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S.M73 TOWN OF LEXINGTON i), oQ� 173 9 e „r 7jMassachusetts xi • i ani '""'°'" Appropriation Committee ��XING tU%� November 12 , 1973 Mr. Allan F. Kenney, Chairman Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington, MA 02173 Dear Allan: For several months, the Appropriation Committee has discussed the need for better public information on the nature and ex- tent of town collective bargaining activities . We are, there- fore, asking all boards and committees that engage in collec- tive bargaining with a union to undertake a public information program that will make the taxpayers more aware of the salary factors that impact so heavily on their tax rate. As a first step, we would like your board to make public the initial proposals received from unions which deal with your board. Following this, and in the absence of open negotiations , we would ask that your board provide our committee and the public with periodic progress reports . In this way the relationship be- tween initial demands and final settlement will be better known and the taxpayers can perceive the validity of the settlements more clearly. As I noted, we are asking for this public disclosure from other boards and committees as well, including the School Committee 's negotiations with the LEA. We hope that you will give this matter your most thoughtful consideration. Yours truly, Edward E. Furash EEF/w