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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC)
April 8, 2026
Place and Time: Cary Memorial Building, Ellen Stone Room; 7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; Anil
Ahuja; Eric Michelson; Vinita Verma; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (ex offi-
cio, non-voting)
Members Absent: John Bartenstein; Lily Yan; Sean Osborne
Other Attendees: Dawn McKenna; Priya Tanjore
At 7:03 p.m. Mr. Parker called the meeting to order.
Discussion of Financial Articles for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting
Mr. Parker said that, in Town Meeting, Mr. Padaki will be asked to state the Committee’s position
for Articles 12 and 28 and that Ms. Yan would be asked to state the position for Articles 16 and 25.
Regarding Article 4 Operating Budget, there was discussion of the availability of members for a
summit meeting in the morning of Friday, March 24. Three members would be available and three
would not be available or were unsure of their availability.
Ms. McKenna pointed out that there would be less than 30 minutes for debate of her amendment to
Article 4 unless Town Meeting votes to extend debate and asked if the Committee would be willing
to recommend extending debate. Mr. Parker replied that the Committee is not usually polled for
such a recommendation.
Minutes of Prior Meetings
The minutes for the meetings of March 12, March 19, and March 30, 2026, were approved, with al-
lowance for a minor edit to the minutes of March 30, by a vote of 6-0.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan M. Levine
Approved: April 13, 2026
Exhibits
● Agenda, posted by Mr. Parker