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f <br /> Finance Committee Minutes <br /> March 9 , 1989 <br /> Page 2 . <br /> Joe expressed his belief that the School Department should <br /> be the same as other government departments , in that all new <br /> positions should be on an override . Each position should not be <br /> a separate article . The override vote would specify a certain <br /> amount for the school . Carl questioned how this would be done . <br /> Should there be an article before the omnibus? Joe recommended <br /> the the new school be a separate article and all new positions <br /> on another article . Joe noted th�yt he would work on the logistics . <br /> Joe noted that all deadlines for decisions had been revised . <br /> He must have the Finance Committee recommendations by April 13th <br /> if the committee recommendation is to appear in the voter handbook . <br /> Carl stated that the Conservation Chairman had been in and <br /> requested a Macintosh computer in her budget . Joe noted that <br /> they have a Mac already , however , it is in need of a printer . <br /> Joe noted that he had not planned on Conservation using the town <br /> computer , however , they could be tied into the town system . <br /> He noted that he was not sure about Conservation software . He <br /> asked that Conservation needs be addressed prior to funding . <br /> He felt that it was necessary to find out what software is <br /> available and then get the system to meet the software . Carl <br /> asked about legal costs incurred by the Commission due to <br /> infringements on town-owned land . Joe stated that for the past <br /> eight years $5 , 000 in the legal budget was earmarked for Conservation. <br /> Carl expressed the Finance Committee ' s desire to see more <br /> direction given next year to the departments for preparing their <br /> budgets . Some budgets included the cost-of-living , PAP , etc . <br /> and others did not . Joe noted that the budget preparation <br /> information from the Personnel Department was not distributed in <br /> time for this to be effective in budget preparation for FX90 . <br /> Also the Finance Committee would like to break out of budgets <br /> lump sums , i . e . wage accounts , for a better accountability . <br /> More line items would give more accountability . Joe noted that <br /> this usually creates more articles to effect the transfer of <br /> funds from one line item to another . Joe noted that this was <br /> one purpose of the lump somes - to avoid a lot of articles . <br /> The wage account of the Fire Department could be drastically <br /> .reduced according to the Finance Committee Chairman . He expressed <br /> his wish to level fund this account at $288 , 220 with a cost of <br /> living increase . All the members felt that a firefighter on <br /> 3-hour recall should be required to stay at the station three hours . <br /> Murphy noted that this . is Chief Ridgeway ' s management right . <br /> Carl asked Joe to check into Chief Ridgeway ' s salary . He requested <br /> $47 , 260 . 20 and the Town Accountant said he is only entitled to <br /> $45 , 466 . 00 according to his contract with the town . The request <br /> for the Deputy was $38 , 311 . 16 however it should have been $40 , 577 . <br /> Murphy noted that the clump costs under DPW direction were <br /> far greater than expected . One reason for this is that the DPW <br /> is now operating it in accordance with the DEQE - if DPW runs it <br />