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1 V Article 40. Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. moves that this article be indefinitely postponed, Carried Unanimously 10:28 P. M. Article 41. Presented by Fred C. Bailey. MOTION: That the sum of $15,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase by the Board of Fire Commissioners of an equipped fire rescue truck for the Fire Department, and that the Board of Fire Commissioners be and they hereby are authorized to turn in the present fire rescue truck to apply toward the purchase price. Carried Unanimously 10:30 P. M. Article )i2. Presented by Fred C. Bailey. MOTION: That the sum of 811,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase by the Board of Fire Commissioners of an equipped fire alarm service truck for the Fire Department. Carried Unanimously 10:33 P. M. Article 43. Presented by Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. MOTION: To amend the General By Laws of the Town by inserting after ARTICLE XXIX thereof `the following new article: ARTICLE XXX MUNICIPAL DATA PROCESSING CENTER Section 1. The Town shall have a Municipal Data Processing Center for the use of any department, office, board, comnittee or agency of the Town, including the school committee and any public authority the activities of which are confined to the Town. Section 2. Said center shall be under the super- vision and control of the Data Processing Coordinator, who shall be the Comptroller appointed under the provisions of Chapter 777 of the Acts of 1965 and who shall provide programs or systems for the collection, processing, storage and retrieval of in- formation and the preparation of reports. 10:35 P. Me Richard M. Perry; Comptroller, gives an explanation. 10:40 P. M. Lotte E. Scharfman moves to refer this matter to a committee, to be appointed by the Moderator, composed of town meeting members and representatives from Appropriation Committee, Capital Expenditure, School Committee, Board of Selectmen and the Comptroller to study the feasibility of establishing a Municipal Data Processing Center for the use of any department, - office, board, committee and agency of the Town, in-, eluding the school committee and any public authority within the Town. The committee shall make a report to - the Annual Town Meeting of 1969, including a recommenda- tion for appropriation needed to implement the committee's recommendations, 10:40 P. M. Allen Lee Whitman, Jr. moves to amend the amendment by striking out the word "Moderator" and substituting -" therefor the words "Town- Treasurer". - This amendment was declared lost by voice vote. 10:47 P. M. General discussion. 10:55 P. M.