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-2- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application of Copley Limousine Service Inc, 390 Main Street, Suite 204, Woburn, for a license to permit upon any town way in Lexington where the public has the right of access for twelve vehicles as requested by Anthony DiFrancesco. WARRANT, UNLICENSED DOGS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to endorse a Warrant to the Animal Control Officer for 554 Unlicensed Dogs in the Town of Lexington. APPOINTMENTS, ELECTION WORKERS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted in accordance with G.L.C. 54, 5.12, to appoint 55 Democratic Election Workers and 42 Republican Election Workers for terms of office to expire on September 30, 1989. ARATFMRNTS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the abatement of Water Charges in the amount of $111.42; of Sewer Charges in the amount of $252.09; and Demand Charges in the amount of $5.001, CONTRACT #89-2 TENNIS COURT RESURFACING Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute Contract #89 -2, Resurfacing Tennis Courts, in the total amount, including 'Work order #1, of $86,855.00. "We CH. 81 FORMS, STATE AID HIGHWAYS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute a Notification in Writing of the amount the Town intends to spend in FY89 for constructing, maintaining and policing Town streets, in accordance with Ch. 81, S.31 of the General Laws, in the amount of $2,557,672.50. FINAL ADVISORY REPORT, MARRETT ROAD /BEDFORD STREET Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute a Final Advisory Report, Chapter 90 Bond Issue Project on Marrett Road /Bedford Street, in the amount of $10,000.00. PURCHASING PROCEDURES MANUAL Mr. White referred to the Board's FY89 goal of the creation of a purchasing division to gain the benefits of central control of purchasing. He outlined the proposed system which will maximize purchasing opportunities and introduced Jim McLaughlin, Purchasing Assistant and Joanne Maguire, who had worked with Mr. White and Mr. Ryan, Comptroller, on preparation of a "Purchasing Procedures Manual ". A combination of purchasing volume of all Town Agencies i.e. Police and DPW for gasoline purchasing; all town buildings for heating oil, and supplies common to all departments, would represent significant savings per year. Mr. white noted that the relatively low costs for implementing the system would be more than covered by the saving of about $100,000 per year, expected. Mr. Marshall said he endorsed the plan and asked for a report based on findings of Dept. Heads at the Fy90 Goal Setting meeting of the savings realized.