01/14/1991 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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Tafim of fflaff4pzz „�-J. P. O. BOX 1106 y ABLE MASHPEE. MA 02649 FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES Town Hall a January 14, 1991 Present: Carole Dunivan, Tony Gallo, Deirdre Greelish, Carl Heller, Vern Polka and Jim Vaccaro The Finance Committee meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Chairman Vaccaro stated that the Request for Transfer from the Reserve Account submitted by the Police-Department would not be addressed as it had been withdrawn. This Request had been submitted by the Police Department to pay for clerical and dispatcher overtime in the amount of $10,000. Finance Committee members unanimously approved the minutes of the . December 17, 1990 Finance Committee meeting. Jim noted that there was to be a joint meeting of the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen on January 15th at 7 p.m. Finance Committee members are invited. Jim informed the committee that he had received a letter from the Mashpee Tax Payers Association stating their concerns that certain Finance Committee members mar be in violation of the bylaw that states members of the Finance Committee should not participate in other town boards, and also concerns about a conflict of interest. Deirdre noted that she has already resigned from the Town Hall Building Committee and also noted that she does not participate or vote on Board of Health issues. Carl will have to seek a decision from Town Counsel regarding his participation on the —,Fiscal-. = Advisory Board.. The : 'Fi s.ca 1 Advisory Board makes recommendations on the expenditure of town funds and thus may put Carl in a conflict of interest position. Chairman Vaccaro is a member of the Economic Development Committee, however he will not have a vote on this ad hoc committee. Town Counsel has ruled that this is not in conflict as this group will not be expending town funds. John Ferriday had exempted himself and does not vote or discuss issues related to the . Conservation Commission. To date Tony Gallo has not exempted himself. He is presently still a member of the School Building Committee. Gallo stated . that he intends to resign from the School Bui.Iding Committee. He further noted that he had been advised by the State Ethics Committee that he could participate and vote on all school issues other than salary issues. Tony's wife is a teacher in the Mashpee School System. Chairman Vaccaro questioned whether salary could be segregated from the school .budget as the committee votes on a bottom line total figure for the schools. / N.