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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-09-22-AC-MIN.pdf 267 The Appropriations Committee held a meeting with the School Committee, at 7:45 P .M. , on Monday, September 22, 1969, in the School Committee Room of the School Administration Building. Members present were Robert M. Gary, Chairman, Edward F. Furash, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth . Flynn, Secretary, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Jack L. Mitchell, H. Bigelow Moore, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, Donald B. White and Louis P. Zehner. PERSONNEL, BOARD .T.22=_212. 2.1_11-E1.0 rkChairman of the School Committee stated that he had read the memorandum from Appropriations with respect to the establishment of a Personnel Board and that he felt points more applicable to school operation were not covered. The School Committee is interested in conserving expenses and al- locating personnel resources . With respect to non-certified personnel there are about 125 people and at present there is � a personnel man to oversee policies and maintain comparable salaries with other Town employees . This set up has a good working relationship and seems to function well. Gary-questionned if fringe benefits were available to non-certi- fied school and town employees . A Personnel Board would be equipped to look at inequality in comparable positions . The Appropriations Committee is not equipped to set standards . Fobert-there is not significant difference between town and school custodians . Gary-stated that at this point the Selectmen will impliment the Personnel Board or Town Meeting will adopt a more formal Per- sonnel Board or a more disciplined formal approach. Perhaps such a Board is not germain to the School Department. The Selectmen now have an ad hoc salary study committee working. Clarke-would it be helpful if the School Committee appealed to the Selectmen to pursue the Personnel Board? Furash-suggested a note of consideration PRO FORMA Clarke-is it forthcoming? R. Perry and E . Furash are working on it and hope to have it within two weeks . GREY NUNS PROPERTY Clarke-consensus of the meeting with the Selectmen to get an architect to look at the site and make preliminary drawings and a study to determine if its purchase, with additions, would be good for Town economy. 268 Gary-felt it important that at that meeting no commitments were made for the Appropriations Committee by him. The requested transfer from the Reserve Fund for the study met requirements but that did not necessarily mean approval by himself or the Committee . Clarke-the request for $2500. from the Reserve Fund would be made . Gary-reauested that the School Committee pass on to the Permanent Building Committee the feelings of Appropriations on the A2500. for the study. BUSSING Clarke-a study of school bussing was requested two years ago. Bussing is the largest increase in the School budget and is a critical problem. He would appreciate help from Appropriations . Gary-requested a study of different towns who have their own bussing equipment . JUNIOR HIGH Clarke-advised that architects were being consulted and inter- viewed by the PBC Gary-questionned had the School Department, in writing, to PBC as to progress Clarke-answered in the negative Gary-auestionned if the School Department had suggested any changes to PBC Clarke-stated that the School Department had requested a Junior High with a 900 capacity with flexible grouping of students . The educational specs are the same and he hopes the structure will be held to 120,000 square feet Gary-felt there is a need in the mandate for a redesign reflec- ting economies . Clarke- stated there is a lot of work to be done and a special Town Meeting in January would be up to PBC Chairman Gary invited the School Committee to meet with the Ap- propriations Committee and the meeting with the School Committee was closed at 8:45 P.M. Appropriations reconvened in the Comptroller' s Office and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED to congratu- late Louis Zehner, as Chairman of the Town Report Committee, on the Town Report being awarded First Prize for last year. Chairman Gary stated that perhaps a copy of the Minutes of the 269 Continuation of minutes of September 22, 1969 meeting Permanent Building Committee, if available, should be requested. Also, from the School Department a report should be requested on the current Kindergarten and First grade enrollment . The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth M. Flynn Secretary 1.0 The Appropriations Committee held a meeting on Monday, September 29, 1969, at 7:45 P.M., in the Comptroller' s Office, Town Office Building. Members present were Robert M. Gary, Chairman, Edward E . Furash, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, J. Harper Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Jack L. Mitchell, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller and Donald B. White . At approximately 8:00 P.M. Selectmen Robert Cataldo, Chairman, Fred Bailey, Allan Kenney and Irving Mabee joined the meeting along with Logan Clarke, Jr. , Chairman of the School Committee. GREY NUNS PROPERTY Cataldo-stated that the Selectmen were unanimously agreed that a study of the Grey Nuns property should be made and he wished to have put on record that they were also unanimously agreed that $2500. should be transferred from the Reserve Fund Clarke-stated that the School Committee joins the Selectmen in wanting outside study to evaluate if the property is or is not an opportunity for the Town Gary-questionned are they interested only as a school building Clarke-stated that the property is an opportunity the Town should have a hard look at Kenney-stated that the value of acquiring the school at its pre- sent asking price is not sensible, but the study would get a judgment of how much it would cost for a satisfactory elementary school Gary-asked should the Town acquire the property whether there is the need for another elementary school or not Cataldo-said he cannot say. They want professional advice as to the proper price tag on the building. It is a business venture