03/09/1989 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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solid waste costs . SELECTMEN HAVE APPROVED CONCEPT BUT WANT TO DISCUSS REDUCING THIS AMOUNT BY PROJECTED FEE COLLECTION. MEETING SCHEDULED WITH BOARD OF HEALTH ON MARCH 13 IN AFTERNOON TO REVIEW THIS . 5 . Use of the Reserve Fund to allocate approximately $60, 000 needed to provide for salaries of employees in the periodic 53rd pay week . As the Town ' s salary system is based upon an even 52 weeks, rather than the 52 . 14 weeks actually in a year, periodically the Town must catch up and provide for the odd number of days . By using this year ' s money, the actual cost to the Town would be about six per cent less . Also, money is available this year in the Reserve Fund, it is not as available in the FY90 budget, and this can reasonably be considered an extraordinary expense . SELECTMEN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVE APPROVED. TRANSFER REQUEST BEING PREPARED FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE . THE 53RD WEEK $ FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GO IN OMNIBUS ARTICLE FOR FY90 . 6 . Use the mechanism of a one-time exclusion from Proposition 2 1/2 of major capital projects such as the town mapping program, the petroleum station and street sweeper . SELECTMEN BY MAJORITY VOTE AGREED. 7 . Continue the practice of using Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusions for all land purchases and projects of significant cost such as this year ' s project to secure with a "cap" the landfill in an environmentally sound manner. SELECTMEN APPROVED. 8 . Selectmen should immediately review the capital program to determine which of the proposed four new town buildings/additions should proceed . Architectual costs are requested for a town hall , senior center addition, fire station addition and new school . The credibility of the Town is jeopardized if architects are solicited for all four projects if there is no reasonable intention of proceeding immediately with all four. The timing of each should be examined . SELECTMEN PROCEEDING AT ANNUAL MEETING WITH TOWN HALL AND SCHOOL. FIRE STATION DEFERRED. NO DECISION YET ON SENIOR CENTER BUT . WILL BE BROUGHT UP ON 3/ 13 . The following are my further recommendations on dealing with FY90 budget issues : I . The proposed maintenance department article to increase the number of full -time staff personnel by three by handled by a separate override at the annual town election. The total override cost would be $83, 000 . 2 . Have "only" three questions on the annual election ballot : ( a ) costs of new school ; ( b ) solid waste costs; and ( c ) building maintenance department costs .