04/12/1989 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Finance Committee Minutes April 12 , 1989 Page 4 . seeks town vote to hire and equip four seasonal firefighters . Carl informed the members that the money for seasonal firefighters would be taken out of the wage account and it would be given back in the Fall from Free Cash . There will be a Request for .Transfer from the Reserve Account to fund the seasonal firefighters . The Chief distributed a memorandum to members requesting that the following figures be placed in the Article submitted by the Fire Department for the Special Town Meeting . The pupose of the Article is to provide adequate funding to cover a projected shortage in the wages account due to the resignations and the long term disability . The requested funds and transfers are as follows : ® Transfer $16 , 000 from the F/F Salary Acct . into the Wage Account . * Transfer $5 , 000 from the Fire Expense Acct . into the Wage Account . * Transfer $19 , 000 from available funds into the F/F Wage Acct . The total amount of this request at the Special is $40 , 000 . Mrs . Ferriday , Chairperson of the Conservation Commission joined the meeting to discuss the Conservation FY90 budget recommendations . Mrs . Ferriday stated that the management salary for the new Agent when hired would be $24 , 237 . The Finance Committee noted that $18 , 963 had been removed from the Conservation budget because this was a new clerical position and required an article . The total budget recommendation of the Finance Committee was $31 , 610 and this results in cuts amounting to $1 , 537 . Carole DUnivan expressed tier opposition to going to 'Town Meeting and finding out there is a lot of extra money available . money that had not been on the projected revenue sheets provided „w by the Executive Secretary . Ed Dolan noted that the extra money is coming .from the two estimated revenue figures , new growth and estimated receipts . Ed stressed that the Finance Committee should be looking closely at the Estimated Revenue figures as well as the expenses . Members discussed the need and advantages to establishing a Building Maintenance Department . Tony Gallo expressed his belief that it would be better to hire an outside consultant to evaluate municipal buildings and get an assessment and then get a Building Superintendent to do the work . . Tony felt that an expert was really needed . Members discussed the possiblity of ammending the article . Members Gallo , Ferriday and Vaccaro will meet prior to the next meeting to work on an amendment to Article 43 . This will be addressed at the next Finance Committee meeting of April 27th , 1989 The meeting adjourned at 10 : 15 p . m . ail m c N a b-4 Board Secretary