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MASHPEE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES <br /> MARCH 311 1992 <br /> MEETING COMMENCED AT 7:00 P.M. <br /> Members Present; Tony Gallo, Chairman; Deidre Greelish; Al Polsi ; <br /> Dan Goggin; John Ferriday; Ed Baker and Denise Sullivan. <br /> MINUTES <br /> MOTION by Dan Goggin and seconded by Deidre Greelish to accept the <br /> minutes of March 24, 1992 as printed. Members voted unanimously to <br /> accept the minutes as printed 7-0. <br /> MOTION by Ed Baker and seconded by Dan Goggin to accept the minutes <br /> of March 25, 1992 as printed. Members voted unanimously 7-0 to <br /> accept the minutes as printed. <br /> Dean Driscoll, Leisure Services, was present at the meeting. He <br /> presented to the Finance Committee the fact that the department had <br /> been cut 37 1/2% in the past three fiscal years. Mr. Driscoll <br /> indicated that the town has raised in beach permit revenues <br /> $37,545, yet the lifeguards had been cut last year and not funded <br /> this year. He requested the budget be level funded, so that there <br /> will still be funds to keep the gate attendants at the beach <br /> employed. Mr. Driscoll felt that a 4% reduction across the board <br /> was unjust. Mr. Driscoll also mentioned the other programs which <br /> are sponsored by Mashpee Leisure Services. Mr. Baker stated that <br /> he was the one who suggested the 4% cut. He explained that he felt <br /> it was safe to bring the expense budget back to where it was last <br /> year, because there was no reduction in telephone expenses and as <br /> of January the department was only 25% expended and as of the end <br /> of February the department was only 40% expended. His cut would <br /> also decrease the gate attendants from $5,000 for the summer to <br /> $2,500. Mr. Gallo indicated that the Board would discuss the <br /> department and Mr. Driscoll would be informed. <br /> Three Assessors also came before the board at this meeting. Denise <br /> Sullivan stepped down from the discussion. Lester Grieg spoke on <br /> behalf of the assessors stating that they were asking for $1,500 <br /> per assessor. In their initial budget they had only requested $300 <br /> each. Unnknown to them at the time the budget was proposed, they <br /> would be spending as much. time at the town hall with the work load <br /> and expenses as great. Mr. Grieg felt that in order to do a proper <br /> job they needed an increase. They felt very strongly because they <br /> were liable for everything they signed their names to, and could go <br /> to jail if something was incorrect. Mr. Gallo asked whether Mr. <br /> Grieg felt it would be a good idea to have one full time assessor <br /> running the office and reporting to the other assesors? Mr. Grieg <br /> acknowledged that a lot of towns do that, but they are not being <br /> investigated like the town of Mashpee. Mr. Ferriday stated that <br />