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122 <br /> APPROPRIATION CCMIV"ITTEE <br /> DATE: December 30, 1974 -- <br /> TIME: 7 : 30 P.M. <br /> PLACE : Town Office Building, Room 111 <br /> PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice <br /> Chairman, Gen. Gov' t. , Donald B. White, Vice Chairman, <br /> Schools, J. H. Blaisdell, Arthur T. Bernier, Martin <br /> Gilman, Howard L. Levingston, Patricia Hagedorp, <br /> Richard M . Perry, Comptroller <br /> I . MEETINGS <br /> 1 . Personnel Board - January 13, 1975 at 7 :30 P.M. <br /> 2. Board of Selectmen - January 13, 1975 at 9:15 P.M. <br /> Discussion of Expense Budgets. <br /> II . General <br /> a. "Stingier than usual" was the classic comment made <br /> by Chairman Furash at the opening of the meeting: <br /> b. Guidelines and Policies for 1975 was the topic discussed <br /> at this meeting. We will be very reluctant to see in- <br /> creases in the number of personnel or the services <br /> offered by any department, Mr. Furash stated. <br /> c. We are looking for tradeoffs and increased productivity <br /> to hold expenses down. <br /> d. Budget to be presented to Town Meeting in two phases: <br /> l .departments to present budgets based on the same <br /> number of staff and the same wages as are in effect <br /> this year; a second budget would like the cost of <br /> the same personnel, with the wage increases settled <br /> on in collective bargaining. Both budgets would be <br /> voted on. <br /> 2.PM"rs . Hagedorn suggested that a third category be added, <br /> including the cost of adding any new personnel. <br /> e . Minuteman Vocational-Mr. White stated that there would be <br /> a substantial increase here contrary to prior thinking. <br /> Preliminary budget is up and double previous years - 3 <br /> million. Audio Visual is $90,000 and too high. Data is <br /> sketchy here and Mr. White is to follow through with the <br /> Committee and report to the Appropriation Committee. <br /> f. School budget - first figures have come in from the <br /> Committee at $15,000,000. This is much too high Mr. White <br /> stated and I am sure it will go down some . <br /> g. Chairman Furash stated that he is reluctant to add any new <br /> people , however, we are going to listen carefully to any <br /> critical areas. <br /> s <br /> �t ' <br />