HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-01-12-AC-MIN.pdf The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7:45 P.M., on Monday,
January 12, 1970, in the Comptroller's Office, Town Office Building,
Lexington. Members present were Robert M. Gary, Chairman, Edward E.
Furash, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Richard M. Perry,
_- Comptroller, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Jack L. Mitchell, H. Big-
elow Moore, Donald B. White and Louis A. Zehner.
The Chairman advised the Committee of letters received: one from the
residents of the Cooke Rd., Douglas Rd. and Fulton Rd. area with respect
to their petition for sewerage and from Fire Commissioner Fitzgerald
with respect to the need for a larger ladder truck, more manpower, more
equipment and an :_extended fire alarm system if high rise buildings are
permitted within the town.
Approved budgets :
Acct. #3800 - Police Expense - Item 1
� p 3 5 - $5100 - ($6540 requested-
$1440 deducted for
Teleprocessing)
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED
to suggest to the Selectmen that $69,000. be
- approved as an over-all budget for this account,
subject to a satisfactory explanation of Item 385,
$5400. for tuition.
Acct . #4000 - Dog Officer - $6250 - approved on 1/5/70
AccAcct. #4150 - Fire Expense - $41,600. (S43,990. requested
by Selectmen)
Item 205 150. 0200. requested)
Item 210 75. ($100. is
Item 220 800. ($850. "
Item 235 200. 0250.
Item 240 250. (0300. "
Item 285 50. (0100. . "
Item 294 3,800. (06100. " no
new men)
Item 307 100. ($150. '}
Item 315 1,700. ( 1,800. "
Item 345 350. ( 500.
Item 355 1,500. ( _ 1,700. "
Item 371 1,200. 01,500.
Item 373 2,500. ($3,500. `r
Item 374 100. ($300. "
Item 399 100. ($150. "
Item 405 75. ( 100. "
Item 463 500. ($1,150. " no
new men)
Item 464 1.50. ($205.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED by majority to
approve a .12121 222L11 of $41,600. for this account.
Acct. #4222 - DPW-Personal Services - $411,103. - with $70,000.
overtime to be questionned
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Approved budgets-continued Page 2
Acct. #5000 - Supt. of DPW-Expenses - $1700. - Item 515 deleted
Acct. #5200 - Town Offices-Cary Memorial - $23,295.
Acct. #5250 - Town Offices-Cary Memorial - X26,300 ($31,500 re-
quested)
Acct. #5350 - Public Works Building 1E2i122. (reflects
$14,000. de-
leted for bldg.)
Acct. #5450 - Road Machinery $71,15 .
Acct. #5500 - Snow Removal $11�•
Acct. #5550 - Traffic Regs . & Control 8,000. (08700. reques. )
Acct. #5600 - Street Lights 110,000,;
Acct. #5650 - Street Signs 2,900.
Acct . #5750 - Sewer Services 9,500.
Acct. #5800 - Garbage Collection .69,167.
Acct. #5850 - Sanitary Land Fill 45,700. ($48,700. reques . )
Item 412-08-Beautification-$5000. requested
Motion to reduce to zero-not passed
Motion to reduce to $2,000.-VOTED
Acct. #5900 - Water Maintenance 37,000. ($39,300. 1eq. )-_
Acct. #5950 - Water Services 10,500.
Acct. #6000 - Park Department-Expenses 30,000. (031,600. req. )
Acct . #6050 - Insect Suppression-Expenses 3,000.
Acct. #6100 - Shade Tree Department-Expensesl3 00. ($1000. deducted
for 412-08)
Acct. #6150 - Dutch Elm Disease 5,500.
Acct. #6200 - Public Facilities-Expenses 2050.
After discussion, it was decided to leave Acct. #3750 - Pclice Personal
Services open to discuss With the Selectmen salaries raised from $4.50
to X5.00 per hour for Special Duty and also a proposed raise for the
Crossing Guards.
Also to be discussed with the Selectmen is Acct. #4950 - DPW Personal
Services with respect to the proposed Office Manager raise from S16-F
to S20-D. Would a raise to S20-C be adequate?
Acct . #5400 - Highway Maintenance
item 440-08 - Bituminous Concrete Resufacing - $50,000. requested
There is a carry over of $40,000. Should the 1970
request be cut to $10,000. This is to be discussed
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Acct. #5400 - Highway Maintenance
Item 40-08 - continued
with the Selectmen. Upon motion duly made and
seconded it was NOTED by majority to suggest
a budget of $10,000. for this Item
111r1.11.42:7:12 - Concrete Sidewalks - L2.222. requested
It was decided to question the Selectmen if this
was the year to do this in view of the possible
1.0 approval of the Town Office Building addition and
Police Station garage by the annual Town Meeting
in March.
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V The next meeting night is scheduled at 7:45 P.M., on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 14, 1970, in the Comptroller' s Office.
A meeting with the Board of Selectmen is scheduled at 8:30 A.M., on
Saturday, January 17, 1970, in the Board of Selectmen ' s Room.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn, Se retary