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RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS:
Acct. #2525 Treas.-Exp. $600. for Moody rating
Art 7 -'69 Conserv. land 943. Crawford property
Art. 26-'67 264. settlement on Laconia
Street land taking
upon motions duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED
to approve the above requested amounts .
RESERVE FUND BALANCE: as 7:30 P.M., 9/28/70 $121,300.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED to
approve the plan of Treasurer Zehner and the vote of the Selectmen to
finance $790,000. for the Town Office Building at 4.75cg for the period
of five years .
Chairman Furash expressed the hope that the 1971 tax rate could be
held to $66. He requested a tax comparison and estimation from Comp-
troller Perry for the next meeting. He, also, stated that Appropria-
tions Report and Recommendations for Town Meeting will definitely be
completed by February 15, 1971.
The next meeting night is scheduled for Monday, October 5, 1970.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn
Secretary
The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
October 5, 1970, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall,
Lexington. Present were Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Howard L. Levingston,
H. Bigelow Moore and Donald B. White.
Discussion was held with respect to consolidating the Appropriation
Committee' s Report. It was suggested that the detailed wording of
Zoning Articles, citizen' s Articles and Conservation Articles could,
perhaps, be reduced in view of the fact that the Warrant also pub-
lished these in their entirety. The cost saving on the reduction of
the number of pages in the Report will be investigated.
The Tax Rate Comparison and Estimation prepared by Comptroller Perry
was discussed. The projected tax rate is $68.60, an increase of
$3.60 over the 1970 rate. Chairman Furash suggested possible areas
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of budget to reduce by approximately $800,000. - School personal
services, streets, sewer-drains, water, curb-sidewalks, conservation,
general land and misc . (non-reper.) . This would be a one year
attempt to hold the line at the 1970 budget.
It was agreed by the members present that a letter should be sent to
the School Committee and the Selectmen advising them that if the current
continual patterns of budgets are maintained an intolerable increase
in the tax rate will be made . Appropriations feels that changes in
spending must be made. It was suggested that a set number of dollars
for their budgets (based on 1970) be made. The School Committee and
In Department should, also, be requested that there not be any increase
�...� in staff or any changes in the salary structure. The letters will,
• hopefully, give these Boards advance views on just what the Approp-
• riations Committee is striving to accomplish with regard to the
• 1971 tax rate.
A letter from the Board of Health was read by the Chairman. Their
budget is, at present, $3,649. Unexpected expenses willrre.caessitate
a request from the Reserve Fund.
RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS:
Art. 49-'68 Regl. Voc . Hgh. Sch. 51,250. brochure
Acct . #3300 Health-Exp. 4,151. patients ex-
penses at the
Sanitarium
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED
to transfer the above requested amounts.
A letter from the Veterans' s Agent for a possible transfer of $10,000.
to Acct. #7200-Veteranh Benefits-Aid and Expenses was read by the
Chairman. Town Manager O'Connell joined the meeting at 9:50 P.M. to
further inform the Committee on this matter. There being no urgency,
at this time, the matter was tabled until more information could be
obtained.
The next meeting night is scheduled for Monday, October 19, 1970.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn ` V
Secretary