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ADJOURNED SESSION 1999 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING — April 5, 1999 The adjourned session of the 1999 Annual Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Margery M. Battin, at 8:00 p.m., in Cary Memorial Hall. A quorum of 183 members was present. 8:00 P.M. The Moderator recognized School Committee Chairman Barrie Peltz who recognized the contributions of Town Meeting Member Michael Wagner, 44 Prospect Hill Road, who passed away on April 1, 1999. A moment of silence was then observed. 8:02 p.m. The Moderator declared a recess during which time Representative Jay R. Kaufman and Lexington High School Principal Philip Lanoue recognized the National Merit Scholarship finalists. 8:09 P.M. The Moderator declared the Meeting back in session, reviewed procedural issues, including the long standing tradition for moving reconsideration of articles, announced that the meeting would begin with Article 22 (Operating Budget), that Mrs. Pagett would be moving to have Line Item 1200 of Article 22 to be taken up as the first order of business on April 7, and that Mr. Kelley plans on moving reconsideration of Article 14 after Article 26. 8:14 p.m. The Moderator announced the meeting would remain open under Article 2. 8:14 p.m. Town Manager Richard J. White presented the Town Manager's report on the FY2000 operating budget. 8:32 p.m. Paul Hamburger, Appropriation Committee Chairman, presented the report of the Appropriation Committee. 8:41 p.m. Paul Hamburger moved the Report of the Appropriation Committee (dated March 29, 1999) be accepted and placed on file. Following a unanimous voice vote, the Moderator declared the Report accepted and placed on file. 8:42 p.m Ephraim Weiss, pr. 5, questioned where in the town budget the change in the town's infrastructure is mentioned, then questioned the impact of a $1 million reduction on next year's savings. 8:43 p.m. Town Manager Richard White responded that on April 7 th consultants will report on the condition of the roads and the framework for an investment plan of the future. Mr. White then explained the $1 Million cut is not a matter of savings but of meeting the demands for services. ARTICLE 22: OPERATING BUDGET 8:45 p.m. Presented by Selectman Chairman Peter Enrich. -------------------------------- MOTION: That the following amounts be appropriated for the ensuing fiscal year and be raised in the tax levy except where a transfer is indicated they shall be provided by such a transfer. --------------------------------- Education 1100 Lexington Public Schools $49,060,308 (And further that the School Department is authorized to enter into equipment lease /purchase agreements from time to time provided that each such agreement is subject to annual appropriations.) 8:46 p.m. Barrie Peltz, School Committee Chairman, recognized Acting Superintendent Dr. Karla Brooks -Baehr for a school department budget presentation.