[Amended 6-22-2020 by
Art. 14]
The Board of Selectmen shall establish and appoint a committee
to be known as the "Capital Improvement Planning Committee," composed
of one member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Finance,
Appropriation and Advisory Committee, and four members at large. The
Town Administrator, Town Treasurer/Collector and the Town Accountant
shall be ex officio Committee members without the right to vote. The
Committee shall choose its own officers.
The Committee shall prepare an annual report recommending a
capital improvement budget for the next fiscal year and a capital
improvement program, including recommended capital improvements for
the following five fiscal years. The report shall be submitted to
the Board of Selectmen for its consideration and approval and to the
FAA for its recommendation. The Board shall submit its approved capital
budget to the Fall Annual Town Meeting for adoption by the Town.
The capital improvement program, after its adoption, shall permit
the expenditure on projects included therein of sums from departmental
budgets for surveys, architectural or engineering advice, options
or appraisals, but no such expenditure shall be incurred on projects
which have not been so approved by the Town through the appropriation
of sums in the current year or in prior years, or for preliminary
planning for projects to be undertaken more than five years in the
future.
The Committee's report and the Selectmen's recommended capital
budget shall be published and made available in a manner consistent
with the distribution of the Finance, Appropriation and Advisory Committee
report. The Committee shall deposit its original report with the Town
Clerk.