03/14/1991 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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% f a affin o C�as4pre P. O. BOX 1108 �a6L Go MA5HPEE. MA 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES March 14, 1991 Mashpee Town Hall Present: Carole Dunivan, John Ferriday, Deirdre Greelish, Carl Heller and .aim Vaccaro The Finance Committee was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Chairman Vaccaro noted several changes to the minutes of March 5th, 1991. The third sentence in paragraph three should be changed to read "Selectmen voted to recommend to the Board of Health that the landfill stickers remain the same price with a $5 fee for a second car." The sixth sentence on page two should read "The article for the Town Clerk's raise should be put on the same position as the PAP raise article." The final sentence on the executive session minutes should be stricken. John Ferridady motioned that the amended minutes of March 5th be accepted. This motion was seconded by Carl and there was a unanimous vote of approval. Anne Shaw, Treasurer/Tax Collector joined the meeting to discuss her FY92 budget. Anne informed the members that in FY91 her budget had been reduced 11.4% She submitted a level-funded budget for FY92 and Kevin Harrington recommended a reduction to this in the amount of 1.8%. The Finance Committee has recommended an 815% cut to the FY92 budget. She stressed that Kevin's recommendation would put her department at the 1978 staffing level and trying to function with any thing less would be extremely difficult. She stated that if she reduced her Administrative Clerk to 25 hours a week there would be a savings of $6,604.10 and she could take $2,000 from ,the expenses. This would create a need to reduce the hours that the office was open to the public. Chairman Vaccaro noted that she may have been treated unfairly in that all her employees are in the clerical union and she will have to absorb the 4% increase for employees. The impact of this is $3,300. A restoration of $3,.000 in the budget would provide the funds for the clerk to work a 30 hour week and provide for additional office hours to the public. Members expressed concern about the work done in the Treasurer's office noting that there seemed to be a triplication of effort in some areas. Payroll involves the Accountant, Personnel and the Treasurer's office. Jim stated that the Selectmen should probably check into the whole automation system and administration. . Selectman Carter expressed his concern about the office being closed to the public and suggested that the reduced hours might be something like 9:30 to 4 daily.