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F APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE DATE: February 17 , 1973 —� TIME: 9: 00 A.M. PLACE: Town Office Building, Room 111 PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow Moore, Richard T. Perry, Comptroller, Donald B. White Board of Selectmen: A. Kenney, F. Bailey, N. Riffin, A. Busa, S. Brown, Town Manager O'Connell I . DISCUSSION Chairman Furash stated that the differences the Committee had were : a. $20,000 change in insurance. b. increases in personal services budget. Selectman Kenney responded to the two requested Administrators as follows; a. The picture has changed drastically in regards to structure . b. The times have changed. We had a Town with an Executive Secretary, so we went into a Town Manager form of government. To give an individual the power to effectively run the Town, we created a new level of administrative work: a Town Manager, Selectman Kenney stated. Chairman Furash stated that he concurred with the fact that there had been a change in the work load since the job of Town Manager had first begun. We do not want to create a new layer of people - a situation that we will not be able to control - a group of "supercrates" the Chairman said. Our Committee feels that in certain instances the present people in Town Government could be utilized - in other words — their job could be expanded. We fully recognize that due to the work load and increased complexity of Town Government, the need for additional help is imperative . We are not talking about confidence or the lack of it, we are merely stating that we do not want to create a situati- on that could become uncontrollable . Selectman Kenney stated that when the Town Manager Act was passed, it was agreed by all that there would be the need for more help and now with the increased union duties and negotiations this request becomes necessary.