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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-02-13-AC-MIN.pdf 37 1 at 7 :30 P.M., The Appropriation Committee held a meeting/on Thursday, February 11, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall , Lexington. Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chair- _ man, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H. Blais- dell, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comp- troller and Donald B. White . Meeting was held with members of the School CommittecRobert Farwell, Chairman, Richard Eaton, Jack Maguire and Vernon Page and Superinten- dent of School: Rudollh Fobert . Chairman Furash reviewed his Committee' s position that $100,000. could be cut from the School Expense budget and that 10 people or ap- proximtately ; 40,000. could be cut from the Personal Service budget. The pupil-teacher ratio has dropped and a cut of 10 people is not un- realistic . In the expense budget special programs and new programs L� could be eliminated. U Chairman Farwell explained salary budgets are still under negotiation and could not be fully discussed, at this time . Chairman Furash stated that any increases should be covered by the reduced budget since if an increase is granted there will be an 11°9 increase, butif they hold the line in negotiations a 3 increase will be made. He also requested that a new budget, reflecting the reductions, be submitted to his Committee . The School representatives retired from the meeting at 10:30 P.M. Discussion was held as to the method of treating possible raises in the Police and Fire Departments, since thesd two budgets are still in negotiation in collective bargaining. The next meeting gigat is scheduled for Saturday, February 13, 1971. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth M. Flynn Secretary The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 9 :00 A.M., on Satur- day, February 13, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Estabrook Hall, Lexington. Present were Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Howard L. Levingston, H. B. Moore, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller and Donald B. White. To date, if the current budgets are approved the 1971 tax rate could be $63.70 rather than the 1970 rate of $65. Meeting was held at 9:45 A.M., with the Board of Selectman and the 372 Minutes of meeting held on February 13, 1971 - page 2 Town Manager. Chairman Furash reviewed the meeting with the School .Department and explained the requests that his Committee had made for reductions in the School budget. On the Town Government Personal Services budgets, the Selectman have not acted on any re- classifications or step increases. Town Manager O' Connell said that he will not go along with the budgets as submitted, at this time . The Warrant Articles were reviewed and the basic differences between the Board and the Committee are in the areas of the budgets for the School, sewers, conservation, sidewalks, Worthen Road construction, Cary Library, the Harrington property and the photogrametric survey. The Committee retired from the meeting and reconvened in the office of the Comptroller, at 11:00 A.M., to formulate recommendations and comments to be included in the Appropriation Report. Upon motions duly made and seconded, the following Articles were Voted: Art . #5 Favorable action Art . #6 - Favorable action Art. #7 Favorable action $ 1,304.. Tax levy Art. #8 Favorable action 125,000. Tax levy Art. #9 Favorable action Art. #10 Favorable action 4.0,600. Tax levy Art. #11 No recommend. Art. #12 Unfavor. action Art. #13 Favorable action Art. #14 Unfavor. action No funds requested Art. #15 Favorable action Art. #16 Reduced from $5,000, to 0 Art. #17 Favorable action 36,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #18 Favorable action 15,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #19 Reduced from $45,000. to 0 Art. #20 Favorable action 350,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #21 No funds requested Art. #22 Favorable action 6,000. Transf. from E & D Art . #23 No funds requested Art. #24 Favorable action 60,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #25 Favorable action 25,000. Tax levy Art. #26 Favorable action 10,000. Tax levy Art. #27 Favorable action 8,789. Tax levy Art. #28 Favorable action 6,922.5 State aid to Libraries Art. #29 Favorable action 5,000. Transf. from E & D Art . #30 No funds. requested Art. #31 To be revwd. Art. #32 To be revwd. Art . #33 To be revwd. Art . #34 To be revwd. Art. #35 To be revwd. Art. #36 To be revwd. Art. #37 Favorable action 5,500. Transf. from E be D 373 Minutes of meeting held on February 13, 1971 - page 2 Art . #38 Favorable action $ 25,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #39 Favorable action 27,000. Transf. from g & D Art. #40 Favorable action 10,000. Transf. from E & D. Art. #41 Favorable action 5,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #42 Favorable action No funds requested Art. #43 Favorable action 10,000. Transf. from E & D Art. #44 Favorable action 10,750. Transf. from E & D Art. #45 Favorable action 4,120. Tax levy Art. #46 Unfavor. action 30,000. Requested Art. #47 Favorable action 10,000. Transf. from E & D Art. ##48 Unfavor, action 30-40,000. requested LrJ Art. #49 Favorable action 100. Tax levy r-1 Art. #50 Favorable action No funds requested Art. #51 Favorable action No funds requested Art. #52 Favorable action 2,000. Tax levy Art. #53 Unfavorable act. 1,900. Requested Art. #54 Favorable action 5,000. Tex levy. Art. #55 Favorable action 4,500. Tax levy Art. #56 Favorable action 1,000. Tax levy Art. #57 Unfavor. action 1,000. Requested Art . #58 Favorable action 12,500. Tax levy Art. #59 Unfavor. action 10,000. Requested Art. #60 Favorable action 5:000. Tax levy Art. #61 Unfavor. action 68,000. Requested Art. #62 Unfavor. action 32,000. Requested Art. #63 Unfavor. action 7,000. Requested Art. #64 Unfavorable act. Funds not known Art. #65 Unfavor. action Funds not known Art. #66 Unfavor. action Funds not known Art. #67 Unfavor. action Funds not known Art. #68 No recommend. Art. #69 No recommend. Art. #70 No recommend. Art. #71 No recommend. Art. #72 No recommend. Art. #73 No recommend. Art. #74 No recommend. Art. #75 No recommend. Art. #76 Unfavor. action Art. ##?7 No recommend. Art. #78 Unfavor. action It was decided to keep $225,000. in E & D for 1971 instead of the usual $125,000. in view of the possible expense for the Bowman School roof repair. The next mset'ing is scheduled for Monday, February 15, 1971. The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, El• L izabeth M. Flynn Secretary