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TOWN WARRANT Town of Lexington Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To any of the Constables of the Town of Lexington Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at the Clarke Middle School, in said Town on Wednesday, May 15 at 8:00 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. ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town. ARTICLE 2 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS To see if the Town will vote to amend section 90-9 of the General Bylaws by deleting the word"free", or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Charles Lamb and two-hundred or more registered voters) ARTICLE 3 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS To see if the Town will vote to amend §90-9 of the General Bylaws, Regulation of Refuse Disposal, to authorize fees for residential waste collection and disposal; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 4 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS To see if the Town will vote to amend §90-9 of the General Bylaws by deleting the word"free," and by adding the following at the end"and may require residents to pay a fee for curbside collection of non- recyclable refuse provided that the fee shall be set annually so that the total annual revenue estimated to be received from the fee in any given fiscal year shall not exceed the amount by which the Town's estimated maximum tax levy limit for such fiscal year exceeds the Town's estimated tax levy for such fiscal year", so that the amended bylaw would read as follows: The Selectmen shall provide and maintain under their care and supervision, some suitable place or method for public disposal for the inhabitants of the Town to deposit ashes, cinders, papers and other refuse and rubbish in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Selectmen may from time to time make. Such rules and regulations may require the separation of designated recyclable material or materials from other refuse and may require residents to pay a fee for curbside collection of non-recyclable refuse provided that the fee shall be set annually so that total annual revenue estimated to be received from the fee in any given fiscal year shall not exceed the amount by which the Town's estimated maximum tax levy limit for such fiscal year exceeds the Town's estimated tax levy for such fiscal year. Or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)