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History: Amended 5-7-2001 ATM, Article §6-16. Effect of Program. Such Capital 24,approved by Attorney General on 8-18- Improvement Program, after its adoption by 2001 Town Meeting action, shall permit the expen- diture on projects included therein of sums §645. Preparation of Annual Report. from departmental budgets for surveys, engi- History: Amended 10-7-1996 ATM, Article 53, neering advice, options or appraisals which approved by Attorney General on 12-9-1996. may be expended for projects listed thereon, but no such expenditure shall be incurred on A. The Committee shall prepare and submit projects which have not been so approved by 41, to the Town Manager, by the second Town Meeting action. Such expenditures may Monday in January, an annual written also be made as to projects approved by the report containing a Capital Improvement Town through the appropriation of sums in the Program for the following fiscal year.The current or prior years and also for preliminary Town Manager shall submit the Capital planning for projects to be undertaken more Improvement Program to the Finance than five (5) years thence. Committee by the first Monday in February. The Finance Committee will §6-17. Copies of Annual Report. Copies of the include said Program, including explana- Annual Report shall be published and distrib- tions, in its Report to the Spring Annual uted along with the Finance Committee ' Town Meeting. The Finance Committee Report. The Capital Improvement Program will submit an article to the Board of Committee shall deposit the original with the Selectmen for inclusion in the Warrant of Town Clerk. the budget for capital outlays, as recom- mended by the Capital Improvement §6-18. Vacancies. Wherever any vacancy shall occur Program Committee. on the Committee, it shall be filled by the appointing authority that appointed the mem- B. The Committee shall also prepare a ber whose position had become vacant. Any Capital Improvement Program for the fol- person appointed to fill a vacancy on the a, lowing five (5) years for presentation to Committee shall hold office for the unexpired I M�•. the Finance Committee. The Finance term of the person whom he succeeds. Committee will include said report from the Capital Improvement Program §6-19. Organization. Committee members shall Committee, including explanations, in its organize at the first meeting of the Committee report to the Spring Annual Town following June 30 of each year and choose a Meeting. The Finance Committee will Clerk. All members shall serve without com- submit an article to the Board of pensation, although they may be reimbursed Selectmen for inclusion in the Warrant for for expenses incurred in performance of the Capital Improvement Program for the duties, subject to Town Meeting appropria- following five (5) years, as recommended tion. by the Capital Improvement Program Committee. ARTICLE VIII— Reversion of Appropriations to General Fund C. The Committee may make such investiga- History: Adopted 5-3-1982 ATM, Article 22, a'a tions and hold such hearings as it may approved by Attorney General on 9-7-1982. deem necessary but shall hold at least one (1) public hearing annually during the §6-20. Definitions. As used in this Article, the fol- Committee's deliberations on capital pro- lowing words shall have the following mean- jects, said hearing to be held following ings: notice published in a newspaper of gen- eral circulation in the Town. GENERAL APPROPRIATION - Any I� appropriation made by Town Meeting that is not a specific appropriation within the mean- ing of this Article. 115