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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:45 P.M., on Wednes- <br /> day, February 3, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook <br /> Hall, Lexington. Present were Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. <br /> Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Levi G. <br /> Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow Moore, Richard M. Perry, <br /> Comptroller, and Donald B. White . <br /> Town Manager O'Connell joined the meeting and discussion was held <br /> on budgets and on Warrant Articles . On money requests, that were <br /> available, for Articles, comparisons were made with 1970 requests <br /> and expenditures . <br /> Discussion was held at length on DPW budgets. Changes in the Road <br /> Machinery account were reviewed in depth, since approximately <br /> $78,000. is involved in the budget change . <br /> DPW budget status is approximately as follows: <br /> 1970 Approps.-$690,882. - 1970 Expend.-$671,36001Transf.-$47,740.= <br /> 738,622. <br /> 1971 requested - $645,350. <br /> Chairman Furash would like to see @ $18,500. reduced. <br /> Over-all on budgets, excluding the Library, we are about $40,000. <br /> to $50,000. apart on what the Committee would like to see. <br /> The Chairman, also, requested that for the meeting with the Select- <br /> men there be prepared a report showing total figures on 1970 Ap- <br /> propriations, 1970 Expenditures and 1971 requests. <br /> The Town Manager retired from the meeting at 10:10 P.M. <br /> EXECUTIVE SESSION was held to consolidate the Committee's ideas as <br /> to the meeting with the Selectmen. <br /> Meeting will be held at 9:00 /4.M. , on Saturday, February 6, 1971 <br /> with the Selectmen. <br /> The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 oP.M. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Elizabeth M. Flynn <br /> Secretary <br />