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Lexington Select Board
How the Lexington Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Chosen May 12, 2025 (5-0 each, effective July 1, 2025): Jill Hai, Chair, and Joseph Pato, Vice Chair, with Douglas Lucente, Mark Sandeen and Vineeta Kumar. Covers 44 meetings, July 7 to June 22, 2026.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
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In Lexington, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Town Meeting members are elected by precinct; counts are from the town’s electronic voting.
Annual Town Meeting · March 30, 2026 61 votes: 56 passed, 2 passed as amended, 1 failed, 2 indefinitely postponed
Sessions: March 30, April 6, 8, 13, 15, 27, 29 and May 4, 2026
- Art. 2 Elect Deputy Moderator and receive reports of Town boards, officers and committees Passed “As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Appoint a committee for the Cary Lecture Series (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 4 FY2027 operating budget, amended to add $625,000 to the Lexington Public Schools budget Passed as amended “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 167, No 3, Abstain 7”
- Art. 5 FY2027 enterprise budgets: water $12,070,061, wastewater $12,206,358, recreation $3,660,757 (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 6 Amend FY2026 operating, enterprise and CPA budgets Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 147, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 7 Sustainable projects Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 151, No 5, Abstain 1”
- Art. 8 Appropriate for a Vision for Lexington survey Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 94, No 47, Abstain 11”
- Art. 9 Establish and continue departmental revolving funds Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 155, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 10 Reserve FY2027 CPA receipts: $867,000 each for open space, historic resources and community housing; $6,069,000 to the unbudgeted reserve Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 4”
- 10a Appropriate $20,000 (CPA) for document conservation (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 10b Appropriate $2,000,000 (CPA) for the Munroe Center for the Arts, replacing 2023 debt authorization (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 10c Appropriate $3,200,000 to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 170, No 4, Abstain 2”
- 10d Appropriate $395,355 (CPA) for LexHAB affordable housing support, restoration and preservation Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 171, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 10e Appropriate $2,630,000 (CPA) for Harrington athletic fields, phase 2 Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 160, No 4, Abstain 4”
- 10f Appropriate $100,000 (CPA) for playground infrastructure upgrades Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 132, No 34, Abstain 5”
- 10g Appropriate $150,000 (CPA) for Community Preservation Committee administrative expenses (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 11a Appropriate $60,000 from Recreation retained earnings for Pine Meadows Golf Course equipment Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 120, No 27, Abstain 8”
- 11b Appropriate $130,000 from Recreation retained earnings for Pine Meadows Golf Course improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12a Appropriate $80,000 for transportation safety mitigation (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12b Appropriate $180,000 to design a bike and pedestrian route from the Minuteman Bikeway to Lexington High School Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 152, No 17, Abstain 5”
- 12c Appropriate $100,000 for town-wide bicycle and pedestrian plan safety improvements Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 158, No 6, Abstain 2”
- 12d Borrow $2,500,000 to replace an aerial ladder fire truck Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 159, No 1, Abstain 2”
- 12e Appropriate $1,700,000 for Public Works equipment replacement (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12f Appropriate $820,000 for sidewalk rebuilding and repaving (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12g Appropriate $150,000 for fire hydrant replacement (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12h Appropriate $2,746,777 (tax levy) for street improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12i Appropriate $2,665,000 for the stormwater management program (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12j Appropriate $220,000 to replace vehicle bay floors at the Public Services building Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 147, No 12, Abstain 4”
- 12k Appropriate $60,000 to design a sidewalk on Burlington and North Streets Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 157, No 4, Abstain 4”
- 12l Adams Street intersection improvements: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12m Appropriate $67,458 for paving at the Hartwell Police Training Facility Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 157, No 1, Abstain 6”
- 12n Appropriate $145,000 to replace the video broadcast system in Battin Hall (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 12o Appropriate $115,000 for an upgraded payment cashiering system Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 149, No 1, Abstain 2”
