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<br /> October 24, 2005 <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />October 24, 2005 <br /> <br />Members Present: A. Levine (Chair), D. Brown (Vice Chair), R. Eurich, R. Cole, J. <br />Bartenstein, E. Michelson, P. Hoffman. <br /> <br />Additional attendees: M. Young (Budget Officer); C. Lamb, S. Stoltz, G. Burnell, and W. <br />Hurley (Capital Expenditures Committee). <br /> <br />Items Distributed: School Capital Emergency Repairs Report (E.M.), Updated Budget <br />Forecast Spreadsheet (R.C.) <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at approximately 5:00 by Al Levine in Town Office <br />PM <br />Bldg. Rm. 111. <br /> <br />1. Al L. discussed his preparation of the committee’s report for the Special Town <br />Meeting. He said he would be asking Michael Young to assist him with some tables for <br />the introduction. <br /> <br />2. Issues that the committee would like to see addressed at the Budget Summit include: <br /> <br />a. What action is needed to appropriate the $250,000 NSTAR grant for <br />Harrington? <br /> <br />b. Will the $350,000 that is currently in the budget will be adequate to address <br />municipal contract settlements? <br /> <br />c. The funding sources for each article. <br /> <br />d. Understanding if the Schools have estimated energy costs at current market <br />prices in any attempt to come up with a “high-end” estimate. <br /> <br />3. Deborah B. identified the following as the latest positions in regard to the School <br />articles: <br /> <br />a. The FY06 budget request would be for an additional $847,396 and the school <br />would manage all other operational deficits within this new budget. <br /> <br />b. An analysis of the entire school population has determined that the estimated, <br />additional, potential SPED liabilities over and above the newly requested <br />amount would be $200,000–$250,000. <br /> <br />c. The approximately $67,000 of emergency roof and HVAC repairs would be <br />done within the current maintenance line item. <br /> - 1 - <br /> <br />