HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-01-13-AC-MIN.pdf Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Monday, January 13, 1969
Present: D. Grant, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; E. Furash; R. Blomfield;
R. Perry, Comptroller; D. White; L. Zenner; R. Souza
Law Department
Don Grant learned from Bob Cataldo that the Selectmen had made no progress
in securing afull-time Town Counsel.
Grant proposes that the Law Department be divided into only two separate
accounts: 1. Personal services
2. Expenses (Ont-of pocket expenses only, not part of overhead)
The present budget system divides this department into salary, special
counsel fees, special fees and expenses. Mr. Legro has received most of
the money spent from all these accounts, including reimbursement for some
of his office overhead from the expense money. The system proposed would
give flexibility enough to pay a full-time counsel if one can be hired
and secretary, if desirable, or pay someone like Mr. Legro plus another
man if needed. But it would liivide personal service expenditures clearly
from expenses. Total budget in 1968 amounted to almost $30,000.
Selectmen' with Salary Advisory Committee Chairman, Don Noyes
Don Noyes read the report of the Salary Study Committee.
S Schedule S1 to S21
New schedule arrived at by looking at Arlington, Waltham, Newton and
Needham (towns competing with us) and using their present schedules
plus Lexington's to arrive at a 5-town average. They used la st year's
figures plus an adjustment of up to about 7% on the S Schedule
M Schedule (Management)
Steps from S-22 to the top of the schedule were renamed Ml, etc.
This schedule, the committee recommends, has steps 1, $, 3 and a Maximum.
For flexibility, the increases between Step 3 and maximum are left to
the discretion of the Dept. Head or Selectmen.
PS Schedules Parity kept
Committee recommended a PS1 A step for Patrolmen with special talent
and. responsibility.
Recommend scale from 7500 to 8800 in sixth year. Patrolmen are now
getting 6700 - 8000. Starting rate is up 12%, maximum up 10%, consumer
price index up 4.5%.
W Schedule - Salary study committee recommended 5% to take care of cost
of living; we have a rather competitive schedule at present.
Selectmen report that there is no agreement with the union on the W
Schedule yet.
Police - Selectmen have voted to recommend a shift differential for police,
5% for night shifts. Most police forces rotate their men, none gives
differential.
Police Budget discussed with Chief Corr
$4900 is the cost of additional cruiser expenses. The request for an
additional cruiser is the next step toward getting one cruiser per
precinct, which Corr hopes to have within the next four years. The
additional cruises would give them 5 cruisers plus a patrol supervisor,
and the chief's car.
Personnel - They are now 6 men short, having 42 men of the 48 authorized.
They now have a civil service list with 24 names,of whom 2 live in
Lexington, 22 outside Lexington. All have expressed preference for
aexington. He hopes to appoint 6 men from this list.
Cadet program Now have one cadet working with the dept. and have
selected the second cadet. His scholarship is paid by the college,
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reducing the budget request for this program.
Expense class 525 - Automotive has a $3000 cushion to allow them
to go to bid for cruisers. He tries to put in a figure which will
cover the cost. They have been getting low bids, possibly due to
the good condition fa of the cars traded in.
Night shift differential
He has two night shifts of 21 men each; all 42 men want to be on days.
Of the 5 men who quit, 3 were on nights. The night platoon is
permanent unless someone requests a change or Corr wishes to make
a change.
Respectfully lsubmitted,
Ruth F. Souza, secretary
Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1969
Present: Grant, Blaisdell, Blomfield, Burnell, Furash, White, Zehner, **wry
Perry.
1. Approved budget #2450, Hist. Dist. Comm. @ $1500
2. Approved budget #5250, Town Office Buildings 0 $32,215
Discussed - Persona' Services proposal of Selectmen.
Mr. Cataldo talked to committee re:
1) Salary Schedule
2) Bargaining with Public Works
3) Salary of Treasurer.
Dick Perry discussed estimated impact of proposed rate increases on
Article 4 Personal services:
1968 Personal Ser*rice budgets as voted by Town Meeting
Normal step Skuggested Possible, 1969
increase 4 7%
Town $2,168,896886,755 151,823 = 2,407,474
School 6,434,241 Plus 12.9% 830,017 = 7,264,258
8,603,137 9,661,732
Increase of $1,058,595
School 830,017
Town 238,578 (If this was 6% increase,
reduce by 21,690)
Add possible 10,000 if 5% night pay for police
Respectfully submitted,
Richard Perry