Section 7A. Capital Planning Committee 16-7A
Section 7A. Capital Planning Committee 16-7A (a) Establishment, Scope - There shall be a Capital Planning Committee (also referred to as the “CPC”, or hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) which shall consider requests for Capital Expenditures as herein defined to be made by the Town, and which shall be responsible for Capital Planning on a continuing basis. (b) Composition - The Committee shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be registered voters of this Town. (c) Mode of Appointment, Term of Office, Vacancies – Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Town Moderator for a term of three (3) years so arranged that the terms of office of no more than three (3) members should expire each year. The Town Moderator for the balance of the unexpired term shall fill vacancies in membership. 16-7A Inserted under article 18, ATM 1977. Section 16-7A was deleted in its entirety and a new section 7A inserted under article 22, ATM April 28, 2003 and amended under article 32, ATM 2011. 90 (d) Restrictions on Appointments - No person shall be eligible for appointment to the Committee; (1) who is a full-time employee of the Town; (2) where such appointment would cause two (2) persons to serve simultaneously who are members, or representatives of the same Town agency; (3) for a fourth consecutive three year term, or having been appointed to fill an unexpired term, for a third consecutive three year term where such appointment would result in consecutive service of more than ten (10) years. A member of the Committee who removes from the Town, or, who accepts a full-time Town position, which would render them ineligible to serve, shall cease to be a member of said Committee. (e) Submissions by Town Agencies and Citizen Petitioners – Annually, every Town agency and citizen petitioners shall file with the Committee, not later than December 31, a compilation of proposed Capital Expenditures which it anticipates will be made by or for it during the five (5) fiscal years next following said filing. The submitted report shall be made on forms provided by the Committee. The provisions of this section shall include the School Committee but shall not be construed to conflict with or supersede the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 71,