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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 7:30 P .M., on Wed-
nesday, February 16, 1972, in room 111, Town Office Building, Lex-
ington. Present were Edward F . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T. Bernier,
J. Harper Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, H. Bigelow Moore , Donald B.
White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, that the REPORT,
as amended, be approved.
Town Manager O'Connell joined the meeting at 8:50 P.M.
e--a He statedthatthe $2,926,039 . budgeted for the 1972 Personal :Ser-
)C vices reflects wage settlements from collective bargaining. After
individual, salary determinations, the budget is up 5.81,, of which
U1.31 is new people .
general increase is 51.
The The DPW contract is for 2 years . The
1972 increase is 51 and the 1973 increase will be 4 .5 .
Both the Police and Fire Departments have signed 1 year contracts
at 5 .
About '35,000. is reflected in reclassification--the bulk of this is
in the DPW. Some recla.ssificat`ions are as follows:
DPW W-3 - equipment operators ( 16 men) are now di-
vided into 2 classifications , heavy and light .
6 heavy operators are now W-4
2 at the Sanituy Land Fill are now W-5
8 remain at W-3
Comptr. Off. 1 Secretary from S-6 to S-7
1 Asst . Comptroller from IM-3 to IM-4
2 Billing Mach. Operators
( 1) 1 from S-4 to S-6
(2) 1 from S-6 to S-7
Clercs. Pool 1 from S-3 to S-5
Fire Dept . A 4th Deputy has been designated and 3 Lieutenants
have been advanced to Captain. There are now
4 Deputies, 4 Captains and 4 Lieutenants. The
increases range from $100. to $500.
Selectman F. Bailey joined the meeting at 8:50 P.M. In explaining
Article #35, which requests $7,500. for Plans and Specifications for
remodeling the Fire Headquarters building, he reported that they had
wanted to come to Town Meeting for construction money this year, but
that the Selectmen felt that first, rearrangement of the management
of the whole Fire Department should be made, and that consolidation
with Civil Defense should be studied. The emergency radio communica-
tion of CD should be retained. Town Government, both Police and Fire
Departments and the water towers would need this during an extreme
emergency. Mr. Bailey retired from the meeting .
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, as follows :._:.
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on Personal Service requests :
1. Building Maintenance Engineer-VOTED unanimously
2. Working Foreman-Sanitary Land Fill-VOTED by majority
3. That 145,000. in reclassification be approved-VOTED unanimously
4 . Acct. #4.300-Local Disaster Services-VOTED, by majority that
$1,500. be approved, instead of the requested $1,970.
5. Acct . #7500-Library P.S .-VOTED unanimously $250,100.
6 . That the 1972 Personal Service Budgets be approved-VOTED Unan.
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was VOTED as follows:
ART IC TPS
80 No recommendation
81 No recommendation
82 Recommend $8,500.
83 Favorable action - by majority vote
84 No recommendation
85 No recommendation
86 No recommendation —
87 No recommendation
88 Favorable action
89 No recommendation
90 No recommendation
91 No recommendation
92 No recommendation
93 No recommendation
94 No recommendation
95 Unfavorable action
97 No recommendation
98 No recommendation
99 Favorable action $500. - by majority vote
100 Unfavorable action
101 Unfavorable action
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to leave the sum
of $300,000. in the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
After reconsideration, upon motions duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED, as follows:
ARTICLES
33 Favorable action
435 F 5
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ARTICLES - continued
35 Favorable action $7,500.
37 Favorable action 6,000.
40 Favorable action
42 Unfavorable action - by majority
62 Favorable action
63 Favorable action 5,000.
64 Favorable action 1)4,000. amended from 15,000.
65 Favorable action 4,019.41
1ST 45 Favorable action 2,500.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn
Secretary
The Appropriation Committee held a meeting, at 7:30 P.M., on Mon-
- day, February 28, 1972, in room 111, Town Office Building, Lexing-
ton.. Present were Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M.
Flynn, Secretary, J. Harper Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, H. Bige-
low Moore, Donald B . White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED that Jack L.
Mitchell serve as Chairman, Pro tempore, forthis meeting.
Chairman Mitchell stated that the Committee still had to vote on
the M Schedule, land acquisitions and the School Budget in both
Expense and Personal Service .
Comptroller Perry explained to the Committee the Assessor' s role
in setting the Tax Rate . It was determined that the Committee
should meet with the Assessors after Town Meeting-when all factors
are known and possibly the Cherry Sheet would be available .
Excess & Deficiency Fund $500,000.-less 4200,000.
for land acquisition
Tax anticipation 80,000.
Reserve Fund 100,000.
The next meeting will be scheduled at 8:00 P.M. , on Monday,
March 6, 1972
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
Respectfully subm ted;
Elitebeth M. Flyn
Secretary