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Monuments and Memorials Committee <br /> <br />Membership: Seven <br />Appointed by: Selectmen <br />Length of Term: 3 years, September 30 appointments, staggered <br />Meeting Times: As needed <br /> <br />Description: The Committee will develop and publish an inventory of existing public and private <br />memorials within Lexington, assess the condition of these public memorials, and recommend to the Board <br />of Selectmen an annual maintenance and restoration plan. <br /> <br />The Committee will be charged with identifying the need for new public memorials for veterans and/or <br />other persons or events and recommend possible design and locations for such memorials. All records <br />pertaining to actions of the Monuments and Memorials Committee shall be filed with the Town Clerk for <br />archiving purposes. <br /> <br />Criteria for Membership: The Committee seeks members with one or more of the following backgrounds: <br /> <br />1. Is a military veteran or represents a veterans’ organization; <br />2. Is knowledgeable about Lexington’s history; <br />3. Has knowledge and expertise in design, construction and preservation of statuary and monuments. <br /> <br />The Chair will be appointed by the Board of Selectmen. <br /> <br />A liaison shall be identified from each of the following: Selectmen, Town Celebrations Committee, <br />Department of Public Facilities, Department of Public Works, and the Lexington Historical Society. <br /> <br />The Veterans’ Services Office shall provide staff support. <br /> <br />Prior to serving as a member of this Committee, appointees are required to: <br />1. Acknowledge receipt of the Summary of the Conflict of Interest statute. Further, to continue to <br />serve on the Committee the member must acknowledge annually receipt of the Summary of the <br />Conflict of Interest statute. Said summary will be provided by and acknowledged to the Town <br />Clerk. <br />2. Provide evidence to the Town Clerk that the appointee has completed the on-line training <br />requirement required by the Conflict of Interest statute. Further, to continue to serve on the <br />Committee, the member must acknowledge every two years completion of the on-line training <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Ref.: Charge adopted by the Board of Selectmen on March 26, 2014. <br /> The Selectmen voted on April 7, 2014 to designate members of this committee as Special <br />Municipal Employees. <br /> Selectmen approved a revised charge to add a Selectmen Liaison on August 25, 2014.