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<br /> at 7:30 P.M.,
<br /> The Appropriation Committee held a meeting/on Thursday, February 11,
<br /> 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall , Lexington.
<br /> Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chair-
<br /> man, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T . Bernier, J. H. Blais-
<br /> dell, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comp-
<br /> troller and Donald B. White .
<br /> Meeting was held with members of the School Committee-Robert Farwell,
<br /> Chairman, Richard Eaton, Jack Maguire and Vernon Page and Superinten-
<br /> dent of School, Rudoljhh Fobert .
<br /> Chairman Furash reviewed his Committee' s position that $100,000.
<br /> could be cut from the School Expense budget and that 10 people or ap-
<br /> proximtately .0 0,000. could be cut from the Personal Service budget.
<br /> The pupil-teacher ratio has dropped and a cut of 10 people is not un-
<br /> realistic . In the expense budget special programs and new programs
<br /> could be eliminated.
<br /> Chairman Farwell explained salary budgets are still under negotiation
<br /> and could not be fully discussed, at this time . Chairman Furash
<br /> stated that any increases should be covered by the reduced budget since
<br /> if an increase is granted there will be an ll% increase, butifthey
<br /> hold the line in negotiations a 3% increase will be made . He also
<br /> requested that a new budget, reflecting the reductions, be submitted
<br /> to his Committee . The School representatives retired from the
<br /> meeting at 10:30 P.M.
<br /> Discussion was held as to the method of treating possible raises in
<br /> the Police and Fire Departments, since thesd two budgets are ,still
<br /> in negotiation in collective bargaining.
<br /> The next meeting MAW is scheduled for Saturday, February 13, 1971.
<br /> The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
<br /> Elizabeth M. Flynn
<br /> Secretary
<br /> The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 9 :00 A.M., on Satur-
<br /> day, February 13, 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, Arthur T .
<br /> Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Howard L. Levingston, H. B. Moore, Richard
<br /> M. Perry, Comptroller and Donald B. White.
<br /> To date, if the current budgets are approved the 1971 tax rate
<br /> could be $63.70 rather than the 1970 rate of $65.
<br /> Meeting was held at 9:45 A.M., with the Board of Selectman and the
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