07/12/1989 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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ti r , Next Finance Committee Meetin -- Au ust l5 1989 7 .m. 'Tolun of a s 4per P. 0. Box 1108 MASHPEE, MA 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES Town Hall July 12, 1989 Present: Ed Dolan, John. Ferriday, Tony Gallo, Jim Vaccaro The Finance Committee meeting commenced at 7 p.m. The first order of business was a correction to the minutes of the June 27th meeting. The figure on page four was corrected to read $2,000 rather than $200. Jim Vaccaro moved that the minutes be approved as amended, seconded by John Ferriday, unanimous approval. Pam Davis and two Assessors joined the meeting to discuss their Request for Transfer from the Reserve Fund. The Request seeks $17,883.76 to be transferred to the Assessors' Wage Account. The present balance of the account is $2,000. Pam Davis explained that the Assessors are seeking three part time clerks. Pam noted that every month the tax bills are delayed the cost to the town is approximately $30,000 in borrowing. The Finance Committee Chairman noted that the Committee had agreed to restore $6,471.40 to the Assessors' budget should the article for the clerk fail at town meeting. However, he stated that all department budgets were cut and it was up to the individual departments to decide where to effect these cuts in their line items. Ed suggested that if there is only $2,000 in the wage account, that the Assessors go back to town meeting and change their expenses and put the money into the wage account. Pam questioned who made the determination to put only $2,000 in wages. Ed noted that the Finance Committee had just determined the bottom line figure, and made no determination as to how the money was to be spent. The next town meeting that the Assessors could go to with this problem would be in November. Member Ferriday stated that it was the Chairman of the Department who should make the determination as to how the money was to spent. He continued that the Finance Committee did not feel it was their purview to decided where the 10% budget cut made was to be effected. He noted that small budgets could not be cut by 10%, on the small budgets the Committee cut what they felt they could or level funded the budget. The Committee did not state where the Assessors' budget cuts would come from. Pam noted that she was not aware of the procedures following the notification of the budget cuts. She dial not know who had determined the line item amounts. John emphasized the necessity of informing the town of the consequences to be faced if they did not pass the clerical help. Ed amended this Request for Transfer to $6,471.40, the amount the Finance Committee had previously agreed upon. Jim Vaccaro motioned that the Committee approve the Request as amended,. seconded by John Ferriday, and there was a unanimous vote of aRk val. I