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64-236 Selectmen’s Meeting December 1, 2006 A special regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, December 1, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room for Department Budget Presentations. Chairman Krieger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Pagett, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Manz; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Chabot, Assistant to the Executive Clerk, were present. FY 2008 Budget Presentations Social Services Ms. McSweeney presented the Social Services Department FY2008 Budget Requests. Level Service Requests: Council on Aging Administration $206,362; Council on Aging Program $21,109; Adult Day Care $303,566; Human Services and Veterans Administration $78,974; Services for Youth $52,715; Council on Aging Support Services $52,279; and Developmentally Disabled $14,839. Total Level Service Budget: $729,844. Program Improvement Request: Community Outreach Worker $46,829. Department Goals include: look for opportunities to reduce the Town’s contribution to the Supportive Day Care Program; incorporate accounting system for Senior Center trip and other programs into the Social Services Department, with the establishment of a Revolving Fund; develop Senior Health Monitor Program; and collaborate with Town departments and community organizations around issues related to Youth Services. Selectmen discussed the role of the community outreach worker. Ms. McSweeney will bring a job description to the Board of Selectmen, including to whom the position will report, before the board makes its decision. Library Ms. Rawson presented the Library FY2008 Budget Requests. Level Service Requests: General and Technical Services $642,484; Adult Library $1,132,900; and Children’s Library $341,200. Total Level Service Budget: $2,117,504. Program Improvement Requests: Materials Restoration $15,000. Capital Improvement Project: Renovation of East Lexington Branch Library - $25,000 in FY2008; $35,000 in FY2009; $60,000 in FY2010; and $0 in FY2011 - FY2012 for a total of $120,000. Department Goals include: develop plan to address conditions at the historically significant Stone Building and decide on future use as a Branch Library; improve energy management in the Main Library; restore library collection to pre-construction conditions; meet the 13% materials requirement established by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; and improve Lexington’s Net Borrower Status within the Minuteman Library Network.