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Town Manager Personnel FY2017 FY2018 operated under a Selectmen/Executive Secretary plan.The Full Time.................................7.....................................7 Selectmen/Town Manager Act brought major realignment Part Time 1 1 of responsibilities including changes in methods of ap- ................................ ..................................... ROLE: As the Chief Executive Officer of the Town, es- pointment, closer supervision of administrative functions, tablished in the Selectmen-Town Manager Act,the Town and centralized control of purchasing. Manager administers the policies and procedures of the Budget Board of Selectmen,enforces bylaws and actions passed by Town Meeting,proposes the operating and capital budgets The FY2018 budget process continued the collaborative and manages the daily operation of all Town departments. effort among the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, The Town Manager's Office also includes the Human Re- Appropriation and Capital Expenditures Committees,and sources Office. municipal staff. Four budget summit sessions resulted in APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen, Carl Valente has consensus on a balanced budget for Town Meeting con- served as Town Manager since July 2005. sideration that addressed many pressing needs and did g J y not require a Proposition 21/2 override (the last Operating Form of Government Budget Override was approved for FY2008).The FY2018 General Fund budget totals $208,944,654, an increase of The current Town Manager/Selectmen/Town Meeting $9,514,173 or 4.77% over the FY2018 adopted budget. form of government dates back to a 1969 Act of the State Chart 1 shows the breakdown of the expenditures by use. legislature based on a plan developed by the Town Struc- ture of Government Committee.Lexington had previously Chart 1:FY2018 General Fund Approved $120,000,000 $1.03,325,533 100,000,0C10 $80,000,000 $60,000,000 $54,023,1.51. $40,000,000 $35,375,050 0,000,000 / 10� x.12.27 . ,0 Education Shiareill I" uiriidpall Cash, C apitall eserve . Expenses Departments MISC,