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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
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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