04/05/1994 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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M Page 3 Account for funding of the High Sachem situation. Hopefully, the Board of Health can part with $18,800 and then $4,000 could be used for summer help. Marcia King felt that the Town should do buy backs for vacation time, so that Mr. Taylor would not run into this situation every June. FY95 OMNIBUS ARTICLE The Finance Committee went through the Omnibus Article and finalized their recommendations. Mr. Ferriday printed the final copy for submission. Their recommendations were as follows: (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED) There was a discussion in regard to the hiring of four fire fighters. Again Ms. Greelish mentioned that she was uncomfortable hiring any new fire fighters without the contract completed. Mr. Dunivan mentioned his anger that the Finance Committee is still not involved with the contract process, and that they are still uninformed. Ms. King stated that she would rather not hire any new fire fighters without their contracts being settled. Mr. Dunivan mentioned that the Fire Department, unlike the Police Department, shows a direct reduction in overtime and they could bring this reduction right through 1996. Mr. Dunivan requested that the Police Department do the same, but they did not. The Finance Committee agreed to go along with the Selectmen's number of $985,000 for the Fire Department Salary and Wage. The Waterways Commission was invited to attend the meeting and came into the meeting at 9:OOPM. Ms. Greelish asked Mr. Gordon, what would suffer by not recommending a full time Harbormaster? Mr. Gordon had a prepared presentation and started off the discussion by stating what he feels the Department needs is 3 good boats/1 work boat and new buoys, which they have through receipts. They need a full time Harbormaster and a new pick up truck. The pick up truck needs $4,000 in repairs, and is in its third time around on its odometer. The Department is requesting a full size F250 Ford Pickup truck, bare boned that would last 10 years. The cost is approximately $16,000. The Department need a four wheel drive truck. Mr. Dunivan mentioned that the Town is trying to put a leasing program in place and wouldn't it make sense to lease this as well? Ms. Greelish mentioned the possibility of getting a used truck from the Fire Department. Ms. Sullivan asked what would happen to the truck now being used if the Department got a new truck? Mr. Gordon was not sure because it is the Town's property. Mr. Gordon mentioned that if the Department gets the new truck then the only request in the near future will be for the purchase of outboard motors, which could possibly come out of Harbormaster's receipts. Back to the question of the full time Harbormaster, it was asked by the Finance Committee why he was needed full time in the dead of winter? Mr.