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9''7 Meeting of Appropriation Committee, Sat. Feb 11, 1967, 9:30 a.m. Present: Frank Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Gary; D. Grant; A. Kenney; D. Noyes; A. Perry; L. Lehner; A. Souza Budget Discussion #1760 Printing Town Report. Lou "Lehner gave budget in detail. To mail one copy of Parts A + B to each Town Meeting Member and have delivered to each house one copy of Part A will cost 45,000 this year. Total budget, ;;6,000, including $1,000 for starting work on next year's report, approved by Committee. #1,000 — Selectmen — alloys almost a year overlap for training a clerk to replace Mrs. McCauslrnu. Al Grey answered that Mrs. LcCausland is retiring near the ead of the year; they wish a very long training period. 1147, #2000 — Board of legistrats — Mary Lc 'onough came to answer some of the questions on this budget. 7 Registrars are Raymond Lewis, Ralph Elvedt, Timothy Sullivan Mary McDonough is Clerk of Board of Registrars. New law requires that there be three times when citizens can register at the Principal place (same as formerly) , 1 Saturday when registration can be done, and 1 session in each precinct (these are new requirements). This means six extra registration sessions before each election. Usually one registrar and one other person are present at each session. Mary requested increased pay for the registrars and herself because some other towns pay wore than Lexington. There is a bill which will be presented to the legislature proposing that a Town Cterk who also acts as Clerk of registrars be paid 550 per 1000 voters up to a maximum 1 of $1500/yr. Committee discussed whether payment to Registrars was honorarium or intended to be fair hourly compensation (Each registrar seems to be required to spend 9 to 12 evenings or Saturdays in addition to his duties on election day). Decided to recommend no increase over the 399 per year which has been paid. Article 5 Town Clerk and Treasurer salary — $11,500 requested. Mary st ted that the Fire Chief and Police Chief had been at the same salary as Clerk and Treas. Therefore increase requested. She works Saturdays and Sundays #1000 — Selectmen — Recommend that Exec. Ass't salary increase from rate of $12,230 to wl3,857 027D) instead of to rate of 314,550 requested. The higher rate would be about an 18% increase. #1100 — Out—of—state travel $500 requested. Hold for explanation. #1130 — Director of Guides — ask hours worked. #1150 — Town Clerk and Treasurer. Parking meter money still takes one half—time clerk 01,333) 1 #1425 — Repair of Coin counter $60. Suggested to Mary that she ask the bahk to count parking meter money, saving her clerk's time. #1900 — holl for question on insurance 42480 — Recreation. Decrease senior citizens bus expenses to 1500 (same as 1966) Recommend that recreation dept. organize bus trips if this is desirable but let out—of—town trips be self—supporting. Article 4 Total as approved by Selectmen $11,867.349 (1966 — $9,976,848) Of this, the School budget increase is 832,000 rest of town increase is 1,058,581 School Ctee is to use $316,320 from PL 874,864 funds to reduce personnel budget. Respectfully subrii:,ted, auth F. Souza, secretary