Lexington Town Meeting

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Lexington Town Meeting is the legislative body of Lexington, Massachusetts, where elected or appointed members convene to debate and vote on local laws, budgets, and town policies.

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Lexington Town Meeting canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative assembly ⓘ
municipal legislative body ⓘ
representative town meeting ⓘ
appliesTo residents of Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
canAmend existing town bylaws ⓘ
canApprove annual operating budget ⓘ
capital improvement budget ⓘ
canEnact town bylaws ⓘ
compositionMethod members elected by precinct ⓘ
convenesAt Lexington, Massachusetts town facilities ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess open debate followed by recorded vote ⓘ
electorate registered voters of Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
governedBy parliamentary procedure ⓘ
governmentType representative town meeting form ⓘ
hasChair Moderator of Lexington Town Meeting ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Town of Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
hasMemberType elected town meeting member ⓘ
ex officio member ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalBasis Lexington town bylaws ⓘ
Massachusetts General Laws on town government ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts

Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ
mainFunction adopt town bylaws ⓘ
approve municipal budgets ⓘ
authorize major capital expenditures ⓘ
debate and vote on local laws ⓘ
set town policies ⓘ
meetingType annual town meeting ⓘ
special town meeting ⓘ
oversightOf town boards and departments ⓘ
partOf Government of Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
role appropriating authority ⓘ
local legislative authority ⓘ
policy‑making body ⓘ
subjectArea education funding ⓘ
municipal finance ⓘ
public safety policy ⓘ
public works and infrastructure ⓘ
town administrative structure ⓘ
zoning and land use ⓘ
votingSystem majority vote ⓘ
worksWith Lexington School Committee ⓘ
Lexington Select Board ⓘ

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Town of Lexington government → hasLegislativeBody → Lexington Town Meeting ⓘ
Lexington Select Board → interactsWith → Lexington Town Meeting ⓘ