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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: January 16 , 1978
TIME: 7 :30 P.M.
PLACE: Town Office Bldg. Room 111
PRESENT: Donald White, Chairman, George Silverman, Vice Chairman,
Richard M. Perry, Secretary, John Blaisdell, William Dailey,
Martin Gilman, Mitzi Kutchin
I . BUDGETS
A review of Expense Budgets was made by the Committee and the
following points were made :
a. Account #3330 - Replace - more information needed here.
b. George Silverman to contact the Board of Health re the
charge incurred with rabies clinic - maybe a fee should
be charged here?
c . Library parking lot will not be metered.
d. Account #3900 - reworking meters - raising basic fee to
5¢ - $20,000 per year income .
II . MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL
Present: Robert Jackson
a. Budget up $200, 000. —
b. As of October 1977 enrollment - 192.
c . Mr. Silverman asked Mr. Jackson if he felt that the
Administration was doing all they could to control
costs? Mr. Jackson stated "yes" , I really feel they
are .
d. Chairman White stated that the Appropriation Committee
would oppose any increase in personnel at any level --
especially with the declining enrollment.
e . There is a possibility that the building of an access
road out to 2A could result in additional funds.
III . BUDGETS
a. Account #4150 - where are we heading re fire alarms as
far as their use is concerned and their possible removal?
b. Account #7550 - Mrs. Kutchin was asked by the. Chairman to
get in touch with Mr. Hilton re the increase in postage.
c . Mr. Campbell is to get back to Mr. McSweeney re micro-film
urgency this year.
d. Mr. Blaisdell stated that he felt there were too many amounts
that were not justified. Mr. Dailey stated he felt that
there should be "NO" increase of any kind in any budget.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. —
Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 1978 at 7:30 P.M.
Respectively submitted,
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Richard M. Perry/min'h