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L <br /> Page 4 <br /> handled this way. It was her feeling that the Town is acting as <br /> though the Act is not fully understood, that the wording is unclear <br /> when it clearly states that all principal and interest be applied. <br /> The Town Accountant responded that she was not convinced that the <br /> wording stated that all committed interest be applied to the <br /> Account. She was going to get a clarification from Town Counsel . <br /> Mr. Goggin asked what the paying customer was being charged in <br /> interest, compared to what the Town was being charged? Ms. <br /> Rommelmeyer stated that the Town is paying in most instances 4 or <br /> 5%. Paying customers are being charged 8%. <br /> Mr. Goggin requested that Ms. Rommelmeyer provide the legal costs <br /> paid by the Town this year. She answered that she would. <br /> Ms. Rommelmeyer was asked about her Assistant Town Accountant and <br /> the reclassification. Ms. Rommelmeyer indicated that she had met <br /> with the Personnel Board and that they agreed unanimously to <br /> reclassify her position from a grade 10 to a grade 12. <br /> Ms. King asked Ms. Rommelmeyer why her budget claimed she and her <br /> department worked 40 hours per week when in fact they worked 35 <br /> hours? Ms. Rommelmeyer stated that it has always been calculated <br /> as so. She stated that they were in the building from 8: 30AM to <br /> 4 : 30PM, but tools a paid hour lunch. Ms. King stated that by doing <br /> so the Town is assuming that more hours are worked and don't fully <br /> understand the salary 'requests. Ms. King was going to prepare a <br /> memo for the Board of Selectmen. <br /> BUDGETS <br /> Fire Department <br /> Roger Dunivan, liaison to the Fire Department, recommended that <br /> under their Expense column $18,000 be transferred to the Ambulance <br /> Receipts Account. He also recommended that of the $158,550 that <br /> was requested by the Department, $5,800 be deducted. This $5,800 <br /> includes $11500 for an overhead projector, and $4,300 for lap top <br /> computers. Under New Capital , Mr. Dunivan has recommended that the <br /> four wheel drive vehicle totalling $21,000 be removed to be <br /> discussed again in FY96. A life pack totalling $1.2,000 be <br /> transferred to the Ambulance Receipts Account. He suggested to the <br /> Committee that the $7,000 for a two man Hurst rescue tool be <br /> provided, but that $150,000 for an aerial ladder truck be excluded <br /> to be discussed again in FY98 or FY99. Mr. Dunivan, therefore, was <br /> recommending only $7,000 for new capital and $134,750 for expenses <br /> totalling $141,750 (expense and capital) . $30,000 to be <br /> transferred to the Ambulance Receipts Account. <br /> Mr. Dunivan stated that he would like to place training costs into <br /> the Ambulance Receipts Account next year. Mr. Dunivan also spoke <br /> about the possible hiring of four new people to the Department. In <br /> his opinion these people did not seem necessary. He provided a <br />