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i rticle 3. 5 Disposal of Town L u ment . As authorized in Chapter 40, Section 21 , Clause 11, of the General Laws, any equip- ment to be disposed of by various officers or departments of the town shall first be offered to any other office or department of the town who may require it . rticle 3. 6 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) I ection 3. 6. 1 A committee to be known as the Capital Program Committee shall be established to prepare a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) , shall perform the duties as specified in the following sections and shall consist of five j residents of the Town, who shall be appointed in the manner as specified in the following sections . ection 3. 6. 2 The Committee shall study proposed capital outlays involving the acquisition of land or an expenditure of $10, 000 having a useful life of at least three years . All officers , boards, and committees, including the selectmen and school committee, shall by September 1st of each year give to such committee, on forms prepared by it, information concerning all projects anticipated by them, i. e. , involving the acquisition of land or an expenditure of $10 , 000 Laving a useful life of at least three years . The committee shall consider the relative need, timing, and cost of these expenditures and the effect each will hz3ve or th financi�_1 position of the Town. ection 3. 6. 3 The Committee shall prepare an annual written report containing a capital improvement program budget of such outlays for the first year for presentation to the Finance j Committee for inclusion in its report to the annual town meeting, and also a capita_ improvement program for the I following three years for adoption by the Town at the f annual meeting , w-.th explanation thereof. The Committee may make such investigations and hold such hearings as it may deem necessary, but shall hold at least one public j hearing manually 01,i-ring the commiCtvee ' s deliberations on capital projects, said hearing to be held following notice publisLed in a nes,spape�r of general circulation in the Town. etion 3. 6.4 Such capital improvement program after its adoption by Town Meeting action shall permit the expenditure I on projects included therein of sums from departmental budgets for survey , engineering advice, options or i appraisals which may be expended for projects listed -thereon but no such expenditure shall be incurred on projects which have not been so approved by Town Meeting action. Such expenditures may also be made as to projects approved by the Town through the appropriation of sums in the current of prior years and also for preliminary planning for projects to be undertaken more than three years thence . I g� I I 17 r