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<br /> <br /> <br />Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) <br />July 26, 2023 Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Pursuant to notice duly filed with the Town Clerk, the Semiquincentennial Commission <br />(Lex250) convened in a remote meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, July 26 at 8:02 am by Ms. <br />Barry as allowed by legislation (S.2475) extending the suspension of certain provisions of the <br />Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. <br /> <br />Present: <br />Suzie Barry, Select Board Member, Chair <br />Jillian Tung, Music & Arts Representative, Clerk <br />Paul O’Shaughnessy, Historical Organization Representative <br />Bebe Fallick, Tourism Committee Representative <br />Mona Roy, Community Representative, Vice Chair <br />Cerise Jalelian, Town Celebrations Committee Representative <br />Noah Michelson, Community Representative <br />Steve Conners, Reenactment Community Representative <br />Jane Hundley, Social Studies Department Head, Grades 6-8 <br />Julie O’Leary, Civic Representative <br />Barry Cunha, Business Representative <br />John Rossi, Commission on Disability Liaison <br /> <br /> <br />● The meeting was called to order at 8:02 am by Ms. Barry. <br />● A motion made by Ms. Barry to accept the minutes of the 6.21.2023 meeting, as edited, <br />was seconded by Mr. O’Shaughnessy and approved by roll call vote <br />● A motion made by Ms. Barry to accept the minutes of the 7.11.2023 meeting was <br />seconded by Dr. Tung and approved by roll call vote <br />● Ms. Barry provided an update regarding the Patriots’ Day 2025 weekend schedule. <br />○ Discussions with town staff, select board members, and reenactment community <br />representatives are ongoing <br />● Ms. Barry provided an update on the amendment to commission charge <br />○ 4 additional membership seats have been requested and approved by the Select <br />Board <br />○ The recruitment process has begun to fill the seats <br />○ Ms. Barry added that a quorum is defined as a majority of sitting members <br />● Mr. Conners expressed concerns about amending the charge <br />● New working group structure <br />○ Ms. Barry reiterated that to be effective, we need to collaborate internally, with <br />other organizations in town, and with other towns <br />○ Ms. Barry provided a background of her proposal for the new committee structure <br />and summarized the job descriptions of the new roles <br />■ Education: Ms. Hundley <br /> <br />