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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
DATE: February 15, 1973
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Town Office Building, Room 111
PRESENT: Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice
Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flyn.r , Secretary, Arthur T.
Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi Burnell, Howard L.
Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, Donald B. White
I . DPW
Messrs . McSweeney, Coscia and Empey presented the proposed
"Reorganization of the Department" to the Committee .
I have visited some nine DPW Departments, evaluated our own
and come up with the fact that we have an unbalanced department
with not enough skilled labor stated Mr. McSweeney. So it is
our plan to make a reclassification of some 19 men in the DPW
Department.
We would like to try to consider taking 17 of our foremen and
try the 'lead man concept' . At the moment, Mr. McSweeney said,
there is a serious morale problem within the department. It is
our hope by doing these changes this will be greatly improved.
11 new personnel are requested in this proposal. These additions
would be staggered over an 18 month period. Total cost: $28, 000 -
reclassification of men. This does not include any new personnel.
Mr. Mitchell stated that this was the first time such a report
had been presented to the Committee -- and it just was impossible
to digest such an extensive proposal, therefore a recommendation
was not given until further meetings and more knowledge of the
whole concept of the program is given.
II . RECREATION
Messrs Bertini, Hayes and Busa joined the meeting to discuss
their proposed budget for 1973.
Increase in budget is $22,000. These programs have been re-
quested for some time now by the citizens, Mr. Bertini stated.
Small Tot Program - 200 children will be supervised
during summer -- games, skills, crafts, etc. It
will be necessary to have four people to supervise
plus additional aids.
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Life Guards - Four additional reauested $4,800
Portable Toilets - $1,000
"Res" - four new people - $1,600
(labor to clean beach)
Booth at Playground - $1,500
Staffing the Pool —$1,500
Assistantto the Director ofRecreation
$4,000 - 1 yr. _.-.
Raises in Salaries - $1,400
This is necessary in order to keep skilled help.
The new additions at the "Res" were discussed as follows :
Total : 340,000
Bldgs 317, 000 - inc . plumbing & electricity
Land Work: 10,000
Fence : 6,000
Reserve : 3,200
The beach will be enlarged by removing the causeway - in
doing so a small tot wading area will be created - at
the same time the beach will be somewhat bigger to
accomodate the ever increasing number of people .
Tennis Courts - $31,000
Bike & Walking Paths - $2,500
A report was requested on exactly where these are .
Chairman Furash asked Mr. Bertini exactly what his
number one preference would be? Definitely the "res"
stated the Director, this project is a must.
Upon motions duly made and seconded, EXECUTIVE SESSION was VOTED
at 8:40 P.M.
The next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 17, 1973 at
9:00 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Eli abeth M. Flynn/mo'b
Secretary