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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
February 1, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall,
Lexington. Present were Edward F. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Arthur T . Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell , Levi G. Burnell,
Howard L. Levingston, H. Bigelow Moore, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller,
and Donald B . White.
Member Levingston was appointed to meet with the Selectmen and the
Mystic Valley Health Clinic representative on Monday, February 22nd.
Member Bernier reported on his meeting with the Library Building Com-
mittee. The Committee will request funds to study the situation and
will come in with alternatives at a future time.
The Library budgets were -discussed. It was agreed to request the
LibraryTrustees to reduce Acct.
#755 -Expense budget of 578,763.
by $5,000.
The following budgets were changed per request of the Selectmen :
Acct . #1700 - Group Insurance - Increase from requested $135,000.
to $175,000. to allow for the possible adoption,
by Town wide vote, of the payment of 2/3 Is of the
insurance premiums rather than 1/2.
Acct . #1750 - Municipal Insurance - Increase from requested
$124,000. to $126,000. to allow for increasing
the auto property damage coverage.
Acct . #4150 - -Fire-Expense budget - Reduced from requested
$!}1,690. to $40,840 . $850. was deducted from
Communications (Class #315) .
Acct. #7400 - Cemetery-Expense budget - Reduced from requested
$6,031 to $5,531. $500. was deducted for Oak
leaf control.
Members Mitchell and White discussed their meeting with School Com-
mitee members with respect to possible areas of reducing their
budget. -
The next meeting night is scheduled for Wednesday, February 3, 1971.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard M. Perry
Comptroller
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