01/14/1991 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Finance Committee Minutes 3anuary 14, 1991 Page 2. Members of the committee questioned whether an individual could make an impartial decision/vote if an immediate relation is working as a paid employee of another department. Tony has agreed to seek a ruling from the State Ethics C.ommi.ttee and-provide the Finance Committee with a written copy oaf their ruling. In the interim Tony must remove himself from discussions or votes on the School budget. Members next turned their attention to the Motor Vehicle Policy distributed at the January 8th, 1991 meeting. Vaccaro felt that this was a very vague policy and he suggested that the recommendation be made to the Executive Secretary that the policy be made more specific. Members concurred with this recommendation and particularly questioned the policy of taking town vehicles home. Members considered a Request for Transfer in the amount of $1,000 for the Unemployment Trust Fund submitted by the Treasurer. Deirdre motioned for approval of this Request and Carole seconded. There was a unanimous vote of approval. Chairman Vaccaro expressed his concern that there is'not enough money to meet the town's financial obligations for the rest of- this year. He noted that the town can not go unpaying bills and carrying them into the next fiscal year. Vern recommended that immediate cuts be taken rather than carrying unpaid bills . forward.. Members agreed that something should be done about the shortage right now. A shortage of approximately $40,000 has been identified to date. Vern recommended that the committee go to the Selectmen and recommended that there be immediate cuts in the amount of $40,000. This recommendation was seconded by Deirdre and all members were in agreement. Members agreed with the level funding of the Board of Health and Trash figures respectively at $147,086.00 and $5C8,500.00. Jim noted that when he was preparing the spread sheet figures the $7,000 the BOH had taken from the Lagoon Fund and transferred to the Trash Budget last year was this year _ reduced from the Trash Budget. The committee recommended that the level funded budget for the school should be $6,984,000 divided as such: k-3 school. $5,350,000 Falmouth Tuition 1,404,000 CC Tech 230,000 Chairman Vaccaro noted that the Selectmen Iast week had passed an increase in the mooring fees and that this would add approximately $15,000 to revenues and an increase in the beach stickers will add approximately $9,000. If the Board of Health. were to increase dump stickers fees from the present $30 to $45 the town would stand to gain $48-50,000 in additional revenue. Carole Dunivan was-, opposed to any increase in the dump sticker fee. Member Greelish did not participate in this discussion. All other members present concurred that a recommendation should be made to increase the dump fee to $45.