[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Middleton 5-11-2004 by Art. 12. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established a Community Preservation
Committee, consisting of nine voting members pursuant to MGL c. 44B.
Each of the members shall be appointed by the Town Moderator as follows:
(1)
One member of the Conservation Commission for a term
of three years.
(2)
One member of the Historical Commission for a term
of one year, and thereafter for a term of three years.
(3)
One member of the Planning Board for a term of two
years, and thereafter a term of three years.
(4)
One member of the Select Board for a term of three
years.
[Amended 6-5-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
(5)
One member of the Housing Authority for a term of
one year, and thereafter for a term of three years.
(6)
One member for the Finance Committee for a term of
three years.
(7)
One member of the Master Plan Committee for a term
of two years, and thereafter a term of three years.
(8)
One citizen-at-large member for a term of two years,
and thereafter a term of three years.
(9)
One citizen-at-large member for a term of one year,
and thereafter a term of three years.
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
which 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 the
entity shall become the responsibility of the Select Board. Any member
of the Committee may be removed for cause by the respective appointing
authority after hearing.
[Amended 6-5-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
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 Commission,
the Planning Board, and the Housing Authority, 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
information 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.
