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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 5, 1963
A special meeting of the board of Selectmen was
held inthe Selectmen 's Room, Town Office Building,
on Saturday, January 5, 1963, at 9:30 A.M. for the
purpose of discussing budgets Chairman Adams,
Messrs. Richards, Cole, Burnell and Brown were present
Mr. Charles M. Evans and Miss Murray were also present .
Mr. Evans referred to the classification requested
by the Fire Commissioners for a Fire Alarm Man and
Mechanic and reported that he advised the Commissioners Fire Depart-
he could see no justification for extra compensation. ment Classi-
He said if the Commissioners wanted to set up a civilian fication
mechanic, he would recommend the same rate as that in
the Public Works Department unless the Commissioners
could convince him otherwise.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to hold the classifications of Fire Alarm Man and
Mechanic in abeyance.
Mr. Evans reported that Mr. Carroll had requested
establishment of an additional engineering classifi- Engineering
cation. He advised that, as an operating principle, classifi-
it was better not to classify a position until it has cation
been created.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to hold the additional engineering classification in
abeyance.
Mr. Burrell's request for reclassification of the
Clerk in the Civil Defense Department was considered
further.
Mr. Evans advised that if it is demonstrated that Civil Defenm
the clerk is doing what the Director thinks she should, Clerk
the situation can be reviewdd at the and of three months .
Mrs. Ethel U. hich, Collector of Taxes, met with
the Board, and advised that she was requesting a yearly
salary of $7500. According to Mr. Evans ' recommendation,
the rate is $7210. , and Mrs . Rich said she would not in-
sist upon $7500 Collector's
Mrs. .Mich retired and the Board approved $3,475.00 budget
Collector ' s Expenses and $7,300.00 Collector's Metered
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Mr. James Collins, Welfare Agent, met with the
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Board and budgets submitted by Mr Collins were approved
as follows:
Personal Services $ 8,027.50
Administration 625.00
Aid & Expenses 11,000.00
Disability Assistance 6,200.00
Aid to Dependent Children 4,000.00
Old Age Assistance 23,850.00
Medical Assistance to the
Aged 45,000.00
Mr. Collins retired and Messrs. Grindle, Meyer
and Fowler of the Planning board, met with the Board.
Planning Mr. Grindle submitted budgets sheets for Per-
Board budget sonal Services totaling $13,464.40. The item for
a new Planning Director was reduced from $6,000 to
$5, 925, and the item for Secretary was reduced from
$3,942.00 to $3,713. The amount of $1500 was taken
from the Expenses budget and transferred to Selectmen 's
Expenses.
The members of the Planning Board retired and
Mr. Gail W. Smith, Chairman of the Cemetery Com-
missioners, and Mr. Healy, Superintendent, met with
the Board.
Cemetery Mr. Healy reported that the Clerk will work
budget twenty-four hours a week instead of twenty hours,
as of January 1. The Expense budget was approved
as submitted in the amount of $37,730.98.
Mr. Smith retired.
The budget for Veterans ' Benefits - Administration,
was approved, as submitted, in the amount of $350;
Veterans' Benefits - Graves Registration - appvoved as
submitted, in the amount of $300, and Veterans Benefits -
Soldiers ' Burials approved, as submitted, in the amount
of $250; Veterans ' Benefits approved, as submitted, in
the amount of $10,000
Mr. Healy retired.
Messrs. Fitzgerald and Whitney, Fire Commissioners,
met with the Board.
Fire Depart- The Fire Department Expenses budget was approved,
ment budgets as submitted, in the amount of $31,310; Ambulance
Maintenance approved, as submitted, in the amount of
$650 and Forest Fires approved, as submitted, in the
amount of $500.
The meeting adjourned at 12:30 P M. 11
A true record, Attest:
Executive Clerk, Selectmen