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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
January 23, 1990
The meeting was- called----together at 7:37 p.m. in-the Selectmen!s...
Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. Present were Chair-
man Russell Graham, Vice Chairman Molly Ziegler, Selectmen Eugene
Nigro, John Russell, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Ac-
countant Richard Foley, Finance Director Elizabeth Klepeis,
Public Works Director Anthony Fletcher, Assistant Director of
Public Works - Operations Ted McIntire, Gerald MacDonald, Nathan
White, Fred Van Magness, and Robert Griffin. The Town Manager
reviewed the history of the budget process to date, and reviewed
the overall methodology for determining the budget amounts and
the sharing between the School Department and the general
Municipal Departments. The Board reviewed in detail budgets on
general expenses (Unemployment, Group Health/Life Insurance,
Medicare, Workers Comp; State and County assessments; Water
Division; Sewer Division; Accounting and Retirement; Finance;
General Services. The Board will meet on January 25, to review
remaining departments, and the Town Manager was requested to post
a meeting for Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the eventuality
that all business cannot be completed on the 25th. The Town
Manager was asked to prepare a Department Summary Sheet for the
Department of General Services, and to have Town Counsel prepare
an analysis of hours worked. The Town Manager was also requested
to determine from the Assessors whether or not they are in agree-
ment with the budget recommended by the Town Manager.
On motion by Nigro, seconded by Russell the meeting was adjourned
at 11:45 p.m.
R spectfully submitted,
Secretary
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