Monday, April 9, 2018

Anticipated Agenda, Tonight's Town Meeting

Tonight's Town Meeting (session five) will begin at 7:15 PM to present and acknowledge the recipient of the LPS Diversity Award

Following that, the Articles to be taken up are expected to be
Article 21 – Reimburse resident for sewer back up (citizen article)
Article 12 – Lexington Children’s Place construction
Article 13 – Fire Headquarters replacement
Article 14 – Police Station rebuild-design
Article 37 – Accept MGL chapter 59, clause 5C1/2
Article 11 – Westview Cemetery Building construction (IP)

Time permitting, we'll move to take up
Article 5 – FY2019 enterprise fund budgets
Article 8 – Diversity Advisory Task Force
Article 9 – Departmental revolving funds
Article 32 – Financial committees bylaw amendments (citizen article)
Consent agenda

About the Consent Agenda
All MOTIONS have the unanimous consent of the Board of Selectmen and the Appropriation Committee, and, for those items pertaining to capital, the Capital Expenditures Committee and will be taken up with one vote. Additionally, the Moderator says, "these items satisfy one or more of the following":
  • Are to be Indefinitely Postponed (IP'd)
  • Tend not to change from year to year
  • Are straightforward and fully explained in the FY19 Budget Book (Brown Book)
  • Are housekeeping in nature - requiring Town Meeting action, but with no policy implications for the Town
Presentations will not be heard on any of the items. Nor debate. Questions will be permitted. Any part of the Consent Agenda may be removed from the list and considered separately at the request of a Town Meeting Member.

The blogging and tweeting ensue once we're Called to Order.