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SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 25 , 19514 1� A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting.Room, Town office Building on Wednesday, January 25, 1984, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Politi, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager and Mrs. Snow, Actin.g.Executive Clerk, were present. The Town Manager announced that the Conservation Commission would not be present for review of its proposal.for land acquisition since procedural questions on negotiations with owners of land at Cedar' Street have not been resolved and bargaining has not been completed. Mr.. Hutchinson refer -red to operating budget request of the School Department for funds in the amount of $107, for roof repairs at Diamond and Bridge Schools. He feels it is a capital item and re-- commended that the School Committee be requested to submit this re- quest as an Article, to ensure the expenditure of funds for that pur-- pose. Current budget under Account #1700, Group Insurance, as reviewed, and the Manager outlined several factors which necessitate a re- quest showing a 20% increase. He noted that he will recommend favorably on the proposal for s elf -insur i.ng . Regarding Account #1750, Municipal Property and Workmen's Com- pensation, the Manager saw no means by which the 5% requested increase could be reduced* Personal Services FY85 budget proposals for each department were reviewed which, including transfer of Article 21 funds for salary expenditures, totalled $7,021,097. The Town Manager noted in- crease in loss time averaging 5.8 days per department, as opposed to 4. 5 days last year due, he felt, to increase in ages of Town Employees. He informed the Board of procedures when positions become vacant of auditing the position to ascertain whether to delete or to fill it on a part time or full time basis. FY'85 budget for LEXPRESS totalling $273,000, was reviewed. Of that amount, $155,000 will be requested of the Town, assuming income for fares to $58,000 and funding of mini -bus by MBTA of $60,000. Sally Castleman, Chairman, of the Transportation Advisory Committee and Sara Arnold, LEXPRESS administrator, were present and reported that comments on the new busses are favorable and it .is = '.exprec'te►d ' -that the current level of service will - be•_mai.nt:ained.. Discussion continued on the possibility of having LEXPRESS serve as a major carrier to the Alewife Station. This concept will be raised by the T.A.C. at the January 26 MBTA Public Hearing on The Northwest Corridor Service Study. The Manager was requested to notify MBTA of the Board's displeasure regarding inadequacy of r