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SELECT BOARD MEETING
Monday, April 6, 2026
Select Board Meeting Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue,
Lexington, MA 02420 - Hybrid Participation*
6:30 PM
1.2026 Annual Town Meeting Select Board Article Discussion and Positions
6:30pm
1.Anticipated Adjournment
7:10pm
1.Meeting Information
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ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA SECTION TITLE:
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
2026 Annual Town Meeting Select Board Article Discussion and Positions
SUMMARY:
Category: Informing
The Board may take up discussion on the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Articles and/or Select Board
article positions.
https://lexingtonma.gov/2499/2026-Annual-Town-Meeting
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
ATTACHMENTS:
Art 6 motion posted 3.19.pdf
Art 25. Revised Motion posted 3.17.26.pdf
Art 27 online procurement platform motion revised 03.02.26.pdf
Parker Amendment Article 27. posted 3.30.26.pdf
Kaufman Amendment to Parker amendment. posted 3.30.26.docx
Working Document - Select Board Positions
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ARTICLE 6 AMEND FY2026 OPERATING, ENTERPRISE AND CPA BUDGETS
MOTION: That the following adjustment be made to the following line item for the FY2026
budget as approved under Article 4 of the 2025 Annual Town Meeting:
Line Item Program From To
8120 Legal Services $375,000 $450,000
3230 Snow & Ice Removal $1,633,977 $1,833,977
and further, that to meet this appropriation $275,000 be appropriated from the
General Fund unreserved fund balance.
(03/19/2026)
Town of Lexington
Motion
2026 Annual Town Meeting
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Town of Lexington
Motion
2026 Annual Town Meeting
ARTICLE 25 SURCHARGE ON SPECIFIC RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
(Citizen Petition)
MOTION: That the Select Board be authorized to petition the Massachusetts General Court to
enact legislation to establish a surcharge on specific residential development
activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing that offsets
the impact of said development activities in substantially the form below and
further to authorize the Select Board to approve amendments to said act before its
enactment by the General Court that are within the scope of the general objectives
of this motion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative in General Court assembled, and by the
authority of the same as follows:
An Act to establish a surcharge on specific residential development activities for the
purpose of funding the creation of community housing
SECTION 1: In order to mitigate the continued loss of moderate-income housing by the demand
for buildable parcels of land, a residential fee, hereafter referred to as "the residential development
community housing surcharge" or "the surcharge," shall be added by the town of Lexington to all
new single- and two-family residential construction building permits issued by said town on
parcels where an existing single- or two- family dwelling has been demolished to create a single
buildable lot or multiple buildable lots.
SECTION 2: The select board of the town of Lexington shall determine the amount of the
surcharge, which shall be applied on a dollars-per-square-foot basis on the total gross floor area of
the structure or structures permitted by an applicable building permit. The surcharge shall apply
only to newly-constructed single-family and two-family structures larger than gross floor area
thresholds defined by the select board. The surcharge shall not apply to structures permitted for
the creation of community housing, and to permits for reconstruction provided the new structure
has the same or less gross floor area. The select board shall adjust the rate of the community
housing surcharge annually for inflation.
SECTION 3: The town manager of the town of Lexington or their designee shall prepare a study
at least every seven years, which may be conducted as part of other studies within town of
Lexington. The study shall determine the suitability, effect, and rate ranges of the surcharge, and
recommend to the select board any possible changes necessary to address changing demand for
community housing. The select board shall establish an initial surcharge rate, implement the
surcharge, and make the surcharge effective no later than eighteen (18) months from the effective
date of this act. The town manager or their designee shall also prepare and issue a periodic report
that identifies surcharge receipts and quantifies the attributes of community housing projects
funded by the community housing surcharge.
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SECTION 4: The select board of the town of Lexington may adopt additional requirements,
exemptions, and regulations to implement or enforce said community housing surcharge,
consistent with this act.
SECTION 5: The building commissioner of the town of Lexington shall not issue a certificate of
occupancy for a building subject to this act before the surcharge required by this act is paid. All
surcharges received pursuant to this act shall be deposited into the Town of Lexington Affordable
Housing Trust Fund, in accordance with section 55C of chapter 44 of the General Laws.
SECTION 6: For the purposes of this act, "community housing" shall mean as defined under
section 2 of chapter 44B of the General Laws, and “demolition” shall mean demolition of more
than 50% of the primary building's shell.
