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3 The Appropriations Committee held a meeting with the Board of Select- men, at 8:30 A.M., on Saturday, January 17, 1970, in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Members present were Chairman, Robert M. Gary, Vice Chairman Edward E. Furash, Comptroller Richard M. Perry, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Jack L. Mitchell, H. Bigelow Moore, Donald B. White and Louis A. Zehner. Selectmen present were Robert Cataldo and Roland Greeley and Executive Assistant to the Select- men Albert Gray, Jr. and Town Manager William O'Connell. Discussion was held on budgets as follows: it Acct. #10 0 - amount of constable service and increase in dues Acct. #1065 - best estimate of anount to set up and run office Acct. #1075 - agreed on $8,000. with $1,400. coming out of Acct. #1150 (part-time help) Acct. #1135 - agreed on $4,400. out-of-state travel, with Town Manager to administer Acct. #1146 - tabled pending Selectman Mabee' s explanation Acct. #1150 - questioned use of fees for assistant, position in M schedule and transferred part-time clerk to clerical pool Acct. #1600 - agreed on maintaining a summer help planning intern, S-7-C for clerk and not approving senior planner. New Senior Engineer to help in planning areas. Aect. #1775 - question was raised by Appropriations as to what a full time counsel would cost the town Acct. #1900 - Selectmen budgeted on basis of !k elections, (primary, town election, special Town Meeting and state election) . They say that the Warrant will be heavy, possibly 120 Articles and the cost of printing will be considerable . Acct. #2000 - Selectmen agreed on $99. for 3 registrars, not $150. New budget total of $5,600. agreed upon. Acct. #2 60 - a reed on 1,100. budg�t_ cc - op ons proposed a total budget of $46,000. The Selectmen agreed to drop from requested $48,020. to $47,000. if Appropriations came up to this figure. Will be discussed seperately. Acct. #2 8O - Selectmen proposed $3,800. for Senior Citizens in this Recreation budget, Appropriations proposed $2,500. Agreed to consider $30000. as an alternative and report back to each other Acct. #2500 - discussed assistant's fee