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Finance Committee Minutes
<br /> February 20, 1991
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<br /> Members addressed the School budget, noting that the Falmouth 'tuition and
<br /> the Cape Cod Tuition were to stay in place. The Superintendent has prepared
<br /> two impact statements for the Committee one at a $286,000 reduction and one
<br /> at a $386,000 reduction. Jim noted that the school budget includes $16,500 for
<br /> gas this year and last year they only spent $5,800. He further noted that there
<br /> is $12,000 in the budget for water and last year only $3,700 was spent. Jim
<br /> noted that there was some room for cuts. Jim also noted that the $386,000 cut
<br /> would not impact teaching personnel. The $386,077 in cuts would come from the
<br /> following:
<br /> Custodian $20,000
<br /> Pre-school teacher 12,856
<br /> Sick-leave buy back 200,000
<br /> Reading revision 51,000
<br /> Teacher travel 3,000
<br /> Adjustment Counselor 10,243
<br /> Elem. Guidance Counselor 33,425
<br /> Elem. Librarian 36,877
<br /> Elem. Guidance Secretary 12,076
<br /> Additional Support 6,600
<br /> $386,077
<br /> Vern recommended a bottom line budget for the school of $5,013,923 and this
<br /> motion was seconded by Carole. Deirdre expressed her concern and noted that
<br /> she would feel more comfortable with a little more. It was noted that
<br /> ➢r. DeMoura had started with a figure of $5,400,000 rather than the level
<br /> funded budget of $5;350,000 which added $50,000.to the budget. The. $86,000
<br /> cost of the new SPED outside placements was also taken into consideration.
<br /> Deirdre noted that with these two factors in mind she would like to add
<br /> $36,000 to Vern's recommendation making the bottom line budget $5,049,923.
<br /> Vern amended her motion to $5,050,000 and this was seconded by John.
<br /> jThis motion carried with all members in favor - Carl abstained from voting.
<br /> Members agreed to defer their recommendations on the DPW budget until
<br /> Monday's meeting. Vern will address her recommendations for savings at that
<br /> time.
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<br /> Finance Committee addressed the .Board of Health budget. and Deirdre left
<br /> the meeting and did not participate in the discussion or the recommendation.
<br /> The current request for BOH expenses is $44,310. Vern motioned that the
<br /> BOH expenses be $39,850, recommending a cut of $1,000 to communications,
<br /> $500 from office supplies, and $2,500 from vehicle supplies. Carole seconded
<br /> this motion and all members agreed. Carl motioned the the salary be reduced
<br /> by $28,841 for the assistant. This motion was seconded by Carole and all
<br /> members voted in favor of reducing the salary. This would make the bottom
<br /> line figure of the BOH budget $109,628 ($69,778 for salaries and $39,850 for
<br /> expenses) .
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<br /> Jim noted that the Trash budget contained two contingency items.
<br /> One was for $7,000 for the lagoon and the other was for a hazardous waste
<br /> emergency at SEMASS for $16,476. He noted that these could come from the
<br /> Reserve Account if:so required. This would reduce the Trash budget $23,476.
<br /> It was agreed to defer any recommendation on this budget until the next meeting.
<br /> The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday,
<br /> February 25th, at 6:30 p.m.
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