HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-18-ATM-min March 18, 2024 Annual Town Meeting
Moderator Deborah Brown called the 2024 Annual Town Meeting to order at 7:37 p.m., held in the Margery
Milne Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, and by means of remote
participation, and commenced with the William Diamond Fife and Drum Corps leading the Lexington
Minutemen to post the colors, followed by the playing of the National Anthem.
Moderator Deborah Brown welcomed all participants and gave an overview of the voting portal and
parliamentary procedures. A quorum in excess of 100 members was present(169).
Town Clerk, Mary de Alderete, read the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting until waived. The Town
Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service.
7:53 pm. The Moderator opened the Portal to take attendance and noted that a quorum had been reached.
She then gave a brief overview of parliamentary procedure for the Meeting.
7:54 p.m. The Moderator called attention to the voting portal and asked members approve use of the
voting system which would be recording votes on a tablet. Mr. Pato, Select Board Chair,
moved that the Town Meeting Members approve the use of the hand-held technology during
the Meetings. The Moderator noted that she would treat this as a voice vote, and asked if there
were any objections to using the tablets. As there were none, the motion carries unanimously.
7:54 p.m. The Moderator called the Meeting open under Article 2.
ARTICLE 2 ELECTION OF DEPUTY MODERATOR AND REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS,
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Deputy Moderator
That Thomas Diaz be approved as Deputy Moderator.
MOTION: Mr. Pato moves that Tom Diaz be approved as Deputy Moderator.
7:55 p.m. The Moderator noted that she was thrilled that Mr. Diaz would serve in this capacity once more
and that unless there were objections, she would consider this a voice vote. As there were no
objections the motion carries unanimously. The Moderator noted that she was thankful to Mr.
Diaz for agreeing to serve in this capacity. Mr. Diaz was sworn to the faithful performance of
his duties by the Town Clerk.
7:55 p.m. The Moderator continued the Meeting open under Article 2.
ARTICLE 2 ELECTION OF DEPUTY MODERATOR AND REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS,
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
b. Report of the Committee on Cary Lectures
That the report of the Committee on Cary Lectures be received and placed on file and
the Committee discharged.