HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-19 Board of Public Works Minutes January 19, 1980
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16,
Municipal Building at 9: 10 A. M.
Present were Chairman Price, Secretary Cowell , Board Members
DeHart, Wood and Fallon, Superintendent Louanis, Assistant Super-
intendent Bergeron, Assistant Superintendent McIntire and Finance
Committee Member Linscott.
Mr. Price stated the meeting had been called specifically to
discuss the budget and asked for input on the Superintendent ' s
proposals I and II or for any other proposal the Board wished to
consider in evaluating the budget. Mr. Cowell was brought up to
date on proposals I and II and was of the opinion a Special Article
was not the way to go for Roadway Reconstruction that a line item
in the Public Works Budget would be a better way to sell the pro-
ject to Town Meeting. Mrs. Wood felt a Special Article was the
better way to go as it gave theTown a more clear opportunity to
see the cost of the Roadway Reconstruction. Mr. DeHart felt the
line item would be a better approach because it would be more
difficult for it to be singled out as it would if it were a Special
' Article. Mr. Fallon favored the Special Article feeling it gave
an opportunity for the Board to support the Roadway Reconstruction
Project to the Town Meeting. It was moved, seconded and voted 3-2
to submit a Special Article for the Roadway Reconstruction in the
Warrant at Town Meeting. The Board continued a review of the Budget
and was in general agreement as follows:
Account 4320 Maintenance of Storm Drains - Mrs. Wood moved, it was
seconded that the salary account be set at $37,451 and expenses at
$4,700. It was voted as follows: 1 in favor and 4 opposed. It was
moved, and seconded to approve salaries at $33,211 and expenses at
$2,600. The vote 4 in favor and 1 abstained. Remaining accounts
were approved as follows:
Account Salaries Expenses
4400 $ 72,083 $ 108,015
4500 70,325
4520 90,721 11 ,872
4600 72,573 58,581
4620 8, 100 2,534
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