HomeMy WebLinkAbout1943-12-14-AC-MIN.pdf MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWN FINANCE COMMITTEES
HELD AT THE HOTEL SHERATON, BAY STATE ROAD, BOSTON, MASS.
ON TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1943.
The members of our Committee present at this meeting
were as follows :
Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman
Ronald D. Brown Harvey F. Winlock
Richard T. Maynard Thacher Jenney
Raymond L. White, Town Accountant
The dinner was served at 6:30 P.M. at a cost of 131.85
per plate.
Morris B. Lambie was the first speaker and he explained
the contents of the book that he passed out, giving the compara-
tive status of 83 Cities and Towns in the Boston Metropolitan Cen-
sus District.
Danforth W. Comins, Executive Secretary, had on the
platform Bulletin A pamphlets for each member of the different
Town Finance Committees.
Mr. Danforth V% Comins spoke about the salary adjust-
ments due to the increased cost of living and stated that Needham
had voted a 20% increase and Arlington had raised their bonus 5%
more.
Mr. Danforth W. Coming asked how many Towns had given
a bonus in the form of a salary adjustment in the year of 1942,
and 16 members representing 16 Towns raised their hands.
The same Towns were asked if they had given an addit-
ional salary adjustment in 1943. Fifteen raised their hands.
Then they were again asked if additional adjustments
were to be given in 1944. Twelve raised their hands.
Braintree has voted a 15% bonus.
Dedham has voted a 15% bonus, with a maximum of $ 00.00
and a minimum of 3200.00.
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Mr. Danforth T. Comins stated that the result of a
recent survey showed that in the year 1942 thirteen Towns gave
temporary increases, eighteen Towns gave permanent increases.
In the year 1943, forty-four Towns gave increases and
one Town did not. Twenty-two Towns gave temporary increases,
eighteen Towns , .ve permanent increases and there was no infor-
mation from four Towns.
Mr. Searles of the Division of Accounts spoke and one
item in particular that he mentioned was Chapter 708 where muni-
cipalities must make up the amount of contributions which em-
ployees would have made if they were not in the Armed Forces.
He said that Chapter 419, Acts of 1943, requires an appropriation
from the Town of at least 50% of contkibutions to the Retirement
System for employees in the Armed Forces.
Mr. Danforth T. Comins gave the Town of Lexington the
figures that gasoline receipts for the year 1944 would be which
amount to t$25,290.00, and the State Tax amounts to $3.76 a thous-
and.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.P .
Respectfully submitted,
,yn ern
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