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07/9/2019 AC Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) July 9, 2019 Place and Time: Parker Room, Town Office Building 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Nick Nichols; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Members)Absent: Lily Manhua Yan Other Attendees: Ellen Basch, Recently Resigned AC Member; Deepika Sawhney, School Committee Liaison The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Recognition of Resigning Committee Members Ms. Basch and Mr. Neumeier were recognized and thanked for their service on this Committee. Especially noted were Ms. Basch's writing and editing skills; and Mr. Neumeier's lengthy service, extending back, off and on, more than twenty years. With two vacancies to be filled, Mr. Parker urged everyone to suggest interested and qualified people for membership to this Committee. Announcements and Liaison Reports Mr. Padaki reported that the Crematory Study Committee was meeting tomorrow from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., making it difficult for him to attend the entire meeting. Mr. Nichols offered to attend the meeting, with Mr. Padaki arriving as soon as he is able. Mr. Parker reported that there had been a beam signing for the new Fire Headquarters building. Ms. Kosnoff added that there had been delays related to asbestos testing so that the project is a little behind schedule. Construction is anticipated to be completed a year from now. Mr. Levine reported that the School Master Planning Committee last met on June 12, and the consultant is preparing a report. Ms. Kosnoff reported that construction of the new Lexington Children's Place is scheduled for completion by September 2019, and February 2020 is the expected completion date for the new Hasting Elementary School. FY2019 Budget Transfers and Adjustments Ms. Kosnoff reported that there are four kinds of end-of-the-year transfers that the Town can make before closing the books for a fiscal year, as follows: • Salary Reserve Account Transfers: These are the exclusive responsibility of the Select Board and usually result when collective bargaining agreements are resolved. There are three such situations for the FY2019 budget: ➢ $92,000 to be transferred into the Cary Library budget; ➢ $236,013 to be transferred into three Police Department Units; ➢ $420,000 to be transferred into the Police Superior Officers budget. This has been a complicated calculation that is still being finalized. 1