03/13/1989 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Finance Committee Minutes March 13 , 1989 Page 2 . The Finance Committe and the Selectmen proceeded to discuss a memorandum from the Executive Secretary , dated March 10 , 1989 , titled , FY90 budget recommendations . The Selectmen. have approved the modification of the town by-law that limits the creation of new positions and upgrading of salary levels of the existing positions to annual town meeting .' They agreed that there may be the creation of a new position at a Special if the department is being reorganized or if the Board after consultation with the Finance Committee and with a 4/5 certified vote examine the organizational structure of a department and recognize the need- for a positon . Both the Finance Committee and the Selectmen approve of an override of Proposition 22 on the annual election ballot for all costs associated with the opening of the new elementary school . These costs have been identified and the figure set at $492 , 270 . It was the general consensus that this should be an article before the omnibus . The joint committees discussed the costs of disposing trash at the SEMASS plant in Rochester . Joe noted that an earlier meeting in the day with the Board of Health has left many questions unanswered and he would know more about the entire matter later in the week . Joe noted that in an override the Finance Committee may want to include some of the cost of the local transfer station . He also noted th 3t there could be an override of 22 for this or perhaps an increase in the sticker fee to fund the costs . Both the Selectmen and the Finance Committee have agreed to the use of the Reserve Fund to allocate approximately $60 , 000 needed to provide for salaries of employees in the periodic 53rd pay week . The Finance Committee and a majority of the Selectmen have agreed to use the mechanism of a one-time exclusion from Proposition 22 of major capital projects such as the town mapping program, the petroleum station and the street sweeper . The Selectmen and the Finance Committee agreed to continue the practice of using Proposition 22 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 envir.onmentally sound manner . The Finance Committee and the Selectmen were in agreement that of the proposed four new town buildings/additions the town should proceed at the annual meeting with Town Hall and School and defer the Fire Station and the Senior Center . There was a great deal of discussion about the proposed maintenance department article to increase the number of full-time staff personnel by three . The total override costs would be $83 , 000 . The Finance Committee expressed their reservations