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April 1, 2009 Adjourned Session of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting The fourth session of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Deborah J. Brown at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009, Cary Memorial Hall; a quorum of 177 present. 7:35 p.m. Moderator Deborah Brown called a recess for the awarding of the Sharyn Wong - Chan and Sara Harrington award to Lexington teachers Ann Kim Tenhor and Jesse Richardson. 7:50 p.m. Meeting called to order. ARTICLE 2: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES 7:50 p.m. Charles Lamb moved the report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be accepted and placed on file. Unanimously Adopted. 7:58 p.m. Presented by Selectman Norman Cohen. ARTICLE 4: OPERATING BUDGET 8:01 P.M. School Committee Chair Margaret Coppe reported unanimous support of the School Committee for line 1100. Pam Hoffman, pr.7, reported unanimous support of Appropriation Committee for line 1100. David Horton, pr.8, Minuteman Regional Vocation School liaison, reported the Minuteman Regional School Committee unanimously supports this budget. 8:04 p.m. Superintendent Paul Ash and Appropriation Committee members responded to questions pertaining to projections. 8:21 p.m. Members questioned requests for facilities department and contributory retirement. 8:30 p.m. Alan Levine reported unanimous support of the Appropriation Committee. 8:30 p.m. Article 4, except lines 2130, 1100 and 3100 -3500 fund source— Unanimously Adopted. 8:31 p.m. Article 4, lines 1100 and fund source 3100 -3500 — Unanimously Adopted. 8:32 p.m. Alan Levine, pr.8, served notice of reconsideration on Article 4 in entirety, and line items 1100, 3100 -3500 funding sources. ARTICLE 2: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES 8:32 p.m. Sandra Shaw moved Report of the Recreation Committee be accepted and placed on file. Unanimously Adopted. Richard Thuma, Recreation Committee Vice Chair reported. 8:54 p.m. Presented by Selectman Norman Cohen. ARTICLE 5: APPROPRIATE FY2010 ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGETS MOTION: a) That the Town appropriate the following sums of money to operate the Water Division of the Department of Public Works during fiscal year 2010; under the provisions of M.G.L. chapter 44, section 53FY2: Salaries $ 640 Expenses 363 Debt Service 1 MWRA Assessment 4,600,000 Total $6 Said sum to be funded from water receipts and $525,000 from retained earnings. b) That the Town appropriate the following sums of money to operate the Wastewater (Sewer) Division of the Department of Public Works during fiscal year 2010; under the provisions of M.G.L. chapter 44, section 53FY2: Salaries $ 270 Expenses 325 Debt Service 633 MWRA Assessment 6,500,000 Total $7 Said sum to be funded from wastewater receipts and $625,000 from retained earnings. c) That the Town appropriate the following sums of money to operate the Recreation Department during fiscal year 2010 under the provisions of M.G.L. chapter 44, section 53FY2. Salaries $ 636 Expenses 956 Debt Service 132,600 Total $1 Said sum to be funded from recreation receipts and $375,000 from retained earnings. 8:54 p.m. Norman Cohen reported unanimous support of Board of Selectmen. John Bartenstein reported unanimous support of Appropriation Committee. Alan Levine, Appropriation Committee Chair, commented on the Recreation Enterprise Fund. David Kanter commented on the Water /Sewer enterprise & water reading, reporting unanimous support of the Capital Expenditure Committee for program.