- 12p Appropriate $120,000 to replace Town network access points (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $2,381,639 for water distribution system improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 14 Appropriate $1,104,080 for sewer mains and $200,000 for pump station improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 15 Appropriate $1,425,657 for school technology (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 16a Appropriate $125,000 for public facilities bid documents (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 16b Appropriate $486,720 for interior finishes in municipal and school buildings (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 16c Appropriate $225,000 for school paving and sidewalks (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- 16d Appropriate $4,565,000 for public facilities mechanical, electrical and plumbing replacements Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 165, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 16e Appropriate $400,000 for emergency repairs to Lexington High School building systems Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 169, No 2, Abstain 1”
- Art. 17 Appropriate $2,133,375 to the Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 18 Rescind $2,625,410 in unused borrowing authority from 2018-2023 projects (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 19 Establish, amend, dissolve and appropriate to and from specified stabilization funds Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 20 Pay a prior year's $10,000 Fire Department invoice (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 21 Authorized capital improvements: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 22 Accept Willard Circle, Cart Path Lane and Stage Coach Road as Town ways (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 23 Appropriate $1,204,000 to buy wheeled trash and recycling carts for households Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 143, No 29, Abstain 9”
- Art. 24 Accept state law creating an Elderly and Disabled Taxation Aid Fund and its committee Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 159, No 3, Abstain 3”
- Art. 25 Home rule petition for a surcharge on certain residential development to fund community housing (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 94, No 66, Abstain 8”
- Art. 26 Create a resident financial oversight committee for the Lexington High School project (citizen petition) Failed “MOTION FAILS · Yes 38, No 125, Abstain 11”
- Art. 27 Resolution on financial transparency for major capital projects, with a report at the fall 2026 STM (citizen petition, as amended) Passed as amended “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 162, No 11, Abstain 1”
- Art. 28 Install speed humps or cushions on Walnut Street (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 151, No 16, Abstain 3”
- Art. 29 Authorize the Select Board to accept no-cost easements until July 1, 2027 (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 30 Bylaw: move the annual Town election from the first Monday to the first Tuesday of March Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 163, No 3, Abstain 3”
- Art. 31 Bylaw: each eligible household gets one standard Town trash cart without a separate fee (refuse disposal) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 117, No 49, Abstain 2”
- Art. 32 Bylaw: update the state agency name in the Council on Aging purpose section (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
- Art. 33 Universal design resolution Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 110, No 34, Abstain 15”
- Art. 34 Bylaw to reduce single-use service ware and condiment packets, "Skip the Stuff" (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 159, No 13, Abstain 2”
- Art. 35 Zoning bylaw: technical corrections (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN REQUIRED 4/5THS · Yes 161, No 4, Abstain 7”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting.
Special Town Meeting 2025-2 · November 3, 2025 11 votes: 11 passed
- Art. 1 Receive reports of Town boards, officers and committees Passed “Adopted”
- Art. 2 Appropriate for prior years' unpaid bills (consent agenda) Passed “CA Adopted · Yes 171, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 3 Establish, amend, dissolve and appropriate to and from specified stabilization funds Passed “Adopted · Yes 158, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 4 Amend FY2026 operating, enterprise and CPA budgets Passed “Adopted · Yes 156, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 5 Appropriate for authorized capital improvements (consent agenda) Passed “CA Adopted · Yes 171, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 6 Establish, amend and continue departmental revolving funds Passed “Adopted · Yes 154, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 7 Accept state law (Ch. 59, Sec. 5, Clause 22L, HERO Act) on property tax exemptions for veterans Passed “Adopted · Yes 150, No 1, Abstain 1”
- Art. 8 Appropriate for Lexington High School Passed “Adopted (2/3) · Yes 155, No 15, Abstain 5”
- Art. 9 Home rule legislation to release land from Article 97 protection for the Lexington High School project Passed “Adopted (2/3) · Yes 155, No 13, Abstain 4”
- Art. 10 Amend references to newspapers to include electronic media (consent agenda) Passed “CA Adopted · Yes 171, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 11 Clarify the LexHAB reorganization (consent agenda) Passed “CA Adopted · Yes 171, No 0, Abstain 2”
Annual Town Meeting · March 24, 2025 60 votes: 52 passed, 2 passed as amended, 2 failed, 3 indefinitely postponed, 1 referred
Sessions: March 24, 26 and April 2, 7, 9, 14, 2025
