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SELECTMEN'S MEETING July 11, 1983 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, July 11, 1983- at 7:30 P .M. Chairman Crain, Mrs. Bat tin, Mr. Politi , Mr. McLaughlin; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager ;L Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assis- tant to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Prinicpal Clerk, were present. Mr. Hutchinson briefly outlined his proposed Wage & Salary Plan for Wage & FY' 84 and requested its approval. Salary Plan Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Wage and Salary . Plan, including the salary of the Town Manager, submitted by Mr. Hutchinson, indicating increases of 7% in the office clerical range and 6% in the management range. Increases for individuals average 6% and costs remain consistent with the guidelines established by the Board. Stephen Baran, chairman of the Human Service Committee was in attend -- Human Svs . ance to present the Committee's proposal for a series of public access Comm.°-CableTV cable television programs: "Coping with Crisis in Family Living", and to request the support of the Board on the project. The Committee proposes to present eight - hour programs to be spon- sored by the Board of Selectmen through the Human Services Committee, on the subject of daily living issues faced by Lexington families. The series will be produced in conjunction with the Adams. Russell Cab levi sign Lexington, Inc. and carried out by Lexington citizens trained in public access,, Adams Russell staff, social workers, and other human service work- ers. The Committee is also interested in .recruiting local citizens to participate in the programming* The programs will be hosted by a Select- man or other local official of the Town. Mr. Baran related the Town of Arlington's successful experience with a similar porject. He noted ongoing Human Services Committee efforts toward providing preventative programs and saw this method of communication with the . pub 1 is through Cable TV as an example which would emphasize this concept and would illustrate ways to forestall first occurences or prevent reoccur - ing family emergency situations. He sees a need to educate the public as to availability services within the Town. He reported that an . Enab lement Co formed during the past year, comprised of a group of physically disabled people , has been working in coordination. with. the Human Services Committee in carrying out an Acces s i- bility Study. This group has now been designated as an official sub-commit- tee of the Human Services Committee. Mrs. Battin expressed the appreciation of the Board to Mr. Baran and the Human Services Committee, and applauded the concept of the Cable TV pro- ject . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support the pro- posal of the Human Services Committee for the series of public access cable television programs : . "Coping with Crisis in Family Living". Mr . Baran was thank by the Board for his efforts, and he retired from the meeting.