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.Deidre suggests that' the 'next step should be to send a cover letter with <br /> their figures to the Board of Selectmen and Piave them put it on their . <br /> agenda• for some time in -1'ebruary; so that the. Finance- Committee can discuss <br /> it with .them. <br /> Ed suggests that 'we schedule a meeting with the personnel-Board before meeting <br /> with the selectmen. <br /> Al also agrees that 'a .cover- letter should be sent to the Personnel.,Board <br /> indicat-Tng what was -found in our investigation to be valid and accurate. , <br /> i. Members all agreed that at this :t:ime also, we could make. a few recommendations <br /> to the Personnel Board.- <br /> John inquired about police•dispe.tcher shift6Z He calculated -a total, of , <br /> 244 hours-worked when there- is only 168'hours.per week, which must mean <br /> there is more than 'one dispatcher working a ,shift. ` <br /> Deidre stated that she L.would*,question'ath :s. <br /> Tony thinks that 'salaries may. .e the area where most of the problem's are <br /> occuring.`A Salaries`.-may be the only way,'lo: control 'it. Also by reducing <br /> the total' amount of,police cruisers'used. from three to two. They may have <br /> to take-money from the salary account ;to put the budget cut into effect. <br /> If not,..,-..they are�still.,getting• the same salary account. <br /> ` Ed inquired as toi whatthe Police Department have for personal computers, <br /> and whether.or not they are physically located on -the property of"the. Police <br /> station. - .Also how,much• supplies do they need to operate these computers? <br /> iz <br /> Deidre refers to f3age 10 on BudgetA,,regarding the police communication <br /> sy►steia, a payment due of $21 ,000.00. They paid`$42,000.00 last year. <br /> She was ,under the impression that that was the final payment.. <br /> John also states,that there were $10,000.00 in telephone charges from AT&T <br /> and Nynex. Who are +theyaca.11ing?, They need'to have radios, but who'are <br /> they, calling on the telephone? . <br /> .r <br /> Ed asks whether"-there is a computer service contract, and where it can be <br /> located.,,. <br /> Tony ,states that' a lot 'of charges -go .under repairs and maintenance. He was <br /> referring to. page 4, Budget B: , <br /> Al stated that trash pickup„was done by individual carriers, rather than the <br /> D.P.W. : Al spoke with Elias McQuaid and- Cost a2. An extensive study was <br /> done and it seemed -to be a lot less expensive.to keep utilizing private <br /> carriers than using°.the D.P.'W. ' The D.P.W would need to purchase a new, ' <br /> truck and also hire another person aecard, to Virgilio. <br /> Deidre indicated that the School Department purchased a new truck for , <br /> trash pickup `at'the Coombs ,,School.. i .She dalso asked Al to-look into <br /> `speaking�with''Greg�Taylor to' ke•t an objective view. <br /> Tony mentions-,vehicular supplies,.accounts number 5480.• . <br /> 1 s- ;X - <br /> Ed' would .also like a break down of what ,.that' is. <br /> _ , • ' � emu.T n � f - # t + <br /> SA <br />