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necessary and appropriate, and understandings on health benefits typically remain in place until renegotiated with the coalition. Generally, most of the Town’s current collective bargaining agreements expire on June 30, 2009, and wage negotiations will be commencing in the fall of 2008 for contracts that begin in FY 2010. Alan Levine mentioned that Alan Seferian had circulated on the TMMA list (8/2/08) a link for a report prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation (the “Kaiser Report”) which is worth looking at. The Kaiser Report, which is conducted on an annual basis, surveys prevailing arrangements for health benefits in the private and public sectors. There is a useful 8-page summary of the 2007 survey which can be downloaded from the Kaiser web site. Recent Capital Summit. 3.There was a brief discussion of the Capital Summit held with the Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee on July 29. It is expected that the Selectmen will create a small group to look further into the disposition of the buildings discussed at that meeting, but it has not yet been organized. Pam Hoffman and Susan McLeish expressed an interest in joining that group. Rob Addelson said that no decision has yet been made on whether to seek a debt exclusion next year for major road reconstruction, but emphasized that we cannot continue to use Chapter 90 funds for this purpose. The anticipated amount needed is $10- 15 million to cover a ten to fifteen-year period. Future Meeting Schedule 4. . The next meeting will take place on Thursday, September 4, and the first budget summit is tentatively planned for Wednesday, October 1. Alan Levine will circulate a proposed list of dates for meetings in the fall. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, John Bartenstein Approved January 7, 2009 - 2 -