HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesign Advisory Committee - Charge - Revised January 2006DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC)
Members: 9 full members, 8 associates
Appointed by: Board of Selectmen
Length of Term: 1 year term (members and associates)
Appointments made: September 30
Meeting Times: 1 st Wednesday of each month
Description: The purpose of the Design Advisory Committee is to assist the town in providing professional design
guidance on town -funded projects or town buildings and facilities. The committee is also charged with malting
recommendations to enhance the attractiveness of town lands, parks, recreation areas, conservation areas, and other
public areas. In addition, it may be asked to review and comment on proposals by private sector firms and
individuals where a town interest is involved. Its recommendations are made to the Board of Selectmen.
Criteria for Membership: Members should be architects, landscape architects, planners, environmental engineers, or
other design professionals residing in Lexington. Most are drawn from the Design Advisory Croup, a pool of design
professionals who have expressed an interest in serving the town. The Committee may also include representatives
of Lexington committees or organizations concerned with design and town aesthetics.
Ref.: Charge adopted by Selectmen on December 2, 1986
Remove term limit, adopted by Selectmen October 21, 2002
Increase Associate members to 8, adopted by Selectmen January 27, 2003
Selectmen designated as Special Municipal Employees on January 9, 1989.
Selectmen reaffirmed designation as Special Municipal Employees on January 18, 2006.