[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Groton 10-25-2004 by Art. 17, accepted at 11-2-2004 ballot. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby created a Community Preservation Committee
under the provisions of MGL C. 44B, § 5, consisting of seven
members as follows:
(1)
One member of the Conservation Commission as designated
by the Commission.
(2)
One member of the Historical Commission as designated
by the Commission.
(3)
One member of the Planning Board as designated by
the Board.
(4)
One member of the Parks Commission as designated by
the Commission.
(5)
One member of the Housing Authority as designated
by the Authority.
(6)
Two at-large members appointed by the Select Board.
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM
by Art. 14]
B.
Initially,
the members designated by the Conservation Commission, Historical
Commission and Planning Board will serve for three years, the members
designated by the Parks Commission and the Housing Authority will
serve for two years, and the members appointed by the Select Board
will serve for one year. Subsequent appointments for members designated
by the Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Housing Authority
and members appointed by the Board of Selectman shall be for a term
of three years. Subsequent appointments for members designated by
the Parks Commission and the Planning Board shall be for a term of
one year. If a person no longer serves in the position or on the board
or commission as set forth above, his or her term shall end, and any
person appointed as a replacement shall serve out the remainder of
the original term of that person.
[Amended 10-23-2017 ATM,
Art. 16; 10-1-2018 ATM by Art.
14]
C.
Should any of the officers, commissions, boards or
committees who have appointing authority under this bylaw be no longer
in existence for whatever reason, the Select Board shall appoint a
suitable person to serve in their place.
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM
by Art. 14]
D.
Any member of the Committee may be removed for cause
by his or her respective appointing authority after a 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 Historical Commission,
the Planning Board, the Parks Commission and the Housing Authority,
in conducting such studies. As part of its study, the Committee shall
hold one annual public informational hearing, or more at its discretion,
on the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding community
preservation possibilities and resources, notice of which shall be
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, preservation, rehabilitation and
restoration 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 the rehabilitation or restoration
of such open space, 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 either that the legislative body 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 shall not meet or conduct business without the presence
of a majority of the members of the Committee. 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 majority vote of Town Meeting consistent with the provisions of
MGL C. 44B.
