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TABLE OF CONTENTS Revenue Sources .......................2 Operating Expenses ..................3 Cornelius "Neil" Cronin Tribute .......4 Town Government, pp. 4 -26 Board of Selectmen ..................5 Town Manager .....................7 Personnel Advisory Board ............8 Management Information Systems ......9 No Place for Hate ..................9 Lexington 2020 Vision Committee ......10 Town Clerk/Board of Registrars .......10 Special Town Election ..............12 Elected Town Officials ..............12 Town Elections ....................13 State Primary .....................14 Moderator .......................15 State Election .....................16 Town Meeting Members ............17 Town Meeting Members Association ...20 Town Meeting ....................21 Special Town Meeting ..............26 Public Safety, pp. 27 -32 Police Department .................27 Fire Department ...................29 Biosafety Committee ...............30 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee .....31 Board of Health ...................32 Public Facilities, pp. 33 -46 Conservation Commission ...........75 Department of Public Works .........33 Community Preservation Committee ...77 Permanent Building Committee .......42 Bicycle Advisory Committee ..........78 Lexington Tree Committee ...........43 Social Services, pp. 80 -83 Water and Sewer Rate Study .........44 Social Services Department ...........80 Sidewalk Committee ................45 Council on Aging ..................81 Electric Utility Ad Hoc Committee .....46 Human Services Committee ..........81 Energy Conservation ...............46 Commission on Disability ...........82 Education, pp. 47 -55 Lexington Youth Commission ........83 School Committee .................47 Culture and Leisure, pp. 84 -91 Superintendent of Schools ...........49 Cary Memorial Library .............84 LPS Summary of Outside Funding .....50 Lexington Council for the Arts ........86 School Expenditures by Line Item .....51 Recreation Department & Committee ..87 Minuteman Regional High School .....54 Tourism Committee ................88 Lexington Community Education ......55 Cary Lecture Series Committee .......89 Scholarship and Education Fund ......55 Town Celebrations Committee ........89 Land Use, pp. 56 -79 Dolores Hidalgo Committee Sister City ..90 Planning ......................... 56 Board of Appeals ..................58 Finances, pp. 92 -112 Regional Planning .................61 Appropriation Committee ...........92 Historic Districts Commission ........62 Capital Expenditures Committee ......94 Condo Conversion Board ............67 Revenue Officer ...................96 Lexington Historical Commission .....68 Board of Assessors .................97 Design Advisory Committee ..........68 Financial Policy Committee ..........97 Office of Community Development Tax Deferral and Exemption Study ...101 Building Division ................69 Financial Data ...................101 Hanscom Committees (HATS /HFAC) ...70 Lexington Center Committee .........71 Retirement Board .................112 LexHAB .........................71 Legal and Trusts, pp. 113 -124 Lexington Housing Authority ........72 Trustees of Public Trusts ...........113 Lexington Housing Partnership .......73 Fund for Lexington ...............113 Met State Task Force ...............72 Town Counsel ...................122 Senior Center Action Plan ...........74 Noise Advisory Committee ..........124 2006 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Traffic Mitigation ..................74 Conservation Commission ...........75 Community Preservation Committee ...77 Bicycle Advisory Committee ..........78 Social Services, pp. 80 -83 Social Services Department ...........80 Council on Aging ..................81 Human Services Committee ..........81 Commission on Disability ...........82 Lexington Youth Commission ........83 Culture and Leisure, pp. 84 -91 Cary Memorial Library .............84 Lexington Council for the Arts ........86 Recreation Department & Committee ..87 Tourism Committee ................88 Cary Lecture Series Committee .......89 Town Celebrations Committee ........89 Dolores Hidalgo Committee Sister City ..90 Communications Advisory Committee ..91 Finances, pp. 92 -112 Appropriation Committee ...........92 Capital Expenditures Committee ......94 Revenue Officer ...................96 Board of Assessors .................97 Financial Policy Committee ..........97 Tax Deferral and Exemption Study ...101 Financial Data ...................101 Comptroller .....................102 Retirement Board .................112 Legal and Trusts, pp. 113 -124 Trustees of Public Trusts ...........113 Fund for Lexington ...............113 Town Counsel ...................122 Noise Advisory Committee ..........124 Legal Services Review Committee ....124 Lexington by the Numbers ...........125 Index ............................126 2006 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Chair Ann Redmon Editorial Staff Zelda Sokal Bob Morrison Cindy Lewis John Ayvazian Jeri Zeder Photography David S. Tabeling Cover Photo Tom Whelan Original Design Jeanette Webb Layout Peter Amirault TYPE A, Medford, MA Prin ter Techdoc Publishing 1500 copies printed Also available at http: / /ci.lexington.ma.us Special thanks to all town staff and committee members whose cooper- ation was critical to the success of this publication. Narratives summarize activities of the 2006 calendar year. Unless other- wise noted, financial data reports the total dollars expended in the fiscal year (FY) which began July 1 and ended June 30 of the designated year. ON THE COVER: The new Fiske School is scheduled to open in February 2007.