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14. Special 'Town Tieeting Pu g 71 Article 12 section 6 ctd: G want to feel they must do t .ings they don' t feel inclined to do or meet conditions that sometimes are not what they wish to do or face ® Garland: There is no question but what some clerical help will be required. Our question is the right of your committee to hire at will. 1 agree with Mrs . K linuJ i that you will 'need help Hicks : T inse articles were draw--n up by someone from the Department of Community Affairs ® 1 feel it quite important these articles be accepted. It is the same type other towns have accepted, who have a committee on aging. We have had meetings and members of this council have attended® 1 think it very important it be accepted as it appears in the warrants Moderators Let me go back to discuss the state of the article now. A motion was offered to delete. section 6® 1 don't know if we are going to have this motion accepted. The proper procedure is that a motion should be for article 12 to be accepted as read - or for an amendment to the article . From the floor® 1 move article 12 be accepted as read ® because article 13 takes care of funding for clerical yelp. Miotion was seconded. Benaway® T .have been advised by 'Ton Counsel that they can spend no more than you. vote. The Personnel Hoard has the last say of appointees , salaries , etc. Here ensued a rater confusing argument and counter-argument 'ruck and forth between sponsors of the article , the Finance Committee , 4 and Selectmen regarding salaries ® controls or lack of controls over � firing policies , etc. From the floor : How the dell do we sit here night after night and vote . . . . . . . (he is silenced by the :Moderator) Moderator: A motion has been made and seconded. article 12 be accepted as rea.da (calls for 'wand count) Hand count: 60 for Opposed, 20. Motion is carried®