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66 -16 Selectmen's Meeting February 1, 2010 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Cohen, Mrs. Krieger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Manz and Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comment Ms. McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, let community know that on Sunday, February 14 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. there will be a wine cheese and chocolate event to support the hosting of the visitors from Antony, France in April. She encouraged everyone to come. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Manz reported on how impressed with how quickly and efficiently town government deals with problems, including the wires and poles that came down near Depot Square after a truck snagged some low wires. It happened at the start of the business day, but handled nicely and everything back to normal by the end of the day. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente read a commendation issued by Police Chief Corr for Detective Steven Garabedian because of his efforts in apprehending a suspect involved in a bank robbery on January 4, 2010. On behalf of Police Chief Corr, Mr. Valente announced the promotion of Lt. Joseph O'Leary to the rank of Captain, effective February 8. Mr. Valente read that Lt. O'Leary will mark his 40th anniversary with the Lexington Police Department in June 2010. In 1970 he started his career as a police cadet, advanced to a community services officer, provisional patrol officer and was eventually hired as a permanent patrol officer in 1975. His experience with crime prevention and youth activities contributed to his promotion to sergeant in 1989. He was an active patrol supervisor and frequently assigned to other duties. At different times he was responsible for event planning, grant writing, court prosecution, detail supervisor and also substituted as a full - time shift commander. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2005 and assigned to command the detective bureau. Lt. O'Leary has been at the forefront of the department's initiatives to advance community policing programs, tend to civil rights situations and other sensitive investigations. As Captain his duties will include revising the department's policy manual, overseeing the detective bureau and assuming a number of budgetary and inspectional responsibilities. The swearing -in ceremony will be on Friday, February 5.