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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday,
December 14, 1971, in Room 111, Town Office Building, Lexington .
Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secre-
tary, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G . Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, Donald B.
White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller.
Observing the meeting were Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs. Olsen of the LWV .
Town Manager W. O'Connell joined the meeting to explain the need for
a dictating machine in his office . Both the written and oral work
load is heavy. He submitteda brochure of a 4 piece Norelco combina-
tion dictator, transcriber, tape recorder and adapter. He estimated
the price, with discount would be about $812.
In
r—► When queried, he stated that the Selectmen are working on the expense
budgets and that personal service budgets are still foggy because of the
wage guidelines of Phase II.
Robert Cataldo, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen joined the meeting.
With respect to Land Acquisition, he stated that the program was of
prime importance-with agencies buying land having all the mechanics
of implementing the program clearly defined. -
Executive session was held with Mr. Cataldo at 8:40 P .M.
He explained that changes are planned in the Law Department. The
change would involve the retaining of a second Lawyer and possibly the
revamping of the entire Department .
Mr. Cataldo retired from the meeting, but executive session was con-
tinued.
Chairman Furash reported that- at his meeting with Mr. Maguire, Chair-
man of the School Committee, also attended by Appropriation members
J. Mitchell and D. White, the following points were made by Chairman
Maguire:
1. The Sch. Comm. refuse to change the alleged Personal
Service budget proposed.or to cut teachers .
2 . They feel that they cannot cut their expsense budget .
3. They will continue to plan their seminar for the
opening of the Clarke Junior High.
4 . They have not studied the expenses of substitute
teachers .
5. Reimbursement for Learning Disability programs will
be up.
The next meeting will be on Monday, December 20, 1971.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
Respectfully submi ed,
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Elizabeth M. Flynn
Secretary