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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - MARCH 21, 1977 The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall at 8 :08 P. M. by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. There were lay Town Meeting Members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Harold T. Handley, Pastor Emeritus of the Church of Our Redeemer. 8:10 P. M. Town Clerk, Mary R. McDonough, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived. 8:12 P. M. The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of the Warrant. 8:12 P. M. The Moderator read the following resolution that had been adopted under Article 81 at the Adjourned Town Meeting held April 7, 1976: Resolved that Town Meeting Members abstain from voting in any particular matter in which to his knowledge, he, his immediate family or partner, a business organization in which he is serving as officer, director, trustee, partner or employee, or any person or organization with whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has any economic interest in the particular matter under consideration. I further move that the Town Clerk provide each new Town Meeting Member with material embodying the substance of this resolution. 8:13 P. M. Boy Scout Troop 139 of the Estabrook School was introduced to the Town Meeting by the Moderator. 8:13 P. M. Article 2. Edward E. Furash, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, moved that the Report of the Appropriation Committee be accepted and placed on file. 8:14 P. M. After stressing the need to cut back this year with an estimated tax rate of $92.60, Mr. Furash stated that it is very unlikely that the budget would go down next year. Motion to accept the Report of the Appropriation Committee, as offered by Mr. Furash, carried unanimously. 8:20 P. M. George S. Silverman, Chairman of the Capital. Expenditures Committee, moved that the Report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously. 8:23 P. M. Margery M. Battin moved that the Selectmen's Report on State/ Lexington Relations be accepted and placed on file. 8:23 P. M. Mrs. Battin stated that by accepting this report, the Town Meeting would also be accepting the following three resolutions which she then read. FIRST RESOLUTION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WHEREAS: Compulsory and binding arbitration for public safety employees has been shown to undercut severly the powers of home rule by requiring an outside arbitrator to choose the final settlement; AND WHEREAS: The effect of the trial period of this law has been to undermine effective,collecti.ve bargaining; AND WHEREAS: This law has contributed significantly to higher local budgets and increased property taxes by raising the level of all local wage settlements;