HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-02-06-AC-MIN.pdf Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1969, 7:45 p.m.
Present: R. Gary, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Blomfield; L. Burnell; R.
Perry, Comptroller; D. White; R. Souza
Articles as approved by Selectmen by Capital Expenditures Ctee.
Sewer trunks 347,700 540,000
laterals 194,000
Drains 40,000 40,000
Streets 172,500* 135,000
Reimbursing subdiv. 20,000 20,000
Chapter 90 60,000 60,000
Water mains 20,000 20,000
4-1 Sidewalks 46,400 45,000
lf� Curbing 5,000 5,000
.--I Road Machinery 44,900 70,000
Traffic 8,000 8,000
$958,500 $943,000
*15,000 transfer -15,000
from old Article 943,500
Fire Commissioners wrote that the retirement of one deputy which is
anticipated next year will necessitate an examination and the promotion
of one private to lieutenant. Therefore committee voted to replace
the money for the Lieutenant's examination which had been deleted
from the i kax Fire Dept. expense budget. New total for Account #4150
becomes $45,500,
#5600 Street Lighting. Request breakdown into cost of lighting with
present lights and cost of providing additional lighting. What streets
do Selectmen wish to light, and at what cost for each?
Budgets discussed and approved as follow:
#7150 $ 600
¢200 49,500
7250 350
7300 250
$350 Cemetery 54,692 Selectmen have approved this figure
7400 " , exp. 4,675 Selectmen have disapproved compressor
7800 106,544
7850 1,950
8500 326,740
8525 70,000
8550 1,081,000
Library Budgets discussed
Personal Ser**ces
New pay scale adopted by Trustees provides increases in minimum salary
classifications of 7.7 to 11.3%. Committee noted that these increases
in the scale plus the normal step increases amount to 11 to 12% increases
for each individual. Discussion of whether increases amounting to 800 to
$1000/year were excessive. Since the practice of raising both the
salary schedule and the individual's step rate axe is common in the rest
of the town as well as in the library, it was decided to discuss this
with the Selectmen before making a recommendation on the Library budget.
One suggestion is to recommend salary increases of It 7% throughout the
Town. This would mean increasing the schedules, but not recommending
step raises also.
Expense budget #7550 approved for $65,400, allowing about $37,000 for books.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth F. Souza, secretary