BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES
April 2, 2004

The Board met in Special Session at 5:00 p.m. in its meeting room at Abbot Hall.
Present (constituting a quorum):
Jeffrey N. Shribman, Chairman
William M. Purdin William L. Woodfin, II
Judith R. Jacobi Harry C. Christensen
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator
The following persons were also present:
Finance Director: Bart Snow
and
Finance Committee members:
Eric Gilliland, Kenneth Taylor, Christopher Foley, Susan Patoski, William Corbett, Steve Haskell and Jack Buba. Robert Ross was also present as Clerk.

Anthony M. Sasso, announced that both the Fire and Municipal Employee union members all voted to defer their cost of living adjustment (COLA) effective July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 at no cost impact to the town. Accordingly, budget items must be reconsidered to make deductions for the savings.

BUDGETS.

Motion made and seconded to reconsider the following budgets:
Line Item/ Description/Original Budget/Change/New Budget
12 Finance Salaries 592,982. (3,364.) 589,618.
55 Public Buildings Salaries 69,466. (1,923.) 67,543.
62 Police Salaries 2,393,698. (10,006.) 2,383,692.
68 Fire Salaries 2,304,860. ( 526.) 2,304,334.
72 Ambulance Expense 90,000 (81,000.) 9,000.
73 Building Commission Salaries 325,264. ( 1,051.) 324,213. .
105 Engineer Salaries 102,084. ( 814.) 101,270.
112 Highway Salaries 572,474. (13,090.) 559,384.
164 Council on Aging Salaries 138,510. ( 1,946.) 136,564.
238 Harbor Salaries 290,475. ( 981.) 289,494.
All in favor.

Motion made and seconded to increase the following budgets:
Line Item/ Description/Original Budget/Change/New Budget

62 Police Salaries 2,383,692. (35,038.) 2,418,730.
112 Highway Salaries 559,384. (29,772.) 589,156.
All in favor.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 5:56 p.m. but reconvened at 6:00 p.m.

Additionally, Mr. Sasso advised that all (town) administrators (included in
the town's general government administrative pay schedule) have reached the
same decision to forgo the COLA increase. Motion made and seconded to send
a letter of appreciation to all administrators. All in favor.

Motion made and seconded to extend the same raise deferral extended to the Fire and IUE/1776 unions to the administrators, to wit: the raise effected January 2004 to be deferred to June 30, 2004 at no cost impact to the town. All in favor.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 6:02 p.m. All in favor.

Ursula M. Kretschman Administrative Aide