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TOWN OF LEXINGTON WARRANT SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 2022-2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables or Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet by means of the audio/video conferencing platform described more particularly below on Monday, the eleventh day of April 2022 at 7:30 p.m., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. Pursuant to Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020, as amended by Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 and Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022,the Town Meeting shall be held remotely by the means requested by the Moderator as follows: Town Meeting members will attend and vote by logging into: (1)the Zoom videoconferencing platform, (2)the online VVoter module provided by our electronic voting vendor, Option Technologies OR comparable online voting tool developed by Select Board member Joe Pato, and (3) an online queuing function developed by Select Board member Joe Pato to facilitate the process of debate. Other Town residents who wish to follow the proceedings may do so via LexMedia at https://www.youtube.com/user/LexMediaMATV. Other residents who wish to participate in the Meeting may contact the Town Clerk's Office at clerk(a,lexingtonma.gov and by completing the online form at https://www.lexingtonrna.gov/2022atm. For more information,please see the Moderator's letter dated March 11,2022 to the Select Board attached to this warrant as Appendix A. ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Select Board) DESCRIPTION: This article remains open throughout Town Meeting and reports may be presented at any Town Meeting session by boards,officers, or committees. ARTICLE 2 APPROPRIATE FOR LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FEASIBILITY STUDY To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds, an amount of money to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee for the feasibility study for the Lexington High School located at 251 Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421, for which feasibility study the Town may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The MSBA's grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any costs the Town incurs in connection with the feasibility study in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Select Board at the request of'the School Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,825,000 DESCRIPTION: In spring of 2022,the Massachusetts School Building Authority voted to accept the Lexington High School project into the MSBA reimbursement program. This article would fund the first phase of the process, conducting a feasibility study,under MSBA guidance. ARTICLE 3 AMEND GENERAL BYLAW TO ALLOW REMOTE PARTICIPATION AT HYBRID TOWN MEETINGS