02/28/1989 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Finance Committee February 28 , 1989 Page 2 . will be budgeted because of the new Building Superintendent position . He requested that it be left in his operating budget until he finds out exactly what is going to happen . Members noted that the Selectmen had budgeted $1 , 000 building maintenance for town hall , the Council on Aging had requested $2 , 000 for maintenance of the Senior Center and the Fire budget included $3 , 000 for station maintenance meaning that the DPW request of $15 , 000 could be adjusted $6 , 000 to $9 , 000 . He noted that DPW wages were high , $45 , 000 due . to overtime costs and the loss of state monies. for projects . Ernie also emphasized the costs involved in maintaining Attaquin and John ' s Pond Parks . Carole questioned the $7 , 500 for research projects in the wage account . Ernie noted that this covers the cost of a person in the summer to work 10-15 hours to research deeds and land court records prior to the start of road projects . Ernie also noted -that negotiations are presently going on and the overtime and the differential pay will increase . The Public Works Management Salary of $43 , 450 includes, the 6% cost of living as does the DPW Workmens Salary of $281 , 046 . Members reviewed the expenses noting that the $5 , 00 for Office Automation Supplies could be deleted and the Equipment , Lights & Maintenance Repairs Account set at $20 , 000 rather than $28 , 000 . The Finance Committee felt that the $7 , 000 for thereto plastic line painting could be done at some future time and felt the DPW Road Maintenance Account should be set back to $268 , 000 . The Grounds Maintenance request of $22 , 500 and the Snow & Ice Account of $105 , 000 were not questioned by the Finance Committee . The Clerical Salaries was changed from a request of $42 , 000 to $23 , 750 as the assistant clerical salary would be an article . The DPW request for Repair of Private Roads is $25 , 000 . Finance Committee recommended that this be level funded at $10 , 000 and the additional $15 , 000 be outside 22 . Ernie noted that the DPW Office Automation $25 , 000 had been deferred . The DPW Lighting Public Grounds $7 , 500 represents monies for lights at the Police/Fire complex and is needed . Ernie next reviewed the Tree Warden Budget with the Committee . , The Finance Committee noted that the Salary Account represented a 107. increase and was totally out of line . The Salary was set at $1 , 823 . 14 rather than the requested amount of $1 , 891 , 93 . The Finance Committee did not have any problems with the $2 , 500 request for wages or the requested expenses . Tom Fudala the Town Planner joined the meeting to discuss the Planning Department FY90 Budget . The Finance Committee had reviewed this budget and had no problems with the numbers as presented , however , there were some questions about how the $10, 500 in wages was to be allocated . Fudala noted that $500 of this had been slated for secretarial overtime , and $3 , 000 for traffic counts . The remaining $7 , 000 would be put in an account that would allow him to go out for state grants that required 50% matching funds . He noted that when these state grants become available there is no time to go to Town Meeting for the funds .