SECTION 7: This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Revised 03/17/2026)
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Town of Lexington
Motion
2026 Annual Town Meeting
ARTICLE 27 PROCUREMENT FOR ONLINE CAPITAL PROJECT PLATFORM (Citizen Petition)
MOTION: That the Town authorize the Town Manager, in consultation with the Purchasing Director and
the Assistant Town Manager for Finance, to first define functional and reporting requirements
for an online capital project financial transparency platform, and to evaluate internal development and external procurement options (including a make-versus-buy analysis), and thereafter to develop internally or, if necessary, procure through a competitive process consistent with M.G.L. c. 30B and other applicable law, such platform;
Said platform to provide the public with regularly updated information on all major capital projects as determined annually by the Select Board that are active during the fiscal year;
Said platform to present clear project-level comparisons of:
• Actual spending versus authorized budget to date, including remaining balances
(“spending vs. budget”); and• Actual progress to date versus approved project plans and schedules (“progress vs.plan”);
Together with related supporting financial records to the extent available and legally
permissible;
With updates provided monthly;
Provided that any published data shall be subject to appropriate redaction and exclusion of
confidential or personally identifiable information as required by law;And further that $50,000 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved fund balance for such purpose.
(Revised 03/02/2026)
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LEXINGTON TOWN MEETING AMENDMENT FORM
ARTICLE NUMBER:DATE:
I, _________________________________________________________________
move to Amend the Motion
Action Taken: Pass Fail Unanimous Majority Other
Examples of text for amendments may include statements such as:
By striking the words...
And by substituting the words...
By adding the
Following…
By striking in its entirety Section ( ) Paragraph ( ) ...
And by substituting in its place the following Section ( ) Paragraph ( ) ...
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Town of Lexington
2026 Annual Town Meeting
AMENDMENT TO SUBSTITUTE MOTION
for
ARTICLE 27 PROCUREMENT FOR ONLINE CAPITAL PROJECT PLATFORM
AMENDMENT TO SUBSTITUTE MOTION (new text underlined):
Resolved That, in the interest of providing additional financial transparency for major capital
projects, the Town:
(a) Develop a prioritized set of requirements to share information with residents about selected
capital projects in Lexington.
(b) Investigate commercially available systems and/or in-house solutions that could satisfy the
above requirements in consultation with Town staff, the Select Board and other interested
parties.
(c) Develop proposals for a project timeline and budget, including initial setup and ongoing
expenses to implement the preferred solution.
(d) Provide a progress report at the 2026 fall Special Town Meeting.
(e) Further, that the scope shall include major capital projects as determined by the Select
Board; that requirements shall include monthly reporting on spending vs. budget and
progress vs. plan; and that the Town shall deliver an initial pilot transparency portal for at
least one project prior to the 2026 fall Special Town Meeting, along with a plan for
expansion.
(f) And further, that up to $50,000 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved fund
balance for such purpose.
(03/30/2026)
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Select Board Positions
Working Document
# Article Name
PLACEHOLDER
FOR AN UPDATE
AT SELECT
BOARD MTG
SELECT
BOARD
PRSNTR
Proposed
CNSNT (C)
Possible
IP (IP)JH JP DL MS VK
1 Notice of Election Y Y Y Y Y
2 Election of Deputy Moderator and Reports of Town Boards, Officers and Committees Y Y Y Y Y
3 Appointments To Cary Lecture Series.- C C Y Y Y Y Y
4 Appropriate FY2027 Operating Budget JIH Y Y Y Y Y
5 Appropriate FY2027 Enterprise Funds Budgets - C JP C Y Y Y Y Y
6 Amend Fy2026 Operating, Enterprise And CPA Budgets DL Y Y Y W Y
7 Sustainable Projects 2/23/2026 MS Y Y Y Y Y
8 Appropriate For Vision For Lexington Survey VK Y Y Y Y Y
9 Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds JP Y Y Y Y Y
Appropriate The FY2027 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget And CPA Projects Y Y Y Y Y
a. Document Conservation – $20,000 - C C Y Y Y Y Y
