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06/27/2018 AC Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) June 27, 2018 Place and Time: Parker Room, Town Office Building, 7:30 p.m. Members Present: John Bartenstein, Chair; Alan Levine, Vice-Chair & Secretary; Ellen Basch; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Sanjay Padaki; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex-officio) Member(s)Absent: Andrei Radulescu-Banu Other Attendees: Kate Colburn, Vice-Chair, School Committee; Bob Pressman, Town Meeting Member The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. 1. Announcements and Liaison Reports: Mr. Bartenstein reported the following: • Helen Yang submitted her resignation from this Committee. Deb Brown, Town Moderator, will be seeking a replacement. • There is a reception honoring Carl Valente's retirement as Town Manager on August 2, 2018 from 4-7 p.m. It may be convenient for this Committee to meet immediately after the reception. Mr. Michelson reviewed information discussed at the first meeting of the Town Manager's Search Committee, as follows: • A consultant has been hired to assist in the process. The consultant estimates that approximately 20 applications will be received before the July 9 deadline. • The consultant plans to select 11-12 top candidates for the search committee to consider. • The search committee plans to interview 5-7 of those candidates and forward 2 to 3 candidate names for the Board of Selectmen (BoS)to consider. • Questions to ask the candidates are being solicited from the general public, town employees, and committees. Members of this Committee should forward suggestions to Mr. Michelson. • The goal is to hire someone by the end of August. Ms. Kosnoff added that the Selectmen will appoint an Acting Town Manager between Mr. Valente's departure and the arrival of the new Town Manager. Ms. Colburn reported the following: • The new School Superintendent is officially starting on July 1, but she has been involved during the recent hiring of some new elementary school principals. • A replacement for Ian Daily, the School Department's Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration, is being sought, hopefully to begin by September. Mr. Michelson reported that some of the retail businesses are meeting tomorrow evening to discuss best practices for enhancing diversity in Lexington. Ms. Kosnoff reported that the BoS rescinded its prior position on MGL Chapter 59, Section 21), whereby the Town opted out of implementing a supplemental pro-rata tax assessment allowed by the State for new construction completed after the annual January 1 assessment date. 1