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ARTICLE 14 AMEND GENERAL BY-LAWS—UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexington to prohibit leaving unauthorized vehicles parked within the limits of private ways furnishing means of access for fire apparatus to any building and within handicapped parking spaces, designated as reserved for vehicles owned and operated by disabled veterans or handicapped persons, or in such a manner as to obstruct a curb ramp designed for use by a handicapped person as a means of egress to a street or public way, to authorize a penalty for each violation and to authorize Town police officers to enforce such prohibitions and such penalties by the method provided in Section 21D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and to provide therefor by amending §1-6 of the Massachusetts General By-Laws (Non-Criminal Disposition), or act in any other manner in relation thereto (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION This article would adopt a by-law consistent with existing Town traffic rules and regulations regarding unauthorized parking in fire lanes on private property and in spaces reserved for vehicles with handicapped stickers and provide for its enforcement through the General By-laws §1-6 (Non Criminal Disposition) ARTICLE 15 AMEND GENERAL BY-LAWS TO CREATE ENERGY COMMITTEE (Citizens' Petition) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of Lexington by adding Part I, Chapter 29, a new Article VII—Energy Committee, to read substantially as follows, or act in any other manner in relation thereto Chapter VIII—Energy Committee § 29-28 Establishment The Town shall have a committee called the Energy Committee, which shall consider the energy implications of all municipal and school budget proposals for the purpose of making reports or recommendations to the Town. Such Committee shall consist of five voters of sound technical experience and good judgment. No member of the Committee shall be an elected town official or a town employee, unless appointed by the Moderator to serve as an ex-officio member of the Committee but without a vote Town meeting members may serve as voting Committee members § 29-29 Term of office, vacancies Each member of the Committee shall be appointed by the Moderator to serve for a term of three years and the terms of no more than two shall expire in any one year The Moderator shall promptly appoint a successor for any member of the Committee whose term expires and shall, promptly after any vacancy occurs in the Committee, appoint a successor to fill that vacancy for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor 12