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The Appropriations Committee held a meeting with the Board of Select-
men, at 8:30 A.M., on Saturday, January 17, 1970, in the Selectmen's
Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Members present were Chairman,
Robert M. Gary, Vice Chairman Edward E. Furash, Comptroller Richard M.
Perry, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Jack L. Mitchell, H. Bigelow
Moore, Donald B. White and Louis A. Zehner. Selectmen present were
Robert Cataldo and Roland Greeley and Executive Assistant to the Select-
men Albert Gray, Jr. and Town Manager William O'Connell.
Discussion was held on budgets as follows:
it Acct. #10 0 - amount of constable service and increase in dues
Acct. #1065 - best estimate of anount to set up and run office
Acct. #1075 - agreed on $8,000. with $1,400. coming out of
Acct. #1150 (part-time help)
Acct. #1135 - agreed on $4,400. out-of-state travel, with Town
Manager to administer
Acct. #1146 - tabled pending Selectman Mabee' s explanation
Acct. #1150 - questioned use of fees for assistant, position in
M schedule and transferred part-time clerk to
clerical pool
Acct. #1600 - agreed on maintaining a summer help planning intern,
S-7-C for clerk and not approving senior planner.
New Senior Engineer to help in planning areas.
Aect. #1775 - question was raised by Appropriations as to what
a full time counsel would cost the town
Acct. #1900 - Selectmen budgeted on basis of !k elections, (primary,
town election, special Town Meeting and state election) .
They say that the Warrant will be heavy, possibly 120
Articles and the cost of printing will be considerable .
Acct. #2000 - Selectmen agreed on $99. for 3 registrars, not $150.
New budget total of $5,600. agreed upon.
Acct. #2 60 - a reed on 1,100. budg�t_
cc - op ons proposed a total budget of $46,000.
The Selectmen agreed to drop from requested $48,020.
to $47,000. if Appropriations came up to this figure.
Will be discussed seperately.
Acct. #2 8O - Selectmen proposed $3,800. for Senior Citizens in
this Recreation budget, Appropriations proposed $2,500.
Agreed to consider $30000. as an alternative and report
back to each other
Acct. #2500 - discussed assistant's fee
Minutes of meeting held on January 17, 1970 - Page 2
Acct. #2650 - discussed step in S-18 that Collector is to be placed
Acct. #2935 - amount proposed is $2,L00. Appropriations. suggested --
an amount of $2,000. and Selectmen reluctantly agreed,
but stated they will try to keep number of copies
made to a minimum, and if more money is needed, they
would be 'requesting funds from the Reserve Fund
Acct. #2950 - discussed requests of Assessors to raise Chairman to
$3,400. and other assessors to $2,700. per year, The
Selectmen have agreed on $3,000. for the Chairman and
0,500. for the other assessors. M-5 realignment of
Assistant Assessor Cronin. Appropriations to discuss.
Agree to keep S-6-F clerk as is and reclassify S-1-F
clerk to S-3-F
Acct. #3025 - Appropriations suggested $100. in place of $1,000. re-
quested. Selectmen say $1,000. is needed for 1970
Appellate Tax Board meeting coming up this year and
special help in possible new motel assessments
Acct . #3?5,22 - discussed Agent' s fee
Acct. #3222 - Selectmen agreed on $9,500. budget
Acct. #3400 - Selectmen agreed on new $125. per month for animal
inspector. Appropriations to discuss
Acct. #3750 - discussed crossing guard increase from $165. per
month to $180., amount of Special duty and the Select-
men are to discuss making a Traffic Captain in 1970
Acct. #3$00 - discussed completeolice expense budget for which
they recommend $73,415. Appropriations suggested
$69,000. - no agreement
Acct. #3900 - open
Acct. #4050 - agreed on $1,200. budget
Acct. #`4100 - discussed total budget, approving Senior clerk re-
classification to S-7-D
Acct. #4150 - Selectmen approve budget of $43,990., whereas Approp-
riations suggest $41,600. Both to review
Acct. #4300 - discussed question of promoting a part-time person and
the fact that 2 people are working one permanent spot
on a part-time basis
Acct. #4360 - agree on $500. budget
Acct. #4900 - will try to maintain same number of overtime in 1970 --
as were approved in 1969
Minutes of meeting held on January 17, 1970 - page 3
Acct. #4950 - question S-20-D reclassification. Appropriations
suggests S-20-C
Acct. #212 - agree to include $500. for roof repairs but to cut out
floor machine item of $700. New budget agreed at
$26,300,
Acet. #5 00 - Selectmen do not want cut of $40,000. in resurfacing,
they intend to put out one large contract in the spring.
Acct. #5500 - Selectmen to review Snow budget
Aect. #5550 - agree on $8,000. budget
Acct. #5850 - Selectmen do not go along with $3,000. cut in beauti-
U fication - must do planting in 1970
Acct. #5900 - Appropriations suggests $37,000. Selectmen recommend
$38,000 - no agreement
Acct. #6000 - Appropriations must reconsider due to addition of
$6,680. to budget for recreation equipment
Acet. #6100 - both Committees to reconsider because of the increase
in equipment rental
Acct. #6150 - both Committees to reconsider because of the increase
in equipment rental
Respectfully submitted,
Richard M. Perry, Comptroller
_The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
January 19, 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, Jack L. Mitchell, H. Bigelow Moore , J. H. Blaisdell,
Donald B. White and Louis A. Zehner.
Status of budgets as of 1/19/70:
Acct. #1050 - Selectmen' s Exp. 7,800. APPROVED
Acct. #1065 - Town Manager Exp. 2,500. APPROVED
Acct. #1075 - Selectmen's Pers. Serv. 8,000. APPROVED
Acct. #1135 - Selectm.-Out-of-State 4,400. APPROVED-85,983.
requested