1999-03-01-TE-Warrant-and-1999-03-22-STM-and-ATM-Warrants

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ARTICLE 19 BY-LAW AMENDMENT, BUDGET To see if the Town will vote to amend section 12 of Article VI of the General By-Laws to read as follows: "Section 12. The Town Manager shall annually submit to the Selectmen, the Appropriation Committee, and the Capital Expenditures Committee for their consideration a proposed budget, revenue statement and tax rate estimate on a date specified by the Selectmen after consultation with the School Committee, Appropriation Committee and the Capital Expenditures Committee." or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This article will allow the Selectmen and School Committee to synchronize their respective budget schedules annually in order to enhance the quality of budget decision making. ARTICLE 20 BOARD OF HEALTH FINES NON-CRIMINAL DISPOSITION To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6 of Article I of the General By-Laws (Non- Criminal Disposition) by increasing fine schedules and by additions thereto relating to certain regulations of the Board of Health, all as shown on a document on file in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Board of Health) DESCRIPTION: This article would increase fines for non-criminal disposition(ticketing) of violations of certain local and state health codes to make the fines reflect the severity of the violation involved and to promote compliance with the regulations. This article further proposes to make three additional health regulations subject to non-criminal disposition. ARTICLE 21 RETIREMENT BOARD To see if the Town will (a)vote to approve the acceptance by the Lexington Retirement Board of Section 288 of Chapter 194 of the Acts of 1998 relating to a pension adjustment for those members who retired before January 12, 1998 with Option C and whose beneficiary predeceased them, and (b) vote to accept paragraph(h) of Section 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws as inserted by Chapter 456 of the Acts of 1998 relating to the granting of cost of living adjustments to noncontributory retirees; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Retirement Board) 14