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40 APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE DATE: November 26, 1973 TIME: 7:30 P.R . PLACE: Town Office Building PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Donald B. White, Vice Chairman, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Howard L. Levingston OBSERVER: Mrs. Daggett - League of Women Voters I . GENERAL DISCUSSION a. Regional Vocational Hiah School Chairman Furash and Vice Chairman Mitchell attended a meeting re- garding the above subject and reported the following: $3,800 per pupil; budget is 30% above projections of a year ago; group in- centive plan, $1250 per teacher (if Collective Bargaining enters here the Chairman feels we should get out) ; plans and concepts for the school are very presumptous and quoting the Chairman "it is like a glorified country club" . Don White reported that he feels there is a good chance of getting the budget down. The Chairman stated that in his opinion the "whole idea was far away from the way Vernon Page wanted it to be when he sold the Town on the idea of a Vocational School." There are many different avenues which should be explored and many concepts which have never as yet been looked into. The following are some projected costs: 35,000 - Superintendent 25,000 - Principal 15,000 - Teachers 30,000 - learning center $20,000 - Audio Visual $90,000 - Transportation Don White will attend a meeting on November 27, 1973 and report findings to the Committee . Chairman Furash asked for a VOTE concerning the attendence of Appropriation Committee members at the meetings of the Regional Vocational High School Upon Motions duly made and Seconded it was VOTED to have Appropriation Committee members attend Vocational High School Meetings. b. Association of Town Finance Committees Meeting is to be held on Tuesday, December 4, 1973. J. H. Blaisdell and R. Perry will attend.