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r inserting in its place,"...the rate of thirty cents($0.30) projects anticipated by them. i.e. involving the acqui. per mile of travel...", or take any other action relating sition of land or an expenditure of ten thousand dollars thereto. ($10,000) having a useful life of at least three (3) Submitted by the Treasurer/Tax Collector years.The Committee shall consider the relative need, timing and cost of these expenditures and the effect Explanation: At the present time, employees who each will have on the financial position of the Town;' must use their own vehicles for Town business do not Submitted by Petition receive reimbursement equivalent to the actual cost of using their vehicle, (the present standard mileage rate Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not of the Internal Revenue Service is thirty cents ($.30) recommend approval. per mile). They are at a disadvantage compared to Article 33: To see if the Town will vote to delete Sec. employees who have the use of a Town vehicle. tion 15-14 of Article III, Chapter 5 of the Mashpee Recommendation: The Finance Committee will Code by deleting the current language of said Section make a recommendation at Town Meeting. 5-8 and substituting the following: Article 31: To see if the Town will vote to amend the "The Finance Committee shall consist of five (5)vot- language of Section 15-16 of Article VII, Chapter 15 ers of the Town, none of whom shall hold any other of the Mashpee Code by deleting the current language elective of(sic) appointed Town office except as oth- of said section and substituting the following: erwise authorized in this code. Effective with the "A committee, to be known as the "Capital Program Annual Election of 1996, members of the Finance Committee shall be elected one (1) each from the res- Committee," shall be established to prepare a Capital idents of voting precinct one and four for a term of two Improvement Program.This Committee shall perform (2) years, and one (1) each from the residents of vot- the duties specified in the following sections and shall ing precinct two and three for a term of one (1) year consist of the five (5) members: A member of the and one (1) from the voters of Mashpee at large (to Board of Selectmen, the chairman of the Finance serve as chairman) for a term of two (2) years. There- Committee, and (1) member, appointed jointly by the after, members of the Finance Committee shall be Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee,from elected for two(2)years as their terms of office expire. the heads of all departments, boards or committees Maximum tenure in office shall be three consecutive which have one (1) or more capital projects in the six terms." years encompassed by the plan. In addition,the Board of Selectmen shall appoint another member of the Submitted by Petition Capital Program Committee who,upon initial appoint- Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not ment, shall serve a term to expire June 30, 1996, and recommend approval. thereafter to serve for a two year term. In addition,the Finance Committee shall appoint another member of Article 34: To see if the Town will vote to amend the the Capital Program Committee who, upon initial language of Section 5-9 of Article III, Chapter 5 of the appointment, shall serve a term to expire June 30, Mashpee Code by deleting the current language of 1997, and thereafter to serve for a two year term. Said said section and substituting the following: appointees of the Board of Selectmen and of the « Finance Committee shall not be Town employees ora The Finance Committee shall choose one (1) of its number as Clerk. Said Committee may consider such members(sic)of another Town board or commission." questions with reference to the conduct of the Town Submitted by Petition affairs as it may deem advisable and may consult with Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not any and all officers, boards and committees of the recommend approval. Town with reference to matters under its supervision; it shall consider the various articles in the warrant for Article 32: To see if the Town will vote to amend the any annual or special meeting called during its tenure language of Section 15-17 of Article VII, Chapter 15 of office and shall make a report of its doings and rec- of the Mashpee Code by deleting the current language ommendations to the Town." of said section and substituting the following: Submitted by Petition "The Committee shall study proposed capital outlays Recommendation: The Finance Committee does nog involving the acquisition of land or any expenditure of recommend approval. single or of multiple like items totaling (sic) ten thou- sand dollars ($10,000) with a useful life of at least Article 35: To see if the Town will vote to amend the three (3) years. All officers, boards or committees, language of Section 37-1 of Chapter 37 of the Mash- including the Selectmen and School Committee, shall, pee Code by deleting the current language of said sec•' by September 1 of each year, give to such committee, tion and substituting the following: on forms prepared by it, information concerning all