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March 23, 2015 Annual Town Meeting Moderator Deborah Brown called the 2015 Annual Town Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2015, Lexington High School, Donald J. Gillespie, Jr. Auditorium; a quorum in excess of 100 members present. The William Diamond Fife and Drum Corps led the Lexington Minutemen to post the colors, followed by the playing of the National Anthem. Town Clerk, Nathalie L. Rice, read the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting until waived. The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service. 7:40 p.m. Moderator Brown recognized and called a moment of silence for the passing of Ruth Nablo and Robert Kent, two former long-term Town Meeting Members. The Moderator opened the Annual Town Meeting under Article 2. 7:40 p.m. Presented by Joseph Pato, Chair, Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 2: ELECTION OF DEPUTY MODERATOR MOTION: That Deborah Strod be approved as Deputy Moderator. Unanimously Adopted. The Moderator reviewed meeting procedures and electronic voting system, (to be tested in Special Town Meeting#1). 7:45 p.m. The Moderator declared the Annual Town Meeting to be in recess. March 23, 2015 Special Town Meeting #1 Moderator Deborah Brown called to order the 2015 Special Town Meeting #1 at 7:46 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2015, Lexington High School, Donald J. Gillespie, Jr. Auditorium; a quorum in excess of 100 members present. Town Clerk, Nathalie L. Rice, read the Special Town Meeting#1 Warrant until waived. The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service. The Moderator called for a test of the electronic voting system, with the intention of continuing to use the electronic voting devices for the 2015 Annual and Special Town Meetings. Additional rules for order were reviewed. 7:52 p.m. The Moderator declared the Special Town Meeting #1 to be in recess. 7:52 p.m. Selectman Joseph Pato moved to adjourn Annual Town Meeting until completion of Special Town Meetings #1 and#2. Motion Adopted. March 23, 2015 Special Town Meeting #2 Moderator Deborah Brown called to order the 2015 Special Town Meeting#2 at 7:53 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2015, Lexington High School, Donald J. Gillespie, Jr. Auditorium; a quorum in excess of 100 members present. Town Clerk, Nathalie L. Rice, read the Special Town Meeting#2 Warrant until waived. The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service. 7:52 p.m. At the request of the Moderator, Selectman Joseph Pato moved to recess the 2015 Special Town Meeting #2 and return to Special Town Meeting#1. Motion Adopted. 7:53 p.m. Moderator Deborah Brown declared the Special Town Meeting#2 to be in recess.