HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-01-15-AC-MIN.pdf January 15, 1962
The Appropriation Committee met Monday evening January 15, 1962 at $:00
P. M. in the office of the Town Accountant.
Present : J. Harper Blaisdell,Chairman
Raymond L. White,Temp.Sec. Frank E. Douglas
Maurice F. Shaughnessy John R. Bevan
Alfred Viano C. Roland Christensen
Mildred B. Marek and Karl Nyren, Trustee and Director were here at the
opening of our meeting to discuss and go over the Library budgets.
The first budget considered was 59-A Personal Services. Mr. Nyren stated
that personnel problems were difficult due to our housing problem here.
Also stated that our libraries are active busy ones. The Library employees
work 371 hours per week. Also Mr. Nyren stated that they had at least
five employees leave for better salaries in other libraries. Also it was
stated that they are going to re-catalogue all books in the Library. At
present they are using the Cutter System and are going to re-catalogue
using the Dewey System. On budget 59-A we were asked to add to this
budget an item as follows: - two part-time girls and pages for cataloging,
total of $5,960.00 in accordance with their explanation sheet. This will
change the total of sheet 59-A to $10,7$9.00.
Mrs. Marek asked about the State Aid to Libraries which we received in
the amount of $5,$15.11, whether they could get that. This money was
received by the Town and was put into the estimated receipts as required.
Mrs. Marek also stated that the State grant to the Town of Lexington is
estimated at $6,922.25 for the year 1962 and that House Bill 366, if it
passes will allow this money to be immediately available to the library.
Librarian I as shown in the budget represents seven employees with a
college degree.
Library Assistants are five employees graduated from High School and
some library training beyond High School.
Activity in the Library has gone up 12% this past year.
The next budget was Library expenses. In this budget is included the
purchase of an additional card file, one electric and one manual
typewriter, newspaper and magazine rack and a duplicating machine.
Telephone expense is up 5475.00 due to two new lines in the main
Library and the branch had a party line, now has been changed to a
separate line, also $17.50 per month for key switch board system at main
Library, Books, 316,100.00 is for the purchase of approximately 5,000
books. The cusdotian's salary in budget shows a 71% increase. This
increase brings the Library custodian in line with the three custodians
of the Town. The Library expense budget has increased 21.3%. These budget
increases mean about a .33 increase using $77,000 for each dollar of tax
rate.
The Library Trustees left our meeting at 9-:15 P. M.
Mr. Blaisdell states that the school budgets as submitted means a $7.20
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increase on the tax rate. The Board of assessors state that they estimate
$3,000,000.00 increase in property or a reduction in tax rate of $3 .89,
which means an estimated increase in the tax rate of $3 .31, making the
tax rate, based on present information so far, of approximately $76.31 a
thousand.
Mr. Blaisdell stated that the Board of Selectmen has already approved
the Library budget.
We then started to consider some of the budgets as follows:
Town Clerk & Treasurer - Expense Item 2-B $1,200.00 moved and seconded
to reduce the budget to $1,000.00
Town Clerk & Treasurer - Out of State Travel - Item F - 3350.00. Moved
and seconded to reduce the budget to $250.00.
Collectors - Personal Services - Item 3-A. Question on this - no
decision.
Collector - Expenses - Item 3-B - $3 ,605.00, stated on Deputy Collector
amount of $500.00 not required per Mrs. Rich. Budget reduced to
$3 ,100.00.
Tax Collector - Metered Mail - Item 3-C $5,500.00. Approved for $5,500.00,1
Accounting - Personal Services - Item 5-A $13,148.00. A 5% increase to
be added for present personal and budget with increase is approved.
Accounting - Expenses - Item 5-B $929.00. Budget not decided due to
consideration for other supplies required for accounting machine.
Accounting - Out of State Travel - Expenses - Item 5-C $250.00 not
approved as no particular out of State travel anticipated.
Assessors - Personal Services - Item 6-A $20,894.75. A 5% increase to
be added for present personnel and budget with increase approved.
Assessors - Expenses - Item 6-B $1,550.00. approved for $1,550.00
Assessors - Out of State Travel - Item 6-C 0100.00. Approved for $100.00.
Board of Appeals - Personal Services - Item 9-A $1,819.77. A 5%
increase to be added for present personal and budget with increase
approved.
Board of Appeals --Expenses - Item 9-B $2,490.00. Budget approved
for $2,225.00, the same amount as last year.
Retirement Board -- Expenses - Item 10-A --$42,900.00. Approved for
$42,990.00.
Retirement Board - Expenses - Item 10-B S350.00. Approved for $350.00.
Health Department - Personal Services - Item 11-A $10,698.67. A 5%
increase to be added for personael and budget, with increase approved.
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Health Department - Expenses - Item 11-B $8,675.00. Budget approved
for $8,650.00.
Health - Engineering - Expenses - Item 11-C 82,000.00. Approved for
$2,000.00.
Health - Rabies Clinic - Expenses - Item 11-E S950.00. Approved for
S925.00.
Health - Out of State Travel - Item 11-F $200.00. Approved for $150.00.
Dental Clinic - Personal Services - Item 12-A $7,020.00. Approved for
87,000.00.
Posture Clinic - Personal Services - Item 13-A 51,650.00. No action -
Hold for present.
Posture Clinic - Expenses - Item 13-B 5250.00. No action. To investigate.
Veterans Day - Expenses - Item 14 S200.00. Approved for $200.00.
Town Celebrations Committee - Item 16 $4,500.00. Approved for 24,000.00.
Planning Board - Personal Services - Item 17-A $12,528.00. A 5% increase
to be added for personnel and budget with increase approved.
Planning Board - Expenses - Item 17-B 85,800.00. Approved for $4,700.00.
Histories District Commission - Item 21 $500.00. Approved for $500.00.
Standing School Building Committee - Item 22 $750.00. Approved for $500.00.
Police - Parking Meter Maintenance - Expenses Item 23-D $150.00.
Approved for $150.00.
Dog Officer - Personal Services - Item 24-A - $550.00. Approved for
$550.00.
Dog Officer - Expenses - Item 24-B S650.00. Approved for $525.00.
Fire - Ambulance Maintenance - Item 25-C 8500.00. Approved for $500.00
Forest Fires - Wages & Expenses - Item 26 $500.00. Approved for $500.00.
Inspection - Personal Services - Item 28-A $17,039.82. No action to
consult Selectmen.
Inspection - Expenses - Item 28-B 53,845.00. No action. Question on
new car $2,100.00.
Weights & Measures - Personal Services - Item 29-A $1,467.00. No action.
To discuss with Board of Selectmen.
Weights & Measures - Expenses - Item 29-B $515.00. Approved for $545.00.
Appropriation Committee - Expenses - Item 8 - $3,750.00. Approved for
$3,270.00 plus $480.00 for clerical, total of $3,750.00.
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Maurice F. Shaughnessy to make an investigation on the Posture Clinic
budget and report back at our next meeting January 22, 1962.
Also Maurice F. Shaughnessy to check on Kindergarten and report to
Committee.
Adjourned at 11:15 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Raymond L. White
Secretary Pro Tem