HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-02-15-AC-MIN.pdf The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 9:00 A.M., on Mon-
day, February 15, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Esta-
brook Hall, Lexington. Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman,
Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary,
Arthur T . Bernier,, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L.
Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller and Donald B. White.
The Annual Report_ was reviewed and edited.
Selectmen Chairman Cataldo joined the meeting to discuss Articles #31
through #36. He explained the package arrangement of Art. #31, #32,
#33, 34 and #36. He , also, explained the Chapter 90 authorization
for Art. #35 (East Street) . Art. #76, the Master Tax Plan for Massa-
chusetts, was discussed and the Committee agreed that, at this time,
unfavorable action would be recommended. After Selectman Cataldo
retired from the meeting, the Committee VOTED to recommend unfavor-
able action on the Worthen Road Articles 31, 32, 33, 34 and 31, and
Favorable action on Art. 35.
Chairman Gallagher of the ,Recreation Department joined the meeting
to discuss the Committee' s, reommendations on their budget.
The afternoon was spent on Article #4 . Since the Report was "due
for printing, and some budgets for Personal Services are still under
negotiation and other Personal Service budgets have not been re-
turned with the revised salary schedules, it was decided to send the
Report to the printer with the 1970 schedule figures and correct
them in a Supplementary Report for Town Meeting.
The Chairman reported the following figures:
General Town Government:
Expended 1970 1332,157.
Reqstd. 1971 331,598.
DPW and Engineering:
Expended 1970 712,356.
Reqstd. 1971 634,100. plus
80,000. Road Machinery
Town Mgrs. Control:
1970 1,814,343 .
1971 2,141,254.
Education: 1971 requests
Acct . #7900 9,037,528.
Acct. #7925 1,176,831.
Acct. #7950 12,300.
Acct . #7960 12,120.
Acct. #7970 102,490.
9287,380. would return from the State
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 22, 1971
The meeting was adjourned at 5: 15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted