The Community Preservation Committee shall not
meet or conduct business without the presence of a quorum, which shall
consist of a majority of its members. The Community Preservation Committee
shall approve its actions by majority vote.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
The Select Board shall insert an article in
the warrant for each Annual Town Meeting, and for any Special Town
Meeting upon the written request of the Community Preservation Committee,
to enable Town Meeting to make appropriations for community preservation
purposes recommended by the Community Preservation Committee for the
current or next fiscal year. The community preservation purposes recommended
by the Community Preservation Committee to be funded from the Community
Preservation Fund shall be in addition to and coordinated with the
annual report of recommended capital expenditures prepared by the
Capital Expenditures Committee, and the Capital Expenditures Committee
shall state whether it endorses each recommendation of the Community
Preservation Committee.
At all times this bylaw shall be interpreted
in a manner consistent with the Act. In case any section, paragraph
or part of this bylaw be for any reason declared invalid or unconstitutional
by any court of last resort, every other section, paragraph or part
shall continue in full force and effect.