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2T Chairman Furash reported on a Compulsory Arbitration Bill, Senate Bill #1929. This bill would legalize strkes of Town employees. The Committee was definitely opposed to this proposed legislature. Mr. Perry reported that a Reserve Fund Transfer request for $7,000 was before the Selectmen and would be submitted to the Appropriation Committee tonight. The funds would be • used for tax billing on a service bureau basis. The present tax billing machine is not functioning properly and a service bureau operation would assure the computing and the mailing of the 1/3 tax bills by March 15, 1974. Some vendors have given an estimated cost of the change-over in billing operation, but they must have a definite commitment by the Town in two to three weeks. Action on the Reserve Fund request was deferred. II . MEETING WITH THE SELECTMEN Meeting was held at 9:00 P.M. with the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager O'Connell, representatives of the Bicentennial Committee and the Planning Board. Town Manager O'Connell presented the current status of plans for the April 19, 1975 weekend celebration. He outlined the logistical problems anticipated for that period; particularly with respect to traffic , parking, crowd control, medical aid, public health, graphics, communications and unknown contingencies. He estimates that the cost for the complete plan for Bicentennial I will be around $250,000. This is $150,000 more than the pro- jected Town budget for the celebration. He and the LBC have met with and worked closely with the military at Hanscom Field. Their physical help with men and equipment is critically needed. Hopefully, the Commander at Hanscom has submitted to the Pentagon, in his budget, a request for $100,000 to cover their assistance to Lexington and to Concord. BUDGETS: Town Manager O'Connell reported the status of budgets as follows: a. Capital Budgets: They will be out by the end of the week. He estimates a $3,000,000 request. He will recommend $1,500,000. b. Expense Budgets: DPW, Police, Fire and most small Departments are in. Town Committee budgets are missing. c . Personal Service Budgets: About two weeks behind but are in good shape. _ The Appropriation Committee will meet in the near future with the Board of Selectmen to discuss personnel, parking lots, etc. The Committee adjourned from this meeting at 10:15 P.M. 4