- Art. 2 Elect Deputy Moderator and receive reports of Town boards, officers and committees Passed “As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Appoint a committee for the Cary Lecture Series Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 168, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 4 FY2026 operating budget Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 154, No 7, Abstain 12”
- Art. 5 FY2026 enterprise budgets: water $11,838,918, wastewater $12,145,735, recreation $3,546,189 Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 163, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 6 Amend FY2025 budget: raise the Reserve Fund from $850,000 to $910,000 ($60,000 from Recreation retained earnings) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 167, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $24,000 for solar assessments of Town-owned parking lots Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 160, No 7, Abstain 2”
- Art. 8 Playground in Fletcher Park (citizen petition): motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 10 Reserve FY2026 CPA receipts: $829,000 each for open space, historic, housing; $5,803,000 to unbudgeted reserve (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 10a Appropriate $300,000 (CPA) for the Cotton Farm/Community Center connector Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 117, No 57, Abstain 6”
- 10b Appropriate $75,000 (CPA) for Simond's Brook Conservation Area trail design and engineering Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 175, No 3, Abstain 1”
- 10c Appropriate $21,000 (CPA) for document conservation (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 10d Appropriate $57,800 (CPA) for the Hancock-Clarke House roof replacement Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 170, No 2, Abstain 1”
- 10e Appropriate $3,000,000 to the Affordable Housing Trust (CPA and other sources) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 160, No 3, Abstain 3”
- 10f Appropriate $494,140 (CPA) for LexHAB affordable housing support, restoration, preservation and decarbonization Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 163, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 10g Appropriate $1,490,000 (CPA) for the Center Playground Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 161, No 7, Abstain 5”
- 10h Appropriate $1,197,904 (CPA) for design and site work for athletic fields at Harrington, 146 Maple Street Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 150, No 12, Abstain 4”
- 10i Appropriate $1,950,000 for Lincoln Park field improvements (CPA, free cash and tax levy) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 143, No 15, Abstain 9”
- 10j Appropriate $150,000 (CPA) for Community Preservation Committee administrative expenses (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 11 Appropriate $70,000 from Recreation retained earnings for Pine Meadows Golf Course equipment (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12a Appropriate $80,000 for transportation safety mitigation (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12b Appropriate $1,100,000 to replace a fire pumper truck Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 168, No 1, Abstain 3”
- 12c Appropriate $2,168,000 for Public Works equipment replacement (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12d Appropriate $870,000 for sidewalk rebuilding and repaving (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12e Appropriate $150,000 for fire hydrant replacement (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12f Appropriate $2,726,806 (tax levy) for street improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12g Appropriate $2,642,500 for the stormwater management program (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12h Appropriate $150,000 for survey and engineering for future sidewalks on Burlington Street and North Street Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 168, No 2, Abstain 2”
- 12i Appropriate $325,000 for design of intersection improvements on Adams Street at East and Hancock Streets Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 164, No 1, Abstain 4”
- 12j Appropriate $120,000 to replace service bay doors at the Public Services Building, 201 Bedford St. Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 167, No 1, Abstain 4”
- 12k Appropriate $375,000 for design of the Lincoln Park parking lot, including possible solar canopies Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 103, No 65, Abstain 7”
- 12l Appropriate $150,000 for the municipal technology improvement program (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 12m Appropriate $760,000 for a stand-alone Town fiber network (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $2,334,940 for water distribution system improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 14 Appropriate $1,082,431 for sewer mains and $200,000 for pump station improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 15 Appropriate $1,500,910 for school technology (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 16a Appropriate $125,000 for public facilities bid documents (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 16b Appropriate $468,000 for interior finishes in municipal and school buildings (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 16c Appropriate $200,000 for school paving and sidewalks (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 16d Appropriate $1,100,000 for municipal building envelope repairs (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- 16e Appropriate $3,550,000 to demolish the old Harrington School (Central Administration Building), 146 Maple St. Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 114, No 41, Abstain 11”
- 16f Appropriate $300,000 to renovate the nurse bathroom at Estabrook Elementary School Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 160, No 2, Abstain 7”
- Art. 17 Appropriate $2,083,375 to the Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 18 Rescind unused borrowing authority: $60,000 (2014 telephone systems) and $4,190 (2017 LHS air conditioning) (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 19 Appropriate $6,563,050 (tax levy) into the Capital Stabilization Fund and $14,002.80 into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 164, No 0, Abstain 3”
- Art. 20 Prior years' unpaid bills: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 21 Authorized capital improvements: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 22 Authorize the Select Board to accept no-cost easements until July 1, 2026 (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 23 Authorize the Select Board to sell or lease Town land on Vine Street (parcel 47-45B) for affordable housing Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3 · Yes 132, No 36, Abstain 8”
- Art. 24 Home rule petition to let the Town restrict second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 166, No 3, Abstain 2”
- 25 (1, 3) Town Meeting rules bylaw (citizen petition), sections 1 and 3: previous-question wording and use of "Town Meeting Time" Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 161, No 1, Abstain 2”
- 25 (2) Town Meeting rules bylaw (citizen petition), section 2: 2/3 vote to end debate, majority after 30 more minutes (as amended) Passed as amended “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 99, No 62, Abstain 4”
- Art. 26 Home rule petition to let lawful permanent residents vote in Town elections (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 84, No 79, Abstain 7”
- Art. 27 Home rule petition to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in Town elections (citizen petition) Failed “MOTION FAILS · Yes 76, No 91, Abstain 2”
- Art. 28 Resolution on reporting negative aspects of lithium-ion batteries (citizen petition) Failed “MOTION FAILS · Yes 56, No 79, Abstain 16”
- Art. 29 Zoning bylaw, bicycle parking: motion to refer back to the Planning Board (consent agenda) Referred “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 173, No 2, Abstain 4”
- Art. 30 Zoning bylaw: inclusionary housing in special residential developments, share set at 17.6% of floor area (as amended) Passed as amended “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN 2/3 · Yes 139, No 23, Abstain 2”
- Art. 31 Zoning bylaw: update the National Flood Insurance (floodplain) district Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 174, No 0, Abstain 3”
- Art. 32 Zoning bylaw and map: technical corrections Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 3”
- Art. 33 Zoning bylaw: accessory uses (remove a phrase from Section 3.2.1) Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 160, No 5, Abstain 7”
- Art. 34 Amend Village Overlay zoning (Section 7.5): front yards, height bonus and transition areas (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED 2/3RDS · Yes 154, No 14, Abstain 5”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the 2025 Annual Town Meeting.
Special Town Meeting 2025-1 · February 3, 2025 2 votes: 2 passed
Sessions: February 3 and March 17, 2025
- Art. 1 Receive reports of the Appropriation Committee and Planning Board Passed “As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Amend Village Overlay zoning (Sec. 7.5): remove some areas from the overlay districts, change height and unit limits (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 164, No 9, Abstain 5”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of Special Town Meeting 2025-1 (Feb. 3 and March 17, 2025).
Special Town Meeting 2024-1 · November 13, 2024 9 votes: 7 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Receive reports of Town boards, officers and committees Passed “As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 2 Prior years' unpaid bills: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 3 Appropriate $4,362,799 into the Capital Stabilization Fund, raised in the tax levy Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 168, No 0, Abstain 3”
- Art. 4 Amend FY2025 operating, water and wastewater budgets (operating line items raised from $8,809,346 to $9,024,346) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 168, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 5 Appropriate $1,240,000 (borrowing) for solar canopies and batteries at the new Police Station site Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 163, No 7, Abstain 2”
- Art. 6 Rename the Lab Animal Permit revolving fund as the Lab Inspections Revolving Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $100,000 from the tax levy for design of new Harrington athletic fields at 146 Maple St. Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 119, No 46, Abstain 4”
- Art. 8 Resolution asking the state school building authority (MSBA) to fund the high school project in two phases (citizen petition) Failed “MOTION FAILS · Yes 11, No 157, Abstain 8”
- Art. 9 Resolution urging the Town to study and present a plan for a possible crematory at Westview Cemetery (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 143, No 12, Abstain 4”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of Special Town Meeting 2024-1 (Nov. 13, 2024).
