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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-12-27 Finance Committee MinutesMeeting of the Finance Committee December 27, 1940. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 o'clock by the Chairman. The records of the meeting; of 1bovenber 22nd were read and approved. The following requests were presented for transfers fro.r, the Reserve Fund to Board of Assessors Expenses 25®00 Collector of Taxes Expenses 45®00 Police Dept. Maint. on account of Traffic Signals 755.00 Snowy K„ ice Account 700.00 Chairman lv orton of the Board of Selectmen appeared in reg and to Police Department b,Iaintenance item and explaining that the cost of the signal system repairs was 9u3.19, of which the l olice Department appro. pria_tion unexpended balance could take care of about w>225.00 and a transfer of 755.00 was requested from the Reserve Fund. In executive session the follow Ing votes were passed: VOTED to authorize the transfer of 45.00 frori-~eserve Fund to Collector's Expense Account. The request from the Board of Assessors was considered not in proper form as it was signed by the Clerk instead of the Chairman of the Board. It was voted however, to authorize the transfer of a~~25®00 provided a letter was procured from the Board of Assessors in proper form. It was voted to transfer +,700.00 from the Reserve Fund to Snowy & Ice Account. The matter of the transfer for traffic signal, repairs was discussed at some length and more especially the item of ".'Tr6-0.00 for personal services fo Charles A. Gaughan. It was the concensus of opinion that this Item should not be included and it was voted to authorize the transfer of 675.00 instead of < 755.00 requested. It was voted to re-consider the previous vote of Snow & Ice Account and to authorize the transfer of X780.00® The Special Committee on Welfare and 6' .P.A, Expenditures reported progress in the study to which they were assigned. It was voted to hold the regular meetings on the 1941 budgets on Friday evenings, the first meeting date to be decided by the Chairman. ` Adjourned ourned 8.20 P.M. Members presents Chrn. Devaney, Connelly, Currell, Davis, Howe, Goldsmith, Newell, Roberts, Sturges, Long, Bancroft. 14 Clerk.