03/23/1993 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Page 4 fringe benefits before the first car gets repaired. Mr. Baker suggested putting all repair money into an account and in a year see just how much money was disbursed for repairs. Ms. Greelish also mentioned that the town only paid $13 ,000 for repairs last year, she couldn't see how the numbers were adding up. Ed Baker mentioned that there was no real way to make an opinion because they did not have a firm set of figures to review. Ms. Rommelmeyer stated that the town utilizes two vendors exclusively for general repairs and minor maintenance. Mr. Baker stated that the two funds should be segregated and that no mechanic should be hired. Ms. Greelish asked Mr. Taylor about the mechanic in that department? She inquired as to whether he would have any extra time to do these other repairs? The answer was no, he has no time for any other vehicles except those of the DPW. Ms. Greelish stated that she agreed with Mr. Baker. Continue to use local businesses and then evaluate the situation at the end of the year. She stated that the town should be able to see exactly what they need for repairs in a given year. Mr. Whritenour stated that he did not see any reason for forming separate accounts, but that the money should be left in the budgets. Mr. Baker felt that most departments are over budgeting repairs. Ms. Greelish just couldn't see how the town would be saving money hiring a mechanic for $25,000 a year, when the town only spent $13,000 on repairs last year. Mr. Whritenour stated that this mechanic would also be able to help out in the DPW. He stated that the department has lost six employees in the last three years and are understaffed. Nancy Caffyn stated that the town did need to see a full list. Diane Rommelmeyer stated that yes, this was only a partial listing. Deirdre said that yes, they needed to review actual figures before deciding anything. Everyone in attendance agreed to wait to decide upon anything before a complete list was reviewed. ACCOUNTING I Tony Gallo is the liaison for this department. He recommended the amount requested by the department. The amount requested was j $100, 252 plus $3,600 for a new printer totalling $103,852. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Tony Gallo is the liaison for this department. He stated that the budget looked fine with the exception of the $500 for salary increase. He did not think this would be right to recommend a raise for them when other departments were also looking for raises e.g. tax collectors, assessors. It was the selectmen who suggested a wage freeze for everyone. There was a question about legal engineering $155,000. Mr. Whritenour explained that they level funded this because they did not want to increase it for FY94. He feels that if they run short, they will need to place an article in the special town meeting. Dan Goggin asked Mr. Gallo again for the figure he was recommending.. He stated that he was recommending $416,407 - $126,515 (vehicle supply and repair) totalling $289 ,892.