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Home My WebLink AboutSTMwarrant1106-combined TOWN WARRANT Town of Lexington Special Town Meeting 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 hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at Cary Memorial Building, in said Town on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 7:30 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. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 2AMEND FY2007 OPERATING BUDGET To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY2007 operating budget or make supplementary appropriations, to be used during the current fiscal year in conjunction with money previously appropriated under Article 17 of the warrant for the 2006 Annual Town Meeting, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year budget and appropriations that may be necessary; to determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy or by transfer from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article will permit adjustments to current fiscal year (FY2007) expenditures. ARTICLE 3 AMEND FY 2007 ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGETS To see if the Town will vote to amend or make supplementary appropriations to the Water and Sewer Enterprise Funds, to be used during the current fiscal year in conjunction with money appropriated under Article 18 of the warrant for the 2006 Annual Town Meeting; to determine whether the money shall be provided from user charges or by transfer from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article will permit adjustments to the current fiscal year (FY2007) expenditures from the Water and Sewer Enterprise Funds. ARTICLE 4 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee and, pursuant to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee: (i) to appropriate a sum of money to the Community Preservation Fund ? Historic Reserve; and (ii) to appropriate sums of money from the Community Preservation Fund for (a) Phase I of the Hancock-Clarke restoration project; (b) a freight elevator for the Lexington Depot; and (c) shelving for the main vault of the Cary Memorial building; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: (i) $20,000; (ii) $129,000 DESCRIPTION: This article requests that: (i) funds received from a developer of an historic structure be added to the Community Preservation funds reserved for historic resources; and (ii) Community Preservation Funds be appropriated for the listed projects as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee. ARTICLE 5 ACCEPT MGL CHAPTER 39 SECTION 23D To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 23D of Chapter 39 of the Massachusetts General Laws as inserted by Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2006 relating to attendance at public adjudicatory hearings by members of any municipal board, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This article proposes that Town Meeting vote to accept a provision of a recent state law that would allow a member of a Town board, committee or commission to miss one session of an adjudicatory hearing and still participate in the decision on the matter provided that the member has viewed a video recording, listened to an audio recording, or read a written transcript of the missed session and examined any evidence for the record submitted during the missed session. ARTICLE 6 APPROPRIATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PURPOSES To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money received from Brookhaven at Lexington as a contribution for affordable housing to LexHAB to support the provision of affordable housing within the Town, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. FUNDS REQUESTED: $50,000 DESCRIPTION: This article requests that funds received from Brookhaven at Lexington for affordable housing purposes be transferred to LexHAB in accordance with the Brookhaven development plan approved by Town Meeting. ARTICLE 7 ACCEPT MGL CHAPTER 71, SECTION 37M (JOINT FACILITIES DEPARTMENT) To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 37M of Chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws relating to the consolidation of maintenance functions of the School Committee with those of the Town, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. DESCRIPTION: This statute permits the consolidation of maintenance functions of the School Committee and the Town if it is accepted by a vote of the Town Meeting and a vote of the School Committee. A vote by Town Meeting at this time would aid in the preparation of final plans for the proposed new Department of Public Works facility. ARTICLE 8 APPROPRIATE FOR SENIOR SERVICE PROGRAM To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money, in addition to the sum appropriated under Article 22 of the warrant for the 2006 Annual Town Meeting, for a Senior Service Program, to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. FUNDS REQUESTED: $11,000 DESCRIPTION: The response to the Town?s Senior Services Program voted at the 2006 Annual Town Meeting exceeded expectations. The funds requested would enable the Human Services Department to accommodate all qualified seniors who requested to participate in the program. And you are directed to serve this warrant fourteen days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. th Given under our hands this 30 day of October 2006. Jeanne K. Krieger Selectmen Peter C.J. Kelley Richard Pagett of Norman P. Cohen A true copy, Attest: Hank Manz Lexington Richard W. Ham, Jr. Constable of Lexington TOWN WARRANT Town of Lexington Special Town Meeting 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 hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at Cary Memorial Building, in said Town on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 7:35 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. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 2APPROPRIATE FOR A DPW FACILITY To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for design, engineering, constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new Department of Public Works facility, to be spent under the direction of the Permanent Building Committee and the Town Manager, and determine whether the money shall be raised by borrowing or otherwise; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for designing and constructing a new Department of Public Works facility on the site of the existing facility on Bedford Street. If approved by Town Meeting, it is anticipated that a debt exclusion vote for the project will be placed on the ballot for the annual town election in March 2007. And you are directed to serve this warrant fourteen days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. th Given under our hands this 30 day of October 2006. Jeanne K. Krieger Selectmen Peter C.J. Kelley Richard Pagett of Norman P. Cohen A true copy, Attest: Hank Manz Lexington Richard W. Ham, Jr. Constable of Lexington Bulk Mailing Town of Lexington U.S. Postage Lexington, MA 02420 PAID Boston, MA Permit No. 3011 Warrants - Special Town Meetings ? November 29, 2006 WS CAR SORT POSTAL PATRON LEXINGTON, MA