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Finance Committee --3- 2/6/92 <br /> floating clergy; under Personnel , is at the police station <br /> permanently IS hours per week. <br /> Mr . r3allo said in the -10% budget presented by the Police <br /> Department they showed a reduction in the cruisers per shift and <br /> doesn' t know why they can't reduce them in this -level funded <br /> budget . <br /> Mr . Polsi asked if they could cut their overtime budget of <br /> $182, 000. Mr . Gallo stated the Police Department said the Board <br /> of Selectmen told them it 's cheaper to pay them time and 1/2 than <br /> to hire new polite officers and have to provide benefits. <br /> Because the department is short staffed all the patrolmen are <br /> putting in overtime. <br /> Mr . Baker had a problem with the figures presented for reducing <br /> the coverage from 3 vehicles to 2 vehicles per shift . Mr . Baker <br /> said based on the 2 vehhiles the 20 officers would be too many <br /> and a cut in manpower could be made. As far as overtime for <br /> court appearances, Mr . Baker suggested the police officers only <br /> randomly appear at court for the estimated 20 of traffic <br /> violations that mace it to court instead of appearing 100% of the <br /> time. <br /> The Committee also suggested firearms training be lowered from 4 <br /> sessions to 2. Mr . Gallo will obtain a copy of the police union <br /> contract to see what amount of time is spelled out in it . <br /> Mr . Gallo said his recommendation as liaison to the Police <br /> Department is to go with the -10% budget as a starting point and <br /> then work up from there. The --10% budget shows a figure of <br /> $1 , eB, JSJ for salary/wages. Mrs. Greet ish will plug the -107.. <br /> budget into the Computer and present new figures next week. <br /> MEETINGS <br /> Mr . Gallo said Mrs. Sullivan will be taking a course on Thursday <br /> evenings beginning February 27. The Committee agreed to start <br /> meeting Tuesdays and Wednesays beginning February 18. <br /> The Committee will be meeting with the Personnel Board on Monday, <br /> February 10 at 7: 00 p.m. <br /> The Committee will meet February 11 and February 13 at 7: 00 p.m. <br /> At the February 11 meeting Bill Janes of the School Needs <br /> Committee will be present at 7s00 p. m. and Lou Schwartz , head of <br /> the Waterways Department will be before the Committee at 8: 00 <br /> p. m. Mr . Baker announced he will not be present at any of the <br /> meetings the week beginning February 10. He asked that the <br /> Committee members ask Mr . Jones how many students he' s <br /> predicting, total breakdown of classrooms available in each <br />