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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-05-01-AC-MIN.pdf MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD AT THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1944. Notification of this meeting was furnished to all mem- bers of the Committee. The meeting was opened in the Water Department at 8:10 P.M. by Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt, with the following members in attendance: Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman George M. Hynes Ronald D. Brown Carl E. Bryant Harvey F. Winlock Thacher Jenney J. Milton Brown Raymond A. Bond Raymond L. White Town Accountant Minutes of the Meeting Held March 6, 1944 It was regularly moved and voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting held March 6, 1944. The first item to come before this meeting was the organization of the Committee for the year 1944. Lewis L. Hoyt asked George M. Hynes to take the chair for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. George M. Hynes then proceeded in the election of officers. He asked for nominations for the Chairman. Nomination was made by Raymond A. Bond to elect Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman for the ensuing year, which was seconded by Ronald D. Brown. A motion was made and seconded that nominations be closed. A motion was made, seconded and voted to elect Lewis L. Hoyt as Chairman. This vote was carried unanimously. The next item to come before the meeting was the election of a Vice Chairman. -2- A nomination was made by Harvey F. Winlock and seconded by Carl F. Bryant to elect Ronald D. Brown as Vice Chairman. A motion was made and seconded that nominations be closed. A motion was made, seconded and voted to elect Ronald D. Brown as Vice Chairman. This vote was carried unanimously. The next item to come before the meeting was the elec- tion of a Secretary. A motion was made and seconded to elect Raymond L. White Secretary. A motion was made, seconded and voted to elect Raymond L. White as Secretary. This vote was carried unanimously. . ,onrzr ,. Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt then read a letter he received from Mr. James J. Carroll, Town Treasurer, relative to an ad- ditional clerk in the Treasurer's Department. There was a general discussion and it was decided to hear what the Board of Selectmen had to say before doing anything about this matter. At 8:55 P.M. this Committee went downstairs to meet with the Board of Selectmen. Chairman Errol H. Locke first said that there was dif- ficulty with the Junior Clerks in the Town Office Building. Mr. Locke said that it is a question now how pressing the problem is as Raymond White and William Paxton now have trouble on their hands. Miss Harvey left because she was at the maximum salary to be paid. Mr. Paxton would like to try to run his Department with the present three clerks. It was suggested that the salary of the Junior Clerks should start at $17.00 per week and that the maximum for them should be $22.00 per week. Chairman Errol H. Locke stated that James J. Carroll has a problem and that he was buried in his work. Mr. Carroll has submitted letters of complaint from the State Department for his failure in submitting reports on time. -3- There was general discussion in regards to increasing the salaries of the Junior Clerks, and it was decided that the Board of Selectmen should vote on recommended increases and re- port to the Appropriation Committee immediately. The Appropriation Committee reconvened in the Water De- partment at 10:00 P.M. * 3;.;-.Fib** * Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt read a letter from the Board of Selectmen relative to the payment of the 159 Bonus to John Lamont. Because Mr. Lamont is not a full-time employee, there was some discussion against his receiving the Bonus, but as the Bonus is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen and as it has al- ready gone through, there is nothing that this Committee can do. Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt then read a letter he received from James J. Carroll once more, which was in regards to an ad- ditional clerk in Mr. Carroll' s Department. A motion was made, seconded and voted to transfer the sum of 636.00 from the Reserve Fund to the Town Clerk's Depart- ment - Personal Services Account to provide funds for an addit- ional clerk at the salary of $18.00 per week. The Secretary was instructed to advise Mr. Carroll in a letter that no appropriation will be made for extra clerical hire in the Registrations Department - Personal Services Budget for the year 1945. Mr. Errol H. Locke, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, stated that his Board has recommended the following increases in the salaries of the Junior Clerks as follows : Eleanor Heaney from $17.00 to $20.00 per week Lillian Tullar from $18.00 to 020.00 per week Mary McDonough from $21.00 to 23.00 per week Hazel J. Murray from 30.00 to .35.00 per week Jean Doherty from , 20.00 to •; 22.00 per week Alice Corbett from 18.00 to $22.00 per week Rita McNamara from 18.00 to 1;22.00 per week Ruth Vaughn from q17.00 to x;20.00 per week Eleanor Clifford from $17.00 to $20.00 per week New Clerk in Accounting Dept. x'22.00 per week A motion was made, seconded and voted that the Appro- priation Committee approve these increases as recommended by the Board of Selectmen. The increases are to be effective as of May 50 1944. -4- The meeting adjourned at 10 :45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ' /Yr\ 1)-n 4 5__K„b„ Secretary