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� � EXCER.PT 4F THE T4WN OF LEXINGTON ANNUAL T4WN MEETING HEL�► MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024, 7:30 �'.M. CARY M�:MORIAL BUILDING—BATTIN HALL WITH ADJ4URNED SESSIONS �E�D MARCH 20, 22,27, and APRIL 1, 3, 8, 10, 24 ARTICLE 42 DIGITAL PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES (Citizen Petition) MOTION: Ms. Hamilton moves that the Select Board be authorized to petition the Massachusetts General Court to enact legislation in substantially the form below, and further that the Select Board be authorized to approve amendments to said legislation before its enactment by the General Court that are within the scope of the general obj ectives of this motion: "AN ACT ALLOWING`PRINT FREE' DIGITAL LEGAL NOTICES FOR THE TOV�,TN OF LEXINGTON" Section 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to allow, but not require, the Town of Lexington to satisfy legal notice requirements entirely by digital �ublication as voted necessary by its Select Board i� light of the changing landscape of print newspaper businesses, particularly at the �ocal level. Section 2. Means of Legal Notice Publication Notwithstanding section 13(b� of chapter 4 of the General Laws or any other general or s�ecial �aw to the contrary, wherever the Town of Lexington, or any committee, department, board, commission, or officer thereof is to publish a legal notice in a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation, such requirement may be satisfied by one or more of the following means as authorized by local vote in Sectio�. 3: A. a newspaper of local or general circulation's print publication; B. a newspaper's website; C. websites reporting local news and opinion wh�ch satisfy all criteria for digital publication set forth in said section 13(b) of chapter 4 of the General Laws; D. a statewide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices; or E. a town wide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices. Section 3. Local Vote on Means of Publication A. For all legal �,otices to be issued by Town of �exington committee, department, board, commission, or officer other than the School Committee, Lexington Public Schools, or a department or officer of the School Committee or Lexingto�.Public Schools,the Select Board by maj ority vote shall determine at least two of the means of�egal notice�ub�ication set forth in Section 2 to satisfy publication requirements. B. For all legal �.otices to be issued by the School Committee, Lexi�gton Pu�lic Schoo�s, or a department or officer of t�e School Committee or Lexington Public Schools, t�e School Committee by maj ority vote shall determi�.e at �east two of the means of legal �otice publication set forth in Section 2 to satisfy publicatio� requirements. C. The Select Boaxd and School Committee may revisit their means of pub;�ication votes at thei� discretion and elect different means of publication from the o�tions afforded u�der Section 2 by majority vote. Section 4. This Act shal�take effect upon passage.