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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-01-09-AC-MIN.pdf 8 ' Appropriation Committee Meeting, :Monday, Jan. 9, 1967 Present: Frank Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Gary; D. Grant; G. Kolovson; R. Perry, Comptroller; L. Zehner; R. Souza �-- Association ofTown Finance Committees: Meeting . ed. Feb. 1, 1967 at Saugus, 5:30 p.m. , dinner at 6:30 p.m. Committee members who wish to attend, please let Frank Parrish know by Jan. 16th. Rome Rule Act will be discussed. Extra meetings will be nedessary this month. Wed. or Thurs. seems least inconvenient. First extra meeting, Wed. Jaii. 13. Action .on Kindergartens School Committee turned down Selectmen's request to have a special Article e–i on Warrant. Possibility that Selectmen or others may take some action L.) was discusse_. Possible actions might include: 1. reducing budget by amount it is estimated kindergartens will cost (this a—umes School Ctee. has autonomy only over grades 1-12) 2. inserting Article approving or disapproving of implementing kindergarten, holdinit Art. 4 open until this is voted on. Meet with Selectmen next week before talking to School Committee to find out what Selectmen plan. School Budget – Leeting scheduled with School Committee, Mon. Jan. 16. School Administration costs include salary raise for School Comptroller from 6,0A to 018,000. Toun Comptroller, who oversees School Comptroller8s work, is paid 5112,000. Office Machine Account Dick Perry suggests giving this the number X2925 – Office Mach. , cap. outlay 02930 – Maintenance and repairs Committee agreed to this number change. Fire Commissioners Stanley ,tobbins, aim. Fitzgerald, Fred Bailey, Chief Spellman discussed their budgets. .ecluesting additional firemen. Effective manpower on duk has not increased 1961, in fact it has decreased because of decreased hours worked. Mr. Bailey presented a grpph showing recommendations of NFPA, of the Fire Commissioners, compared with the present Lexington force, for various populations. For 30,00C population, NFPA recommends 75 men Commissioners 59 Lex. had 48 By 1970, Commissioners project need for 73 men, we now have 50 They would like to add 5 men per year for 4 years, to have 70 in 1970. This will be sufficient, they believe, for the two fire stations. If a Third Station is added, we need 14 additional men. Were they to assume less than a full complement available at all times (no sick leave, vacation, men away with ambulance or rescue equipment) and 3 call men responding, the need might be increased further by up to 10 men. Station , 3 – no immediate need for third station. They think it better to wait and see how and where population grows before deciding where a third station should be located. Example of need for additional firemen given. Recently, with 2 men on �-` vacation, 2 on ambulance, 2 on rescue, there were only 7 men available to answer a church alarm . While they were responding, another box was rung. Tile need is to increase men available for immediate response; after 20 min. more men begin to become available from off–duty men, mutual _ 90 r aid, call men, IIanscom field. Car — Chief's car is replaced every 3 years. It goes to Deputy Chief for 2 or 3 years. Now that we have 3 deputy chiefs, car gets 24—hour duty for these last 2 to 3 years. Ambulance . Fees discussed. Commissioners stated that fees received cover ambulance expense. Committee discussion followed. While fees probably cover capital cost aau possibly maintenance, they don't seed to cover man—hours even for the time the ambulance is used, certainly don't cover any stand—by time. Most common fee is 45, maximum is 4l4. Committee suggests review of fees, comparison wit:: other ?owns and particularly with what insurance, including Medicare, allows. :Leserve Fund December 30, 1966 Frank Parrish telephoned members of Committee who voted the foilowin,; transfers from the Reserve Fund: Voted to transfer to Veterans Agent $200 for benefits to two striking Raytheon employees who are veterans. Voted to transfer to Public ,corks, Personal Services 36,1J0.9J for overtime, snow removal. Voted to tr:nsfer to Snow Remov. 1, 416,830.00 (for Christmas storm). Balance in Reserve Fund 44.28. Respectfully submitted, auth V. Souza, secretary