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The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P .M. , on Tuesday,
December 29, 1970, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall,
Lexington. Present were Edward F. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G.
Burnell, H. Bigelow Moore, Richard " . Perry, Comptroller and Donald B.
White.
Meeting was held at 7:30 P.M. with members of the School Committee,
Robert Farwell, Chairman, and Jack Maguire, and Rudolph Fobert,
Superintendent of Schools.
Chairman Furash stated that the Appropriations Committee felt that
the need for the Junior High School was perhaps, at this time, marginal?
that they were concerned that approving schools, continuously, was
establishing a budgeting pattern and committing the Town to a concept
of building schools that, in a year of austerity, was perhaps not
rational. He, also, stated that Appropriations would like to spend
less on the School budget and to see more efficiency in the manner in
which appropriated money is spent. The deletion of programs , such as
French in the elementary grades, was discussed as a way in which to
save funds. Chairman Furash stated that the preliminary School bud-
get showing an over-all increase of 7.21, without any Personal Service
figures, was too high.
Both Chairman Farwell and Superintendent Fobert stated that the need
for the Junior High School was immediate and that possibly with
"built-in" increases in the salary scale the over-all increase in their
budget could go as high as 9°!. Chairman Furash expressed the hope that
by "sgpezing" money, wherever possible, the budget increase could be
reduced from the estimated 7 .2'1.
Meeting was held at 9:50 P.M. with Selectmen Chairman, Robert Cataldo
and Town Manager Walter O'Connell.
ARTICLE #4 - Chairman Cataldo explained that $750,000. would be
needed to complete the sewer project on the Bedford line.
The breakdown on fund participation is as follows :
Air Force $ 80,000.-$100,000.
Water Pollution Comm. 751-807 of balance
Bedford determined by above
Lexington 130,000.
The Article requests the authority to proceed with the project.
Money will be paid by the above to the Town, as work progresses .
The possibility of bonding, for three years, Lexington' s share was
discussed. Chairman Cataldo stated that, perhaps, the Selectmen
will not request the $130,000. at the January Special Town Meeting.
ARTICLE #6 - Town Manager O'Connell stated that $4,000. will be
requested for the months of February and March to cover the
addition of 2 temporary firefighters or for the equivalent
over-time for the present force. The possibilities of and
the problems of implementing the 4.2 hour work week were
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discussed, but will be explored and discussed at the next meeting.
RESERVE FUND BALANCE - as of 7:30 P.M. - n $97,000.
RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS:
Acct. #3800 Police-Exp . s 4,p00.
Acct. #5500 Snow Removal-Exp. 46,490. 74
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to approve
the transfer of the requested amounts .
The next meeting night is scheduled for Monday, January 4, 1971.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn G'
Secretary