03/11/1993 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES MARCH 11, 1993 MEETING COMMENCED AT 7:00 PM Members Present: Deirdre Greelish, Chairperson; Dan Goggin, Vice Chairperson; Ed Baker; Denise Sullivan and Roger Dunivan. Tony Gallo and John Ferriday were unable to attend. The taping of this meeting was for the transcription of the minutes only. The tapes will be reused. MINUTES It is noted for the record that there were two changes in the minutes of March 9, 1993 . The first change was on page 2 . The last sentence of the first paragraph under the School Budget should have read focus on the educational value. On page 3 , the first paragraph under the Police Budget should have read in the Animal Control budget on line five. Ed Baker MOTIONED to accept the Minutes of March 9, 1993 as amended. Roger Dunivan seconded the motion and members voted in acceptance of the Minutes 5-0. Members then discussed the memos which Deirdre Greelish drafted to the Executive Secretary and the Board of Selectmen for tonight's meeting. The memos were in regard to the Falmouth Tuition excess; the Finance Committee's interest in bidding medical insurance and also bidding town insurance, employee deferred compensation plan and employee retirement plan; ambulance receipts; and a change in debt inside proposition 2 1/2 in regard to the Wastewater Engineering at the landfill in Mashpee. Members agreed that the memos should be sent. The memos were signed and delivered to the Board of Selectmen and Robert Whritenhour, who were meeting in the next room. Roger Dunivan commented that the committee never receives any information back from the Board of Selectmen or from the Executive Secretary regarding the memos which the committee sends. He stated that Ms. Greelish puts a lot of her own time into their preparation. He suggested that there should be a postscript at the bottom of important memos requesting acknowledgement and a written response, even if the response is lotted down on the memo and returned. Some memos are {for information only} and would not require a written response. Ms. Greelish supplied members with an updated printout of the budget_ worksheet, revenue statement and Mashpee debt schedule 1993-- 2003, which she updates each meeting as changes occur or budgets are completed. Ed Baker mentioned that he received a telephone call from Elizabeth Jones requesting that she be present when the committee discussed the Council on Aging. i