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208 APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE DATE: February 17, 1976 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Town Office Bldg. Room 111 PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Donald B. White, Vice-Chairman, Schools, Martin Gilman, J.H. Blaisdell, Patricia Hagedorn, Howard L. Levingston, John Campbell, Peter Hall, Richard M. Perry, Secretary I . BC/.BS a) Chairman Furash stated he would not recommend this 75/25. b) Cost increase is very high to the town. c) The Town cannot afford to pick up this kind of cost. d) We do not believe we are getting adequate attention from the Town Meeting on the rising costs of fringes. f) Chairman Bailey stated that for 2 years we have been aiming in this direction. g) We want Town Meeting to vote on this one , Chairman Furash stated. It will not be debated if we don't go against it. h) Mr. Busa stated that the Appropriation Committee knew about this last year and that we have already committed outselves. i ) Chairman Furash stated that he believed the citizen's should know what they are getting for their dollars. j ) Chairman Furash said he wanted to know the deficit on a 50/50 basis. 'flk) 2/3 municipalities are on 2/25 - 1/3 on 50/50. 1) We are telling the Town Meeting not to pay this bill: m) We have never been told that this was in the contract the Chairman stated. n) J. Butler stated he felt this was all done in good faith and that 75/25 was the only way now we had to package this. o) Mr. Crain stated that the Boards must say "what kind of a package they can afford" . p) Chairman Furash stated that he wanted to know why he didn' t have the Town Manager's latest figures? II . APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE SECRETARY Mr. John Blaisdell moves and Mrs. Patricia A. Hagedorn seconds to accept with sincere and deep regret Mr. Richard M. Perry's resignation as Secretary of the Appropriation Committee and that the Committee greatly appreciates his fine , outstanding work.