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Home My WebLink About1977-04-06-BOS-min 403 SPECIAL SELECTMEN'S MEETING April 6, 1977 A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, April 6, 1977 at 7 00 p m. Chairman Kassler, Mr Bailey, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin and Mrs Miley; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering; Mrs. McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present. Chairman Kassler informed the Board that Mr Bruce Lasting will be doing a photographic essay of the Town of Lexington, particularly Town employees, to be used in our Town Report next year This will be done free of charge and Mr Lasting will check everything out with the Town Manager Mr Hutchinson presented a summary of the agreement reached w_th Police Union the Lexington Police Betterment Association, and he requested approval of the Board and authorization for the Town Manager to executive the contract. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the summary of the agreement reached with the Lexington Police Betterment Association, as presented by Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager, and to authorize him to execute the contract AGREEMENT• 1 Duration - The new contract will be in effect July 1, 197 through 0•une 30, 1979 2 Wages - Effective January 1, 1978, two maximum salaries for Patrolman will be established Men with the highest per- formance rating and 5 years or more service will be paid $15,000 per year All other men with 5 years or more service will be paid $14,700 per year All employees will be brought to their appropriate January 1, 1978 salary in two equal increases; July 1 and January 1 with each increese averaging $655 per man By splitting these increases between January and July, the Town has reduced the budget impact by 25% for Fiscal Year 1978 Effective July 1, 1978, all men will receive a uniform $750 per year increase The new maximum for a top rated patro_- man will then become $15,750 3 Education Career Incentive Plan - The ECI program has been increased by a modest amount as follows Present July 1, 1977 July 1, 1978 30 credits $200 $300 $375 AA Degree $400 $600 $750 BA Degree #800 $1200 $1400 4104 Special Selectmen's Meeting April 6, 1977 4 Longevity - All employees, except those receiving education career incentive pay, will have the benefit of a longevity plan similar to the plan currently in effect in the Fire Department Payments shall be in lump sumps as follows After 15 years - $ 75 per year After 20 years - $100 per year After 25 years - $200 per year 5 Inspectors - All inspectors will receive an increase in the current $750 per year stipend in lieu of overtime The new rate will be $1,000 per year 6 Vacations - Employees will be entitled to 3 weeks after 5 years (previously 6 years) and 4 weeks after 13 years (pre- viously 15) 7 Extra Duty - The private detail rate will remain uncharged at $9 00 per hour However, the minimum will be increased from three (3) to four (4) hours for private highway construction work This change will not result in any cost to the Town 8 Personal Days - All employees will be entitled to convert (2) sick days per year to use as personal days with the prior approval of the Police Chief This modification will assist the Town in controlling potential sick leave abuse Conservation Mr Cohen requested the Board to approve the gift of a conserva- Easement tion easement along Munroe Brook Munroe Brook Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the conservation easement along the Munroe Brook given by C & H Properties Trust to the Town of Lexington Boston Edison Mr Cohen requested the Board to sign a license agreement with Cranberry Boston Edison Company Hill Access Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign a license agreement with Boston Edison giving the Town access to land in the Cranberry Hill area Auctioneer Chairman Kassler read an application for an Auctioneer's license Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Auctioneer's license for Mr Arnold Clickstein, 318 Lincoln Street, expiring March 31, 1978 Special Chairman Kassler read a request from Chief Corr to appoint Special Police Police Officers Officers Mrs Miley asked who the persons are that are on the list? Chairman Kassler replied that seven are security guards, one citizen and one person at the Minuteman Vocational School The reason for the question is because Sheriff Buckley stated that security guards are not qualified Mr Hutchinson added that, sometimes, special officers do not even carry a weapon There is a thoughtful process going on by Chief Corr 405 Special Selectmen's Meeting April. 6, 1977 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint tae following Special Police Officers for terms of office expiring Mar Al 31, 1978 Marcus W Callender 158 Electric Ave Lunenburg Edward G. Goulart 6 Rindge Terrace Cambridge Robert V Driscoll 55 North Broadway Haverhill Howard D Ryder 2 Wilson Road Lexington John E Barnes 15 Eagle Drive Salem, N H Harry B Lamb 219 Littleton Road Westford Randall L. Knight 43 Burdett Road Brockton David F Bagel 155 Emerson Road Lexington Dennis J Deeb 33 Oregon Avenue Lawrence The Board agreed to discuss next week a date for the special Special election to elect a member of the Board of Selectmen Election The Board agreed to meet on Tuesday, April 19, because of Selectmen's Patriots' Day Meeting The Board discussed the Article for the new pool and it was Article 34- agreed to arrange a meeting with the Recreation Committee and the Center Pool Permanent Building Committee to talk about the possibility of having preliminary plans and specifications to present to Town Meeting Chairman Kessler informed the Board that he had talked with the Senior Citizen: Town Manager and Town Counsel that perhaps senior citizens might want - Taxes to take advantage of the State law that provides a vehicle whereby people who are unable to pay their local taxes because of difficul- ties could have a lien placed on their home, and this would be exercised only when the home is sold. This would allow them to continue to live in Lexington He commented that there are complexi- ties in the law but it is available to them. Chairman Kessler ask>_d if the Board wished to take a stand? The Board agreed to take a position that the above described State law is available to senior citizens Chairman Kessler read a report from Chief Corr in response to a Police letter from a citizen regarding decals on Police vehicle registra- Vehicles tions The report states that under Chapter 701 of the Acts of 1975, Decals that once a plate is issued to a municipal vehicle, including police cars, it is not necessary to put additional validation stickers on the plates The Board accepted the report. The Board discussed additional appointments to the Transporation Transportation Advisory Committee Advisory Comm. II/ Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr Appointment 406 Special Selectmen's Meeting April 6, 1977 Alfred G Vigderman, 12 John Poulter Road, Mr Jeffrey H. Albert, 33 Brandon Street, and Mr Webb Sussman, 37 Peacock Farm Road, as members of the Transportation Advisory Committee Traffic The Board agreed to an appointment to the Traffic Safety Safety Committee Committee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mrs Appointment Elaine Dratch, 2 Maureen Road, as a member of the Traffic Safety Committee Traffic - Mrs Battin recommended that the Transportation Advisory Committee Bedford Street look into the traffic problem on Bedford Street Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to direct the Transportation Advisory Committee to investigate the traffic problem on Bedford Street Executive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll call vote to go into Executive Session, with no intention of resuming the open session, to discuss strategy with respect to litigation and matters concerning the reputation of individuals, who are aware of the discussion Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and adjourn Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7 50 p m. A true record, Attest 434-0-7z4,9 (�yjc Executive Clerk, Selectme I