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SELECTMEN 'S MEETING
December 18, 1965
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on
Saturday, December 18, 1965, at 9:15 A M. Chairman Cole,
Mr. Gray, Executive Assistant, kind Miss Murray, Executive
Clerk, were also present
Miss Mary R McDonough, Town Clerk and Treasurer,
met with the Board to discuss 1966 budget requests.
Miss McDonough explained her request for an addi-
tional clerk.
Mr. Gray reported that the girls in this department
have been coming in on Saturdays. He said the machine
in the Accounting Department is not being used five days
a week and Miss McDonough' s machine is used continually
He explained a control panel that would take care of the
payroll and schedules will cost $220.
The Chairman asked if a control panel was approved,
it would eliminate the necessity 2 r an acitional girl.
Mr Gray replied in the negative and said it would
eliminate the necessity for having the girls come in on
Saturdays
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to approve the Town Clerk and Treasurer' s Account in the
amount of $16,659 00
Upon motion duly made andseconded, it was voted
to recommend to the Appropriation Committee that a transfer
of $220 00 be made from the Reserve Fund to the Town Clerk
& Treasurer' s Account for the purchase of a control panel.
Action on Town Clerk & Treasurer' s budgets was taken
as follows:
Budget Requested ..pproved
Expenses $2,279.99 $2,500.00
Replace manual typewriter
with an electric Royal
typewriter
Town Clerk - Personal Services
8,000 00 8,000.00
Town Treasurer - Expenses 2,000.00 2,000.00
Mr. Gray was requested tocheck with Mr Carroll,
Superintendent of Public Works, relative to removal of
the iron grille in front of the Treasurer' s and Collector' s
offices.
Miss McDonough retired at 9:30 A M
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Mr. Willard P. Grush, Chairman of the Board of
Assessors, met with the Board
Mr. Grush said, with reference to the item in his
1966 budget of $4,000 for professional services that this
was inserted at the last moment last year. The Assessors
thought it was going to be in the Town CounselYs Budget,
and it covers professional services other than legal for
the Appellate Tax Board hearings
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to approve $2500 with the understanding a request would
be made for a transfer if additional funds are needed
Mr. Cataldo asked if the Assessors had in mind using
any moeny this year to revalue the Center .
Mr Grush replied the Board has not made any deter-
mination on that None of the expert services will go
into that
Mr Cataldo explained he meant reassessing and Mr.
Grush said the Board would do that itself.
Mr . Grush retired at 9:45 P.M
Mr Arthur Burrell, Director of Civil Defense, met
with the Board.
Mr. Burrell explained the increase in his Personal
Services budget is in general labor of handling and pre-
paration
of shelter supplies He said he came in to the
Board the middle of the year and requested $1200 for this ,
but the Appropriation Committee did not approve it .
Mr Sheldon said he understood Mr Burrell felt this
program has to be implemented
Mr. Burrell stated this is the whold program.
Mr. Cataldo asked what these people actually did.
Mr Burrell explained they unload the trucks and move
the equipment into the buildings.
Mr. Cataldo asked what happened once the material is
put in.
Mr. Burrell replied this is a one-shot job They are
checked twice a year.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
tb approvb_the Personal Services budget in the amount of $10,312.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to approve the Expenses budget in the amount of $12,478.
Mr. Burrell retired at 10:05 P M
Mr. John C . Graham, Chairman of the Cemetery Commis-
sioners, met with the Board.
The Chairman questioned the Senior Clerk going from
S3-V to S9-VI.
Mr. Graham stated Mrs. Healy is going on full time
with the Cer ery Commissioners.
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Mr. Gray explained the jobs were not separate as
far as the clerical help is concerned. This girl will
do the work for both the Cemetery Commissioners and the
Veterans ' Department .
The Chairman asked why, if the working foreman was
going to do the administration work, such a large increase
was recommended for the Senior Clerk.
It was agreed that Mr. Gray would work with the Ceme-
tery Commissioners relative to the classification and
salary for the Senior Clerk.
In regard to the Expenses budget . Mr. Gray was re-
quested to check with Mr. Carroll relative to the Commiss-
ioners using a compressor.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to approve the Expenses budget in the amount of $4,949.00;
the item for $1770 for a compressor not approved.
The Chairman asked if there would be the usual article
for expansion of the cemetery, and Mr. Graham'eplied in
the affirmative.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to approve the sum of $4,000.00.
Mr. Graham retired at 11 10 A M
Mr . Gray and the Executive Clerk left the meeting
at 11:10 A.M.
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