Annual Town Meeting · March 18, 2024 84 votes: 72 passed, 2 passed as amended, 2 failed, 6 indefinitely postponed, 2 referred
Sessions: March 18, 20, 27 and April 1, 3, 8, 10, 24, 2024
- Art. 2 Elect Deputy Moderator and receive reports of Town boards, officers and committees Passed “As there were no objections the motion carries unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Appoint a committee for the Cary Lecture Series Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 168, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 4 FY2025 operating budget Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 169, No 1, Abstain 1”
- Art. 5 FY2025 enterprise budgets: water $13,249,071, wastewater $12,878,599, recreation $3,404,667 Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 165, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 6 Appropriate $15,000 for the Senior Service Tax Work-Off Program (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $30,000 for a solar assessment at Lincoln Fields and $35,000 for electric vehicle charging stations Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 163, No 1, Abstain 1”
- Art. 8 Accept the westernmost portion of Tucker Avenue as a Town way Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 162, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 9 Establish and continue departmental revolving funds for FY2025 Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 162, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 10 Reserve FY2025 CPA receipts: $804,000 each for open space, historic resources and community housing; $5,628,000 to the unbudgeted reserve Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 159, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 10a Appropriate $4,000,000 for the Cary Memorial Library renovation (CPA funds and $1,700,000 borrowing) Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 161, No 1, Abstain 3”
- 10b Appropriate $20,000 (CPA) for archives and records management (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 10c Appropriate $545,000 for athletic field improvements at Bowman School Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 163, No 0, Abstain 3”
- 10d Appropriate $160,000 for Lincoln Park fitness station equipment Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 151, No 7, Abstain 7”
- 10e Appropriate $492,000 for hard court surfaces at Valley Road Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 159, No 0, Abstain 5”
- 10f Appropriate $1,810,000 for Lincoln Park field improvements Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 116, No 41, Abstain 13”
- 10g Appropriate $482,365 (CPA) for LexHAB affordable housing support, restoration, preservation and decarbonization Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 157, No 1, Abstain 2”
- 10h Appropriate $100,000 (CPA) for Lexington Housing Authority exterior preservation Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 157, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 10i Appropriate $3,200,000 (CPA) to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 175, No 0, Abstain 3”
- 10j Appropriate $681,200 (CPA) for CPA debt service (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 10k Appropriate $150,000 (CPA) for Community Preservation Committee administrative expenses (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 11 Appropriate $110,000 from Recreation retained earnings for Pine Meadows Golf Course improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12a Appropriate $100,000 for transportation safety mitigation (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12b Appropriate $175,000 to replace heavy vehicle extrication equipment Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12c Appropriate $502,000 to replace an ambulance (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12d Appropriate $1,920,000 for Public Works equipment replacement (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12e Appropriate $800,000 for sidewalk rebuilding and repaving (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12f Appropriate $150,000 for fire hydrant replacement (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12g Appropriate $50,000 for a town-wide traffic signal inventory and compliance study (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12h Appropriate $1,350,000 for the stormwater management program (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12i Appropriate $50,000 to design a columbarium at Westview Cemetery Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 151, No 13, Abstain 8”
- 12j Appropriate $15,000 to redesign the Town's public parking lots Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 100, No 64, Abstain 8”
- 12k Appropriate $550,000 to replace Town network core equipment (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12l Appropriate $550,000 for the municipal technology improvement program (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12m Appropriate $998,500 for a stand-alone Town fiber network (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12n Appropriate $161,000 to replace end-of-life network equipment (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12o Appropriate $110,000 to scan paper documents into the Town document system (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 12p Appropriate $64,865 for new election equipment Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 168, No 2, Abstain 3”
- 12q Appropriate $2,707,321 (tax levy) for street improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $2,288,900 for water distribution system improvements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 14 Appropriate $1,061,210 for sewer mains and $50,000 for a sewer pump station evaluation (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 15 Appropriate $1,323,050 for school technology (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 16a Appropriate $125,000 for public facilities bid documents (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 16b Appropriate $450,000 for interior finishes in municipal and school buildings (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 16c Appropriate $265,000 for school paving and sidewalks (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 16d Appropriate $4,015,000 for public facilities mechanical, electrical and plumbing replacements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 17 Appropriate $2,033,375 to the Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 18 Rescind $3,000,000 in unused 1999 land acquisition (conservation) borrowing authority Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 171, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 19 Appropriate $4,036,373 (tax levy) into the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 20 Prior years' unpaid bills: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 21 Amend FY2024 operating, enterprise and CPA budgets: motion to indefinitely postpone Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 141, No 0, Abstain 1”
- Art. 22 Authorized capital improvements: motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 23 Create an Opioid Mitigation Special Revenue Fund for opioid settlement payments Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 170, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 24 Appropriate $500,000 for the 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial) celebration Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 137, No 1, Abstain 6”
- Art. 25 Appropriate $2,575,000 to renovate the Pine Meadows clubhouse Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 151, No 12, Abstain 8”
- Art. 26 Appropriate $10,000,000 for the Lexington High School feasibility study and schematic design Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 172, No 0, Abstain 5”
- Art. 27 Appropriate $6,000,000 to renovate the building at 173 Bedford Street Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 159, No 4, Abstain 9”
- Art. 28 Authorize the Select Board to accept no-cost easements (consent agenda) Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- 29a Noise bylaw, part A: rules on construction-related noise (as amended) Passed as amended “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 166, No 4, Abstain 4”
- 29b Noise bylaw, part B: delay the gas leaf blower ban for commercial landscapers one year, to March 15, 2026 Failed “MOTION FAILS · Yes 69, No 96, Abstain 3”
- Art. 30 Ban on single-use food containers (citizen petition): motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 31 Bylaw banning sale of single-serving plastic water bottles (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 127, No 33, Abstain 8”
- Art. 32 Rename part of Spring Street as "Old Spring Street" Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 132, No 17, Abstain 20”
- Art. 33 Authorize the Select Board to sell or lease Town land on Lowell Street (parcel 68-44) for 100% affordable housing Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 171, No 5, Abstain 5”
- Art. 34 Tree bylaw: tree protection plan Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 146, No 12, Abstain 4”
- Art. 35 Tree bylaw: require mitigation planting in certain cases Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 157, No 10, Abstain 1”
- Art. 36 Tree bylaw: exemptions Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 165, No 3, Abstain 2”
- Art. 37 Resolution on the importance of trees (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 131, No 24, Abstain 6”
- Art. 38 Amend the fossil fuel infrastructure bylaw to meet state Department of Energy Resources requests Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 125, No 26, Abstain 7”
- Art. 39 Home rule petition to allow more on-premises wine and malt beverage licenses Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 163, No 8, Abstain 5”
- Art. 40 Resolution on integrated pest management and reducing rodenticides (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 157, No 1, Abstain 1”
- Art. 41 Resolution urging the state to improve MBTA service and funding Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 169, No 1, Abstain 1”
- Art. 42 Home rule petition to allow digital publication of legal notices (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 164, No 3, Abstain 5”
- Art. 43 Home rule petition to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in Town elections (citizen petition) Failed “MOTION FAILS · Yes 71, No 74, Abstain 13”
- Art. 44 Public ways and places bylaw (citizen petition): motion to indefinitely postpone (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 45 Resolution marking the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day (citizen petition) Passed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 140, No 8, Abstain 5”
- Art. 46 Royal family invitation to the 250th celebration: motion to indefinitely postpone Indefinitely postponed “MOTION CARRIES · Yes 133, No 3, Abstain 4”
- Art. 47 Zoning bylaw: signs Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 110, No 25, Abstain 8”
- Art. 48 Zoning bylaw: short-term rentals (as amended) Passed as amended “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 107, No 33, Abstain 4”
- Art. 49 Zoning bylaw: permitted uses and definitions Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 143, No 1, Abstain 2”
- Art. 50 Zoning bylaw: inclusionary housing in the Village and Multi-Family Overlay districts Passed “MOTION CARRIES AND ALSO BY 2/3 IF REQUIRED · Yes 143, No 12, Abstain 11”
- Art. 51 Zoning bylaw: maximum height in the Village Overlay district Passed “MOTION CARRIES WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 153, No 1, Abstain 5”
- Art. 52 Zoning bylaw and map: technical corrections Passed “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS · Yes 158, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 53 Rezone 507 Bedford Street (owner petition): motion to refer to the Planning Board (consent agenda) Referred “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
- Art. 54 Rezone 509 Bedford Street (owner petition): motion to refer to the Planning Board (consent agenda) Referred “MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY · Yes 166, No 0, Abstain 2”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting.
Not here yet: the Town Clerk's minutes of Special Town Meeting 2025-2 (November 3, 2025); its results here come from the Town's posted actions table and electronic vote totals. Special Town Meeting 2026-1 meets November 9, 2026.
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
ChairJill HaiChair · At-large · at 42 of 44 meetings
Vice-ChairJoseph PatoVice Chair · At-large · at 43 of 44 meetings
Vineeta KumarMember · At-large · at 35 of 44 meetings
Douglas LucenteMember · At-large · at 43 of 44 meetings
Mark SandeenMember · At-large · at 42 of 44 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Lexington Select Board minutes from January 8, 2018 through August 31, 2026: 428 meetings (including joint meetings, budget summits and retreats) and 2,640 votes. The town’s Laserfiche archive holds the board’s minutes back to the 1920s; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. The 2019 Annual Town Meeting voted to rename the Board of Selectmen the Select Board; the special act was signed January 14, 2020, and the minutes use the new name from January 16, 2020. All minutes are typed documents with searchable text. Not here: executive-session minutes; cancelled meetings and executive-session-only meetings; votes of the School Committee, Planning Board, Appropriation Committee, Capital Expenditures Committee and other boards at joint meetings; meetings with no posted minutes: August 2020 through January 2021 and April 2021 (no minutes are posted for these months), and, with an agenda posted but no minutes, the board’s short meetings before Town Meeting on November 3, 2022, November 14, 2024, April 16, 2025 and November 4, 2025, February 16, 2023 (FY2024 budget vote), November 4, 2024 (summit), and the retreats of August 31, 2022, January 11, 2023, October 11, 2023 and August 25, 2026; February 23, 2026 (the board approved these minutes on March 30, 2026, but the file posted for that date is a copy of the January 27, 2025 minutes); and meetings after August 31, 2026 (the September and October 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Lexington’s minutes usually read “VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to …” (by roll call when the meeting is remote or hybrid), with the members present listed at the top; when the count matches the members present, every member present is shown voting yes. Mover and seconder are not named. A member who votes no or abstains is often named (“Mr. Lucente cast the dissenting vote”, “with Ms. Hai against”) and is then shown by name; where a split count names no one (“voted 3-2”) we show the count only, with a note (54 votes), and where the minutes give no count or names we show the result only (7 votes). The board also takes positions on Town Meeting articles, recorded in position charts, tables or lists in the minutes (support, oppose, wait, recused); MassVoter shows each article position as a vote (417 positions), leaving out members who were waiting or recused, with a note. Members who recused themselves are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Jun 8Approve Consent Agenda Item #4, as discussedMotion: VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 8, 2026: Approve Consent Agenda Item #4, as discussed
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 4-0 to approve Consent Agenda Item #4, as discussed.
Yes: Hai, Kumar, Pato, SandeenThe minutes say “Mr. Lucente recused himself from this item.” The count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, so that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 4-0 to approve Consent Agenda Item #4, as discussed..”
May 22Reappoint Jill Hai to MAGIC and Sondra Lucente to…Motion: VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board…Passed 3–0 · see note
May 22, 2026: Reappoint Jill Hai to MAGIC and Sondra Lucente to the Town Celebrations Committee (consent items held for a separate vote)
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 3-0 to approve this item.
Yes: Kumar, Pato, SandeenThe minutes say “Mr. Lucente and Ms. Hai recused themselves from this vote.” The count (3-0) matches the 3 other members present, so they are not shown voting.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 3-0 to approve this item..”
May 11Elect Joseph Pato Chair of the Select BoardMotion: VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 11, 2026: Elect Joseph Pato Chair of the Select Board
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to elect Mr. Pato as Chair of the Select Board, effective July 1, 2026.
Each member who voted named the same choice (Mr. Pato).
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to elect Mr. Pato as Chair of the Select Board, effective July 1, 2026..”
May 11Elect Vineeta Kumar Vice Chair of the Select BoardMotion: VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 11, 2026: Elect Vineeta Kumar Vice Chair of the Select Board
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to elect Ms. Kumar as Vice- Chair of the Select Board, effective July 1, 2026. ADJOURN
Each member who voted named the same choice (Ms. Kumar).
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to elect Ms. Kumar as Vice- Chair of the Select Board, effective July 1, 2026. ADJOURN.”
Apr 27Support the School Committee chair and vice chair’s compromise…Motion: Under those conditions, the Select Board supports the compromise amendment by…Passed 4–1 · see note
April 27, 2026 (Special meeting): Support the School Committee chair and vice chair’s compromise amendment to the FY2027 budget (2026 Annual Town Meeting)
Under those conditions, the Select Board supports the compromise amendment by a vote of 4-1.
Stated at the joint Finance Summit; the count is the Select Board’s position as reported by Ms. Hai. The minutes do not say who was the one member against. The minutes give the count as 4-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Under those conditions, the Select Board supports the compromise amendment by a vote of 4-1..”
