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GARDNER - Mayor Charles J. Manca said yesterday he has decided against asking the City Council to appropriate $100,000 to upgrade the City Hall computer system.
Other requests before the council include: $42,000 for two used trucks for the Highway Department; $16,390 for repairs to city playgrounds; $17,000 to hire forestry workers for the Municipal Grounds Department; $760 to resume the DPW weekend telephone answering service; and $800 to buy street signs.
GARDNER - Mayor Charles J. Manca said yesterday he has decided against asking the City Council to appropriate $100,000 to upgrade the City Hall computer system.
He said instead he will ask the City Council to place $198,369 in the city's stabilization account.
The difference, $98,369, had been targeted for the mayor's unclassified litigation account when Manca presented his requests Thursday to the City Council Finance Committee.
Manca said yesterday that litigation figure had been reduced to $75,000 before he made the final monetary decision.
The mayor said that at this time he feels the money, which became available when state reimbursement figures exceeded amounts budgeted, can be better spent in other areas.
He said there also is a chance that the computer upgrade will be funded, especially if the city gets one or more grants for such services.
The requests, along with several others, appear on the City Council agenda for its meeting Tuesday night.
Other requests before the council include: $42,000 for two used trucks for the Highway Department; $16,390 for repairs to city playgrounds; $17,000 to hire forestry workers for the Municipal Grounds Department; $760 to resume the DPW weekend telephone answering service; and $800 to buy street signs.
In addition, the Health Department is requesting that the City Council transfer $120,000 from the landfill user fees account to the landfill operations account.
Copyright New York Times Company Sep 4, 1993