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03/15/2018 AC Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) March 15, 2018 Place and Time: Hudson Room, Cary Memorial Building, 7:30 p.m. Members Present: John Bartenstein, Chair; Alan Levine, Vice-Chair & Secretary; Ellen Basch; Eric Michelson; Sanjay Padaki; Andrei Radulescu-Banu; Lily Manhua Yan; Jian Helen Yang; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex-officio) Members)Absent: Richard Neumeier Other Attendees: None The meeting was called to order at 7:42 p.m. 1. Minutes A motion was made and seconded to approve this Committee's draft minutes for March 1, 2018 and March 8, 2018. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 Later in the meeting it was discovered that the minutes for March 8, 2018 required a minor additional correction. A motion was made and seconded to approve that correction. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 2. Announcements Mr. Bartenstein reported that, in addition to the Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA) information sessions held last night and tonight, other relevant events include the following: • March 18, 1:00 p.m.: TMMA bus tour to visit locations referenced in the Town Warrant. • March 19, 2018: Town Moderator's meeting; to be attended by Mr. Bartenstein. • March 21, 2018: Meeting to discuss zoning articles. • March 22, 2018, 7:30 p.m.: AC meeting • March 27, 2018: Target date for issuing this Committee's report. 3. FY2019 Budget issues and Report to 2018 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) on Financially- Related Warrant Articles Mr. Bartenstein took note of the report Mr. Neumcier had circulated earlier in the day regarding the cost of in-house legal expenses versus contracted legal expenses. Mr. Bartenstein suggested that this might be an agenda item for the next week's meeting, but there would be more time for an adequate discussion of the issue, including an opportunity to hear comments from the Town Manager, after the current budget cycle is complete. Ms. Yang added her votes to support the following articles: • Article 4, Appropriate FY2019 Operating Budget Shared Expenses • Article 4, Appropriate FY2019 Operating Budget Municipal Expenses • Article 5, Appropriate FY2019 Enterprise Funds Budgets • Article 6, Appropriate for Senior Services Program • Article 9, Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds • Article 15, Appropriate for Recreation Capital Projects 1