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SELECTMEN'S MEETING December 0, 1993 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, December 6, 1993, in the Auditorium of the Harrington Elementary School at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. Cohen, Town counsel; Mr White, Town Manager; Mrs. Novak, Assistant Town Manager; and Mrs. Peters, Executive clerk, were present. PLANS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS Mr. Dailey welcomed residents to Harrington School, and said that like the public meetings that were held throughout the Town by the Strategic Planning and Implementation Group (SPRIG) this fall, the Selectmen plan to hold some of their meetings at various loca- tions throughout the Town, to give Board members more opportunity to hear from residents. He noted that a report on these SPAIG open meetings has been completed and should be available to all, very soon, with copies also available in the libraries and in the Town Clerk's Office. Mr. Dailey discussed the new notice holder placed outside in front of Cary Hall in which Selectmen Meeting Agendas will be posted on a regular basis, and he expressed the Board's apprecia- tion to DPW Director Spiers for its construction and installation. Mr. Dailey also reported that a series of open Selectmen meetings are planned in the near future with the School committee, the Appropriation and Capital Budget committees as the Selectmen go through the budget process, and that beginning with the new year, the Board plans to establish regular office hours one morning a week where a Selectmen will be available to meet with residents who have questions or who wish to discuss issues for the Board. Mr. Dailey spoke of the Board's need to increase its account- ability to the Town with regards to the preparation of an evalua- tion process for the Town Manager, and for the development of the FY95 budget. INCIDENT AT THE _ HIGH SCHOOL Acting chief Casey reported on a shooting incident today in a grassy area outside the high school. Two young men, not Town residents, were arrested and remain in custody. Acting chief Casey said he will keep the Board informed on what is happening. AD HOC ASSESSOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT Mr. Dailey invited Dr. Geza Szonyi, chairman of the Assessors' Ad -Hoc Reevaluation. Advisory Committee, to present the Committee's final report. Chairman Szonyi spoke of the beginning of the Ad -Hoc Committee that was established in the spring of 1993, and of their meetings throughout the summer and fall. He reported on work of the four subcommittees and the documents prepared by each subcommittee: the first being a handout for citizens of Lexington, prepared to answer major questions concerning the assessment and abatement process; the second a survey of the assessment and abatement processes of selected neighboring towns, in which the preliminary results