[Adopted 5-8-2001 ATM, Art. 20]
A.
There is hereby established a Community Preservation
Committee, consisting of nine voting members pursuant to MGL c. 44B.
The composition of the Committee, the appointment authority and the
term of office for the Committee members, each of whom shall be a
resident and registered voter in Boxford at the time of appointment,
shall be as follows:
(1)
One member of the Conservation Commission as designated
by the Commission;
(2)
One member of the Historic Districts Commission as
designated by the Commission;
(3)
One member of the Planning Board as designated by
the Board;
(4)
One member of the Recreation Committee, whose responsibilities
include those of the Board of Park Commissioners, as designated by
the Committee;
(5)
One member of the Housing Partnership Committee, whose
duties include those of the housing authority, as designated by the
Committee; and
(6)
Four members to be appointed by the Select Board.
[Amended 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
B.
Each member of the Committee shall serve for a term
of one year, or, where applicable, until the person no longer serves
in the position or on the Board, Committee, or Commission as set forth
above, whichever is earlier.
C.
Should any of the Commissions, Boards, or Committees
who have appointment authority under this bylaw be no longer in existence
for whatever reason, and provided that no successor commission, board
or committee is created in which case the appointment power shall
remain with the successor, the nomination authority for that entity
shall become the responsibility of the Select Board.
[Amended 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
D.
Any member of the Committee may be removed for cause
by their respective appointing authority after hearing.
A.
The Community Preservation Committee shall study the
needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding community
preservation. The Committee shall consult with existing municipal
boards, including the Conservation Commission, the Historic Districts
Commission, the Planning Board, the Recreation Committee and the Housing
Partnership Committee, or persons acting in those capacities or performing
like duties, in conducting such studies. As part of its study, the
Committee shall hold one or more public informational hearings on
the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding community
preservation possibilities and resources, notice of which shall be
posted publicly and published for each of two weeks preceding a hearing
in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town.
B.
The Community Preservation Committee shall make recommendations
to the Town Meeting for the acquisition, creation and preservation
of open space, for the acquisition and preservation of historic resources,
for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational
use, for the creation, preservation and support of community housing
and for rehabilitation or restoration of such open space, historic
resources, land for recreational use and community housing that is
acquired or created as provided in this section. With respect to community
housing, the community preservation committee shall recommend, wherever
possible, the reuse of existing buildings or construction of new buildings
on previously developed sites.
C.
The Community Preservation Committee may include in
its recommendation to the Town Meeting a recommendation to set aside
for later spending funds for specific purposes that are consistent
with community preservation but for which sufficient revenues are
not then available in the Community Preservation Fund to accomplish
that specific purpose or to set aside for later spending funds for
general purposes that are consistent with community preservation.
D.
In every fiscal year, the Community Preservation Committee
must recommend that the Town Meeting spend, or set aside for later
spending, not less than 10% of the annual revenues in the Community
Preservation Fund for:
The Community Preservation Committee shall comply
with the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, MGL c. 39, § 23B.
The Committee will not meet or conduct business without the presence
of a majority of the members of the Community Preservation Committee,
except to postpone a meeting until a later date certain. The Community
Preservation Committee shall approve its actions by majority vote.
Recommendations to the Town Meeting shall include the Committee's
anticipated costs.
This bylaw may be amended from time to time
by a majority vote of the Town Meeting, consistent with the provision
of MGL c. 44B.
When in conflict, this bylaw shall prevail over
other articles or bylaws, as provided for in MGL c. 44B.
