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TABLE OF CONTENTS Revenue Sources .....................2 Operating Expenses ................. 3 Town Government, pp. 4 -24 Human Services Committee ..........68 Board of Selectmen .................4 Veterans' Services .................69 Town Manager ....................7 Fair Housing/Human Relations Committee ..6 9 No Place for Hate ..................8 Personnel Advisory Board ............9 Management Information Systems ......9 Lexington 2020 Vision Implementation Committee .........10 Town Clerk /Board of Registrars ......10 Presidential Primary Election .........12 Town Election ...................13 Elected Town Officials .............14 Moderator ......................14 Special Election ..................15 State Primary ......................16 National & State Elections ...........16 Town Meeting Members ............17 Town Meeting Members Association ...20 Town Meeting ...................21 Public Safety, pp. 25 -30 Police Department ................25 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee ....27 Fire Department ..................27 Board of Health ..................29 Biosafety Committee ...............29 Public Safety Staffing Review ........30 Noise Advisory Committee ..........30 Public Facilities, pp. 31 -42 Department of Public Works .........31 Lexington Tree Committee ..........3 6 Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee ....41 Water and Sewer Rate Study .........41 Permanent Building Committee .......42 Education, pp. 43 -51 School Committee .................43 Superintendent of Schools ...........44 School Expenditures by Line Item .....46 LPS Summary of Outside Funding .....49 Lexington Community Education .....49 Minuteman Regional High School .....50 Land Use, pp. 52 -66 Planning ........................52 Board of Appeals .................53 Regional Planning .................54 Metropolitan State Task Force ........55 Lexington Historical Commission .....56 Design Advisory Committee .........56 Office of Community Development/ Building Division ...:.:..........57 Historic Districts Commission ........59 Middlesex County Hospital .........58 Hanscom Committees (HATS/HFAC) ...60 Lexington Center Committee ........61 LexHAB .....:..................62 Lexington Housing Authority ........62 Lexington Housing Partnership .......63 Conservation Commission ...........64 Bicycle Advisory Committee .........66 Social Services, pp. 67 -71 Social Services Department ..........67 Council on Aging .................68 Human Services Committee ..........68 Veterans' Services .................69 Fair Housing/Human Relations Committee ..6 9 Commission on Disability ...........70 Lexington Youth Commission ........71 Culture and Leisure, pp. 72 -79 Cary Memorial Library .............72 Recreation Department & Committee ..74 Tourism Committee ...............75 Town Celebrations Committee .......76 Cary Lecture Series Committee .......77 Lexington Council for the Arts .......77 Communications Advisory Committee ..78 Lexington Sister Cities .............79 Finances, pp. 80 -96 Appropriation Committee ...........80 Capital Expenditures Committee ......81 Building Finance Advisory Committee ... 83 Revenue Officer ..................84 Board of Assessors ................84 Financial Data ...................86 Tax Deferral and Exemption Study ....86 Comptroller .....................87 Retirement Board .................96 Legal and Trusts, pp. 97 -107 Trustees of Public Trusts ............97 Fund for Lexington ................97 Lexington Scholarship & Education Fund ................101 Town Counsel ..................106 Lexington by the Numbers ..........108 Index ...........................109 2004 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Chair Kerry Brandin Editorial Staff f Zelda Sokal Bob Morrison Audrea Simpson John Ayvazian Jeri Zeder Photography David S. Tabeling Original Design Jeanette Webb Layout Peter Amirault TYPE A, Medford, MA Printer Goodway Graphics, Inc. 1500 copies printed Second Edition Also available at http: / /cl.lexington.ma.us/ Special thanks to all town staff and committee members whose cooper- ation was critical to the success of this publication. Narratives summarize activities of the 2004 calendar year. Unless oth- erwise noted, financial data reports the total dollars expended in the fiscal year (FY) which began July 1 and ended June 30 of the designat- ed year. 2004 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS CO IS 9A4r e a R _ e = i= N s _n ON THE COVER: The newly renovated Cary Memorial Library re- opened in April. Photo by Peter Lewitt. 2004 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 1