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April23, 2012 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee Meeting April 23, 2012 Time and Location: Cary Hall, 6:45 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Joe Pato, Vice Chair; Alan Levine; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Mollie Garberg, Jonina Schonfeld, Rob Addelson (non- voting, ex officio) Notpresent: Robert Cohen The meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. Announcements No announcements. Discussion of Article 25 Mr. Addelson led a discussion of the final numbers associated with the appropriation request for Article 25, "Amend FY2012 Operating and Enterprise Budgets." A handout was provided detailing the following line items: $79,042 was incurred for emergency repair work at Minuteman High School's Trades Hall and contributions are being sought from all member districts. A transfer of $90,590 for Public Works was requested from Personal Services to cover a shortfall. A $7,300 transfer from Personal Services is requested to cover salary expenses in the Commercial Development office. A transfer of $65,000 from salary dollars set aside for a currently vacant position is requested to cover Appellate Tax Board litigation expense for commercial properties. $13,000 was incurred for repairs, with the major driver being an MIS exchange server failure ($9,000). The final request for Article 25 is $92,042 to be appropriated from Free Cash. Vote: The Appropriation Committee voted 8 -0 to approve the appropriation with 1 absence. Discussion of OPEB — Article 18 A discussion of OPEB funding was initiated in response to a motion being considered by the Board of Selectmen to appropriate $1 million toward the fund, double the $500,000 amount originally contemplated under Article 18. The Town Manager and Budget Director [ ?] are in favor of the appropriation whereas some members of the Appropriation Committee question the need for an appropriation and the size of the appropriation. Vote: Mr. Michelson made a motion to approve $1 million to be appropriated for OPEB funding and Mr. Pato seconded. The motion did not pass by a vote of 0 in favor, 8 opposed.