b. Munroe Center for the Arts Cash Refinancing – $2,000,000 Y Y Y Y Y
c. Affordable Housing Trust Funding – $3,200,000 Y Y Y Y Y
d. LexHAB Affordable Housing Support, Restoration, and Preservation – $395,355 Y Y Y Y Y
e. Park Improvements – Athletic Fields - Harrington: Phase 2 – $2,630,000 Y Y Y Y Y
f. Playground Infrastructure Upgrades – $100,000 Y Y Y Y Y
g. Administrative Budget – $150,000 - C C Y Y Y Y Y
11 Appropriate For Recreation Capital Projects - C DL C Y Y Y Y Y
Appropriate For Municipal Capital Projects And Equipment Y Y Y Y Y
a) Transportation Mitigation - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
b) Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan Implementation: Minuteman Bikeway to LHS; Y Y Y Y Y
c) Townwide Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan Implementation; Y Y Y Y Y
d) Fire Ladder Truck; Y Y Y Y Y
e) Equipment Replacemen - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
JIH
MS
Financial Articles
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2/2/2026
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Select Board Positions
Working Document
# Article Name
PLACEHOLDER
FOR AN UPDATE
AT SELECT
BOARD MTG
SELECT
BOARD
PRSNTR
Proposed
CNSNT (C)
Possible
IP (IP)JH JP DL MS VK
f) Sidewalk Improvements - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
g) Hydrant Replacement - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
h) Street Improvements - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
i) Stormwater Management Program - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
j) DPW Building Floor Repairs; Y Y Y Y Y
k) Burlington & North Streets Sidewalk; Y Y Y Y Y
l) Adams Street Intersection Improvements at East & Hancock Streets C, IP;C IP Y Y Y Y Y
m) Hartwell Training Facility Paving; Y Y Y Y Y
n) Municipal Technology Improvement Program - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
o) Application Implementation; and Y Y Y Y Y
p) Network Technology Improvements - C.C Y Y Y Y Y
13 Appropriate For Water System Improvements - C.MS C Y Y Y Y Y
14 Appropriate For Wastewater System Improvements - C MS C Y Y Y Y Y
15 Appropriate For School Capital Projects And Equipment - C JP C Y Y Y Y Y
Appropriate For Public Facilities Capital Projects Y Y Y Y Y
a) Public Facilities Bid Documents - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
b) Public Facilities Interior Finishes - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
c) School Paving and Sidewalks - C;C Y Y Y Y Y
d) Public Facilities Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Replacements; and Y Y Y Y Y
e) LHS Equipment Emergency Needs. Y Y Y Y Y
17 Appropriate To Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund - C VK C Y Y Y Y Y
18 Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations - C JP C Y Y Y Y Y
19 Establish, Amend, Dissolve And Appropriate To And From Specified Stabilization Funds DL Y Y Y Y Y
20 Appropriate For Prior Years’ Unpaid Bills - C VK C Y Y Y Y Y
21 Appropriate For Authorized Capital Improvements -C, IP.DL C IP Y Y Y Y Y
22 Street Acceptance - C VK C Y Y Y Y Y
12 (cont.) JIH
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JP
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Select Board Positions
Working Document
# Article Name
PLACEHOLDER
FOR AN UPDATE
AT SELECT
BOARD MTG
SELECT
BOARD
PRSNTR
Proposed
CNSNT (C)
Possible
IP (IP)JH JP DL MS VK
23 Appropriate For Trash/Recycling Bins MS Y Y Y Y Y
24 Elderly And Disabled Taxation Aid Fund & Committee (Gl C. 60, § 3d) DL Y Y Y Y Y
25 Surcharge On Specific Residential Development (Citizen Petition 2/9/2026 JP W Y N W W
26 Oversee Financial Expenditures Lexington High School Project (Citizen Petition) 2/2/2026 VK N N N W N
27 Procurement For Online Capital Project Platform (Citizen Petition) 2/23/2026 DL N N W N W
Parker Amendment Y Y Y W
Kaufman Amendment to Parker Amendment N N W W
28 Speed Humps - Walnut Street (Citizen Petition)1/26/2026 VK N Y W Y Y
29 Select Board To Accept Easements - C JP C Y Y Y Y Y
30 Amendment To Annual Meeting Date (Election) Provisions In Town Bylaw JIH VK Y Y W Y Y
31 Amendment-Chapter 90, § 9 "Regulation Of Refuse Disposal" 2/23/2026 VK Y Y Y W Y
32 Amend Council On Aging Charge - C JIH C Y Y Y Y Y
33 Universal Design Resolution JIH JP Y Y Y Y Y
34 Skip The Stuff (Citizen Petition)2/2/2026 MS Y Y Y Y Y
35 Amend Zoning Bylaw - Technical Corrections - C JIH C Y Y Y Y Y
Zoning Articles
General Articles
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