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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: March 19, 1977
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE: Town Office Building
PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Donald White, Vice
,-� Chairman, John Blaisdell, Secretary, Martin Gilman,
*-� Patricia Hagedorn, John Campbell, Richard M. Perry,
Comptroller, Ex-Officio
I . PERSONNEL
a. Town Manager Hutchinson stated he was not at all satisfied
with the present rating system. , He has requested from all
department heads a new evaluation -- on a new form -- by
June 1, 1977.
b. Increase in management is 4-5%.
c. Chairman Furash suggested that the Town Manager have a
slide at Town Meeting showing job pay range. You will
be the first person who ever told the Town Meeting just
what the people in the Town are being paid.
d. On the slide do not go by M levels but by jobs only.
e. Clerical staff is being paid between 9,000 and 12,000
a year.
II . SCHOOL BUDGET
a. Substantial amount of money coming back to E&D (not this year) .
b. Total increase this year a little over 4%.
c. Total budgets $15,746,245.
It was moved and seconded to
approve the School Budget.
SO VOTED
III . MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL BUDGET
The budget is still up and we are not happy with this
however, we have no alternative at this time but to accept
it.
A motion was made and seconded
to accept the Minuteman budget.
SO VOTED
278
IV. PERSONNEL BOARD
a. Chairman Furash requested from John Butler a memo
re ranges and increases and exactly where the
Town Manager and Personnel Board stand on raise
increases.
b. Chairman Furash stated that the Appropriation
Committee would back the Town Manager on any
questions re the increases.
V. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
a. Settled with DPW -5.1% increase.
b. At an impasse with fireman.
c. Looks as if the police contract will be voted
March 20th by the union - 5% increase.
d. Chairman Furash stated that he liked multi-year
settlements.
VI . DPW-SEWERS
a. Chairman Furash stated that he was outraged by the
cost per foot on sewers.
b. Our Committee must know by Monday night what you
are going to do (Town Manager and Board of Selectmen) .
c. Town Manager Hutchinson stated that he is going to
fight any group that opposes sewers.
VII . HUMAN SERBICES
The Appropriation Committee must know what the dollar
impact is here. We want a commitment at this Town Meeting
Chairman Furash stated.
VIII . APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE BUDGET
The Committee gives Mr. Richard M. Perry, Comptroller the
approval to work up the right amount to cover remaining
expenses of the above Committee.
XI . ARTICLES
a. Appropriation Committee recommends favorable action
on Article 67.
b. Board of Health opposed to Article 30.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 A.M.
Next meeting is scheduled for Monday night, March 21, 1977.
Respectfully submitted, —
John Blaisdell/mo'b
Secretary