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17 February 4, 1963 J. Harper Blaisdell, Vice Chairman Richard H. Battin Maurice F. Shaughnessy Robert H. Kingston C. Roland Christensen Raymond L. White, Secretary At ?:30 P . M. Mildred B. Marek, Trustee and Karl Nyren, Director entered our meeting to go over the library budget for the year 1963. John Blaisdell spoke about cutting the library figures, accept the library salary guide increases. This yearts budget not to include any additions or expansion due to our free cash position Mr. Nyren stated that more people are using n the library and a 10% increase in activity and the library is now opened approximately 30 hours more a week than a year ago. Mr. Nyren also stated that for three years we did not fill the part time positions at the branch library. Also the salary guide did not go into effect until last July, 1962. Mr. Nyren stated that the increase in budgets were due to Step raises 2,750.00 Filling vacancies 9,000.00 2 People filing 1,800.00 Pages 3,000.00 Custodian 3,000. 00 lir. Nyren stated that a total of approximately 13,800.00 we could do with- out. Mr. Nyren was asked about fine money received. He stated that the fine money is used to buy books. Rental money goes to buy more rental books. The salaries include step increases. Mr. Blaisdell asked if the Library Trustees and Mr. Nyren would get to- gether to see if they could revise the budgets as this year in particular we have to cut due to our free cash position. Mildred Marek and Karl Nyren agreed to get together with the other trustees to see what could be done. Mildred Marek and Karl Nyren left our meeting at 8:45 P. M. We had planned to have a meeting on Wednesday night, February 6, 1963 but understand that Bob Kingston, Dick Battin and Mike Shaughnessy can not be present, Logan is now home sick and without question could not, or should not be here on Wednesday, so it was decided not to meet on Wed- nesday evening, February 6, 1963. We then looked at the Police budget, 23-A. On item for 5 Patrolmen this figure was changed from 13, 721.35 to 5,490.00. We understand that eight persons took the examination and the guess was only two would pass. We stopped considering further budgets due to the arrival of Arthur Burrell of Civil Defense. The item which he spoke about was the Shelter Modifica- tion, Item 27-B. This is to be a separate article. Program provides a minimum for the Town. Understand that there are 17,000 existing shelter spaces and 36,000 potential spaces in the Town. Cary building will provide approximately 600 spaces. Arthur Burrell spoke about prr.vious request of 42,000.00 for warning system. Arthur stated that administrative expenses,