weeks for a total of $8,538.40 and to reduce the Park and Rec wage account by $3,000. The net gain in the Park and Rec budget would be $5,538.40. The total Park and Rec budget would be $88,153.40. Wendy noted that her Lifeguards had been cut. She requested that the Finance Committee forward a letter, explaining where the Finance Committee proposed these funds come from. The Finance Committee noted that they believed -there should be no guard or attendant at Attaquin Park. The Chairman of the Finance Committee dictated a letter to the Board Secretary to this effect. Wendy noted that $1,000 had been removed from her requested expenses and she wondered where the Finance Committee felt economies should be made. The Finance Committee felt that the Trophies, Awards, category could be reduced. Wendy noted that from this category also came the training- for coaches. The Town Counsel recommends that the town offer a training program for liability reasons. Ed noted that the Little League organization preferred to conduct their own training and purchase their own liability insurance. Chairman Heller noted that as long as the town was providing the training and it was available this would relieve the town liability. The expenses were to remain pt the Finance Committee recommendation of $11,600 - no change recommended. Marilyn Farren of Personnel joined the meeting to discuss the PAP upgrade Article in the Annual Warrant. Joseph Murphy joined the meeting and he explained the major reason for this Article was to widen the gap between certain positions that resulted when certain individuals had reached the 5th step which is the highest in a particular grade. He noted also that this Article reflected some previous labor decisions and some changes were in recognition of the fact that certain positions were grossly underpaid. This Article also changed certain job titles for clarification purposes. Marilyn noted that if the Article for the part-time Appeals secretary should pass on Town Meeting floor, then $9,775 could be removed from the Board Secretary Account. It was noted at this point also that the cost of the Article for the Deputy Fire Chief would be somewhat higher than the Finance Committee had anticipated and that more information on this would be available on March 30th. The Assessors Clerk position was recommended at $6,186. The Finance Committee also noted that the Article for the Town Engineer might be funded in part by transfers from department budgets. It may be that only $40,500 may be transferred from budgets for this position rather than the anticipated $45,000. More information ,will be available regarding this positon at the March 30th meeting. Murphy noted that he would have available at the next Finance Committee Meeti an updated projected revenue statement without the projected override. Chairman Heller noted the need to prioritze the Articles with numbers corresponding to the Final Draft of the Warrant and to know exactly how much funding was available for the Articles. The Finance Committee adjourned at iv p.w. Vie ne..t scheduled meeting is March 30th at 7 p.m. Gail McNabb . Board Secretary