Mar 30Position on 2026 Annual Town Meeting Article 27 (Procurement…Motion: Article 27 Procurement for Online Capital Project Platform: Ms. Hai and…Passed 3–0 · see note
March 30, 2026: Position on 2026 Annual Town Meeting Article 27 (Procurement for Online Capital Project Platform): support
Article 27 Procurement for Online Capital Project Platform: Ms. Hai and Mr. Pato are a no, Mr. Lucente and Ms. Kumar remained a wait Art 27 Parker amendment: Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, and Mr. Lucente are a yes
Yes: Hai, Lucente, PatoTown Meeting article position recorded in the minutes (yes = support; no motion). The minutes give no position for Vineeta Kumar on this article.
From the minutes
“Article 27 Procurement for Online Capital Project Platform: Ms. Hai and Mr. Pato are a no, Mr. Lucente and Ms. Kumar remained a wait Art 27 Parker amendment: Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, and Mr. Lucente are a yes.”
Jan 5Set a Community Housing surcharge on commercial development at…Motion: VOTE: Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted…Passed 4–1 · No: Lucente
January 5, 2026: Set a Community Housing surcharge on commercial development at a rate of $9 per square foot of excess gross floor area, defined as floor area of new...
VOTE: Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 4-1 with Mr. Lucente against, that the Board set a Community Housing surcharge on commercial development at a rate of $9 per square foot of excess gross floor area, defined as floor area of new construction or modification to existing structures in excess of 30,000 square feet of commercial development pursuant to chapter 378 of the acts of 2024 to be implemented on January 1, 2027.
Yes: Hai, Kumar, Pato, SandeenNo: Lucente
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 4-1 with Mr. Lucente against, that the Board set a Community Housing surcharge on commercial development at a rate of $9 per square foot of excess gross floor area, defined as floor area of new construction or modification to existing structures in excess of 30,000 square feet of commercial development pursuant to chapter 378 of the acts of 2024 to be implemented on January 1, 2027..”
Oct 17Position on Special Town Meeting 2025-2 Article 5 (Appropriate…Motion: Article 5 -Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements Indefinite Postponement (IP):Ms. Hai,…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
October 17, 2025: Position on Special Town Meeting 2025-2 Article 5 (Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements Indefinite Postponement (IP)): support
Article 5 -Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements Indefinite Postponement (IP):Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, Mr. Sandeen, and Mr. Lucente are yeses
Town Meeting article position recorded in the minutes (yes = support; no motion).
From the minutes
“Article 5 -Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements Indefinite Postponement (IP):Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, Mr. Sandeen, and Mr. Lucente are yeses.”
Oct 17Position on Special Town Meeting 2025-2 Article 8 (Appropriate…Motion: Article 8 -Appropriate for Lexington High School: Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato,…Passed 3–0 · see note
October 17, 2025: Position on Special Town Meeting 2025-2 Article 8 (Appropriate for Lexington High School): support
Article 8 -Appropriate for Lexington High School: Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, Mr. Sandeen are yeses, Mr. Lucente is a wait Article 9 -Home Rule Legislation for New Lexington High School: All four are yeses Article 10 -Amend Reference of Newspapers to Include Electronic Media IP:All are yeses for IP. Article 11 -Clarification of LexHab Reorganization IP: All are yeses for IP.
Yes: Hai, Pato, SandeenTown Meeting article position recorded in the minutes (yes = support; no motion). Douglas Lucente is listed as a “wait” and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Article 8 -Appropriate for Lexington High School: Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, Mr. Sandeen are yeses, Mr. Lucente is a wait Article 9 -Home Rule Legislation for New Lexington High School: All four are yeses Article 10 -Amend Reference of Newspapers to Include Electronic Media IP:All are yeses for IP. Article 11 -Clarification of LexHab Reorganization IP: All are yeses for IP..”
Sep 8Approve the Consent Agenda #3, as presentedMotion: VOTE: Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted…Passed 4–0 · see note
September 8, 2025: Approve the Consent Agenda #3, as presented
VOTE: Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve the Consent Agenda #3, as presented.
Yes: Hai, Kumar, Lucente, SandeenThe minutes say “Mr. Pato recused himself from this item.” The count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, so that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve the Consent Agenda #3, as presented..”
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