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Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, February 12, 1968, 7:30 p.m.
Present: F. Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; A. Gary; D. Grant;
R. Perry, Comptroller; G. Kolovson; H. Souza
Civil Defense Budget discussed with Arthur Burrell and Dr. Howard
Kassler, chairman of advisory committee appointed by Selectmen.
04300 and #4350
Dr. Kassler stated that the advisory committee recommends the
continuation of a minimal system, about the same as we have now.
We need six more warning units if most of the people are to hear
them. The,, recommend one Article/year for 2 years. This year,
3 warning units, next year 3 warning units, the third year they
would concentrate on shelter stocking,and the fourth year they would
put back the training system for semi—trained personnel. After that
nothing would be needed except for continued education and maintenance.
#4300 Personal Services. One clerk and a part—time laborer are
requested. They are now spending for salaries at C[$ rate mf higher
than this. Mr. Burrell said that their present "full—time" clerk is
working only 30 hours per week; to supplement this, they are using
the General laborer's money to pay two part—time girls for working
26 hours per week. When this seemed a large number of hours, he
explained that when Town Meeting cut the expense budget but not the
personal service budget,he had decided to make'maximum utilization
of the money available' by shifting emphasis to planning and using
personal service money for this. He thought he might go back to
30 hours/week for clerk's services.
04350 Expenses. Departmental Reports $350 is amount needed for
printing information to residents informing them of shelter assign—
ments. Warning system repairs and maintenance amount to about 81260.
Auxiliary Fire Dept. expenses are abou.i $650. this takes care of
2 vehicles, a pump and a rescue truck. Dr. Kassler said his committee
had advised splitting out this amount into a separate account or
putting it under fire department expenses.
If the expense budget is cut, Mr. Burrell said he would cut maintenance
in preference to any of the other items on the budget.
Committee requested Dick Perry to set up separate account for Auxiliary
Fire Dept. and approved $650 for this account A360.
#4300 approved for $9,000, #4350 approved for $7550.
Public Works Budgets discussed with Al Grey and John McSweeney, Superin—
tendent of Public Works, and the Assistant Superintendent
#5100 Engineering, Personal Services. Mr. McSweeney would like to replace
the Northeastern students who formerly worked for this dept. on the coop
plan with 2 permanent people. Right now students are not available.
He would like to ad_ 4 engineers to this department in order to start
to do in this office some of the design work now being contracted out
to Whitman and Ilowa.rd. Engineering services have averaged ~ 131,000/yr
for the past few years. To take over most of this work would require
a total of 23 people; we now have 11; if we had 4 this year we could
expedt to need 8 at some future time.
A900 8 additional men requested plus an increase in overtime.
Selectmen have approved overtime increase to $60,000. We spent
$42,400 overtime for snow removal in 1967, 5,000 for sewer and
water, breaks. arks_ and miscellaneous. The only planned overtime is
pump imspec io on Saturday an Sunday.
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Appropriation Committee Meeting
Feb. 12, 1908, continued
Additional men are requested for the following divisions:
Barn - 1 mechanic - needed in order to service all town vehicles
Highway Dept. - 3 laborers - they have several older men who are
limited in the kinds of work they are able to do.
Park Dept. and Shade Tree Dept - 4 men, 1 to add to Tree Pruning
duty(so that they can use 3 men on the sky bucket requested this
year and 3 men for fertilizing, pruning, etc. ) ; the other 3 would
be added to the Park Dept because we have added park facilities.
Fencing for Barn, 0.800 is requested for outside fencing to cut down
on thefts and vandalism. $2200 is requested for fencing within the
garage to divide water, sewer and parks division so that tools and
r-t equipment can be kept within the proper division.
#5400 Bituminous concrete resurfacing is increased by $15,000
for the resurfacing of Lowell Street. This was done under Chapter 90.
Part has a 0 inch concrete surface, part has only 3 inches of concrete.
This second part is breking up and must be resurfaced. They would
patch and add 3 inches.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth F. aouza, secretary