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June 7, 2010 <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />June 7, 2010 <br />Place and time: Town Office Building, Room 111, 8:00 p.m. <br />Members present: Alan Levine (Chair), Glenn Parker (Vice - Chair), John Bartenstein <br />(Vice Chair and Secretary), Rick Eurich, Mollie Garberg, Susan McLeish, Joe Pato, Rob <br />Addelson (ex officio, non - voting) <br />The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. <br />1. Staff Reports. Rob Addelson reported that the finance staff is working on <br />year -end transfers from the Reserve Fund, from the salary adjustment account and under <br />the "3% rule." The proposed transfers will be presented to the Board of Selectmen on a <br />preliminary basis on June 21 and for final approval on July 12. They will be presented to <br />this committee at its next meeting on June 30. <br />Rob also advised that Town Manager Carl Valente was planning to come to the <br />June 30 meeting to update the committee on the coalition bargaining negotiations with <br />respect to health benefits. The Town Manager hopes that the negotiations will have been <br />concluded by then. <br />Rob reported briefly on the fire department's request for approximately $60,000 <br />to upgrade a recently installed communications system to address coverage gaps in a few <br />locations in East Lexington. The expenditure is required for safety reasons and may be <br />covered by the transfer of surplus funds in the health insurance budget under the 3% rule. <br />2. Input for BoS Goal- Setting. Al Levine advised that the Board of Selectmen <br />had requested the committee's input for its upcoming goal- setting process, to commence <br />on June 29. The committee discussed a number of topics that might be included in a <br />letter from Al to the Board of Selectmen, including continued efforts to reduce health <br />insurance costs, continued progress on determining the disposition of the Munroe School, <br />review of the use of CPA funds for the restoration and maintenance of town facilities, <br />exploration of opportunities for regional cooperation and cost - sharing, the need for an <br />analysis of how a number of upcoming major capital needs will be financed, and the <br />committee's interest in performing an analysis of snow and ice removal costs. Al said <br />that he would circulate a draft letter to the committee for further input before finalizing it <br />and sending it on to the Board of Selectmen by the June 18 deadline. <br />3. Committee Work Plans. There was a brief discussion of matters the <br />committee might work on during the coming fiscal year. Among the topics discussed <br />were analyzing recent trends in snow and ice removal costs, which have been a <br />continuing source of cost overruns (JCB); arranging for a meeting with the Community <br />Preservation Committee (CPC) to discuss policy issues, including the use of CPC funds <br />for town projects and the use of debt to finance land acquisitions and other projects (EM); <br />-1- <br />
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