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_4 L APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE DATE: February 15, 1973 TIME: 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Town Office Building, Room 111 PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flyn.r , Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, Donald B. White I . DPW Messrs . McSweeney, Coscia and Empey presented the proposed "Reorganization of the Department" to the Committee . I have visited some nine DPW Departments, evaluated our own and come up with the fact that we have an unbalanced department with not enough skilled labor stated Mr. McSweeney. So it is our plan to make a reclassification of some 19 men in the DPW Department. We would like to try to consider taking 17 of our foremen and try the 'lead man concept' . At the moment, Mr. McSweeney said, there is a serious morale problem within the department. It is our hope by doing these changes this will be greatly improved. 11 new personnel are requested in this proposal. These additions would be staggered over an 18 month period. Total cost: $28, 000 - reclassification of men. This does not include any new personnel. Mr. Mitchell stated that this was the first time such a report had been presented to the Committee -- and it just was impossible to digest such an extensive proposal, therefore a recommendation was not given until further meetings and more knowledge of the whole concept of the program is given. II . RECREATION Messrs Bertini, Hayes and Busa joined the meeting to discuss their proposed budget for 1973. Increase in budget is $22,000. These programs have been re- quested for some time now by the citizens, Mr. Bertini stated. Small Tot Program - 200 children will be supervised during summer -- games, skills, crafts, etc. It will be necessary to have four people to supervise plus additional aids.