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Tune 26, 2012 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee June 26, 2012 Place and time: Town Office Building, 7:30 p.m. Members present. Glenn Parker, Chair; Joe Pato, Vice Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair; Alan Levine; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Jonina Schonfeld; Rob Addelson (non- voting, ex officio) Members Absent: Robert Cohen, Mollie Garberg Also present: Andy Friedlich, TMMA Executive Committee member Recording Secretary: Sara Arnold The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. 1. Minutes: Sara Arnold was introduced as the new Recording Secretary. The committee will continue to follow the past practice of having one person, in rotation, review draft minutes before they are distributed to the committee. In the case of summit meetings, including summit executive sessions, the committee will continue to rely on and incorporate minutes that are prepared by the Board of Selectmen's office. ACTION ITEM: John Bartenstein will complete his review of draft Appropriation Committee meeting minutes from February 29, March 13, March 21, and May 1 and circulate revised drafts prior to the next meeting. He will also prepare and circulate drafts of summit meetings held on October 12, November 2, November 17, December 21, February 15, April 2 and April 11 that incorporate minutes of the Board of Selectmen, to the extent those minutes are available. He will speak with Lynne Pease about the documentation of summit meetings held in executive session for which Board of Selectman minutes have not yet been posted. 2. Cost of Legal Counsel: Richard Neumeier reported that a position for Assistant City Solicitor in the City of Waltham was advertised in a recent Lawyers' Weekly publication. The salary is listed at $82,336 with excellent benefits. Mr. Neumeier suggested that this should be considered when reviewing the cost of outside legal counsel in Lexington. 3. Liaison and Other Committee Reports: • Minuteman Tech Committee: Eric Michelson discussed the issues surrounding expansion of the Minuteman's facilities. Minuteman administrators believe that more robust programming is needed to maintain relevancy and this, in turn, will trigger the need for additional facilities to support the resulting increase in student population. Legally, tuition payments from non - member towns cannot be used to cover capital expenses, thus increasing the burden on member towns. Lexington has supported an effort to reallocate capital costs among the participating towns.