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J . . Lk SELECTMEN'S MEETING May 19 1 986 A regular mee t i n S of t he Board o f Selectm was held on Monday, May 19, 1 9BE, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town O f f i c e Building, at 7:30 p . m . Chairman Mar Mr. Edd i so n , Mr. D a i l e y , Mrs. Sm ith, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager, Mr, Cohen, Town Counsel, Mrs., Sn Executive Clerk, were p r e s e n t , REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD The meeti was o pened by the Executive Clerk who called for nominations for Chairman of the Board. Mr. Edd i so n was nominated by Mr. Marshall. There being no further nominations, the Executive Clerk declared nomi closed. John C. Eddi son was elected by u nanimous vote as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. As his first order o f business, Mr. Eddi son expressed his thanks to the Board for the honor accorded to him, and hi appreciati for the learnin ex perience gained as a Bel ec tman , especially to Mr. Marshall an Mrs. Ba t t i n, the two previous chairmen . SEAT BELT AWARENESS PROGRAM - PROCLAMATION Officer Thomas R abo i n and Health Director, George Smi th, local coordinators of a State -wide program, were present to request observance of a 101 -Day Seat Belt Awareness Program from Memorial tray to Labor Day 1986. Officer Rabo i n noted that that period represents the time of the year when injuries a nd deat from motor accidents occur most frequently. He and Mr. Smith's requested proclamation of a "Make It Click Challenge" as the fi rst step i n efforts toward a Town wide educational program to stimulate goad attitudes toward seat belt use. Mr . Sni th repor ted on the work of hi s staf f , i n cooperat i on wi th the P o l i c e Chief , to promote seat belt use and, in response to questi f r olfi the Board, Of f i cer Rabo i n ou t1 i ned aspects of the pry :gram pl anned f or students and for the general public to encourage this preventive measure, including the use of seat belts and child restraint systems. Officer R abo i n read a 'letter to Chief Fu r do n from Karen Hr u by , relati a recent accident exper i n v o l v i n g her and her son and crediting use of seat belts with saving them from serious injury. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to p rocl ai m observance of the "Make It Click Challenge" to promote seat belt use in Lexingto fr May 24, 1986 through September 1, 1986 AD HOC YOUTH STUDY COMMITTEE Rachel Rosenblum and William Blou t , Director of RePl ace, met with the �.■. Board t o present a proposal f or a survey of studen by questionnaire to determine whether or not a drug problem exists in the T own and to gain insight on other concerns and problems of youth.