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185 Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, February 12, 1968, 7:30 p.m. Present: F. Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; A. Gary; D. Grant; R. Perry, Comptroller; G. Kolovson; H. Souza Civil Defense Budget discussed with Arthur Burrell and Dr. Howard Kassler, chairman of advisory committee appointed by Selectmen. 04300 and #4350 Dr. Kassler stated that the advisory committee recommends the continuation of a minimal system, about the same as we have now. We need six more warning units if most of the people are to hear them. The,, recommend one Article/year for 2 years. This year, 3 warning units, next year 3 warning units, the third year they would concentrate on shelter stocking,and the fourth year they would put back the training system for semi—trained personnel. After that nothing would be needed except for continued education and maintenance. #4300 Personal Services. One clerk and a part—time laborer are requested. They are now spending for salaries at C[$ rate mf higher than this. Mr. Burrell said that their present "full—time" clerk is working only 30 hours per week; to supplement this, they are using the General laborer's money to pay two part—time girls for working 26 hours per week. When this seemed a large number of hours, he explained that when Town Meeting cut the expense budget but not the personal service budget,he had decided to make'maximum utilization of the money available' by shifting emphasis to planning and using personal service money for this. He thought he might go back to 30 hours/week for clerk's services. 04350 Expenses. Departmental Reports $350 is amount needed for printing information to residents informing them of shelter assign— ments. Warning system repairs and maintenance amount to about 81260. Auxiliary Fire Dept. expenses are abou.i $650. this takes care of 2 vehicles, a pump and a rescue truck. Dr. Kassler said his committee had advised splitting out this amount into a separate account or putting it under fire department expenses. If the expense budget is cut, Mr. Burrell said he would cut maintenance in preference to any of the other items on the budget. Committee requested Dick Perry to set up separate account for Auxiliary Fire Dept. and approved $650 for this account A360. #4300 approved for $9,000, #4350 approved for $7550. Public Works Budgets discussed with Al Grey and John McSweeney, Superin— tendent of Public Works, and the Assistant Superintendent #5100 Engineering, Personal Services. Mr. McSweeney would like to replace the Northeastern students who formerly worked for this dept. on the coop plan with 2 permanent people. Right now students are not available. He would like to ad_ 4 engineers to this department in order to start to do in this office some of the design work now being contracted out to Whitman and Ilowa.rd. Engineering services have averaged ~ 131,000/yr for the past few years. To take over most of this work would require a total of 23 people; we now have 11; if we had 4 this year we could expedt to need 8 at some future time. A900 8 additional men requested plus an increase in overtime. Selectmen have approved overtime increase to $60,000. We spent $42,400 overtime for snow removal in 1967, 5,000 for sewer and water, breaks. arks_ and miscellaneous. The only planned overtime is pump imspec io on Saturday an Sunday.