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<br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Selectmen’s Meeting <br />April 8, 2019 <br /> <br />A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 5:46 p.m. on Wednesday, <br />April 8, 2019 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair; <br />Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; Ms. Hai and Mr. Sandeen were present as well as Mr. Malloy, Town <br />Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk. <br />Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports <br />Mr. Pato stated the Residential Exemption Study Committee has concluded their work and would <br />like to present their report an upcoming Selectmen’s meeting. <br />Mr. Sandeen said he attended the climate resiliency session hosted by Minuteman Advisory <br />Group Interlocal Council (MAGIC). <br />Town Manager Six Month Update <br />Mr. Malloy reported on his first six months as Lexington Town Manager summarizing some of <br />the items he has worked on. In addition, he commented on several areas to be addressed such as <br />consolidating Selectmen meetings, development of comprehensive fiscal policies and <br />strengthening succession planning. <br />Mr. Malloy stated he intends to work with the Board of Selectmen and others in the Community <br />over the next few months to develop new processes that will enhance the level of information <br />that the Town Officials and residents have, especially as it pertain to Town Meeting, but also to <br />their processes. <br />Portion of Pelham Road Acceptance – Order of Taking <br />Mr. Malloy explained that the Order of Taking will be postponed to a future Selectmen’s <br />meeting after the vote for a correction of a technical reference has taken place at Annual 2019 <br />Town Meeting for Article 28. <br />Lions Club Request – New Date for Fireworks Display at 2019 Carnival <br />Mr. Lucente recused himself as he is a member of the Lion’s Club of Lexington. <br /> <br />Ms. Barry said the Board previously approved the Lion's Club request for the Annual Carnival <br />which included a fireworks display to be held on July 3, 2019 subject to approval of the fireworks <br />vendor. The fireworks vendor has since informed the Lion's Club that they were not available for <br />that date. The Lion's Club of Lexington now requests to hold the Fireworks Display on Friday, <br />July 5, 2019. <br /> <br />Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selection voted 4-0 to approve a fireworks <br />display on Friday July 5, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., subject to approval of the necessary <br />safety precautions required by the Fire Department <br /> <br />