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C. The Committee may make such investiga- ARTICLE VIII —Reversion of Appropriations to tions and hold such hearings as it may General Fund deem necessary but shall hold at least one History: Adopted 5-3-1982_ ATM, Article 22 (1) public hearing annually during the approved by Attorney General on 9-7-1982. Committee's deliberations on capital pro- jects, said hearing to be held following §6-21. Definitions. As used in this Article, the fol- notice published in a newspaper of gen- lowing words shall have the following mean- eral circulation in the Town. ings: §6-17. Effect of Program. Such Capital GENERAL APPROPRIATION - Any appropriation Improvement Program, after its adoption by made by Town Meeting which is not a specific appro- Town Meeting action, shall permit the expendi- priation within the meaning of this Article. ture on projects included therein of sums from departmental budgets for surveys, engineering SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION - An appropriation advice, options or appraisals which may be made by Town Meeting which is described within the expended for projects listed thereon,but no such vote,making the appropriation as being"specific,"and expenditure shall be incurred on projects which is otherwise a"specific appropriation"under the law. have not been so approved by Town Meeting action. Such expenditures may also be made as §6-22. General Appropriations. General appropri- to projects approved by the Town through the ations made by the Town Meeting shall con- appropriation of sums in the current or prior tinue to revert to the general fund at the close years and also for preliminary planning for pro- of the fiscal year for which they are made, as jects to be undertaken more than five (5) years provided by law. thence. §6-23. Specific Appropriations. §6-18. Copies of Annual Report. Copies of the Annual Report shall be published and distrib- A. Unless otherwise provided in a vote of the uted along with the Finance Committee Town Meeting making a specific appro- Report. The Capital Improvement Program priation, or unless a specific appropriation Committee shall deposit the original with the has been encumbered by contractual Town Clerk. obligations, a specific appropriation shall have a normal life of three (3) years from §6-19. Vacancies. Wherever any vacancy shall occur the commencement of the fiscal year,any on the Committee, it shall be filled by the funds remaining in that appropriation appointing authority which appointed the shall revert to the general fund. A vote member whose position had become vacant. making a specific appropriation may pro Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the vide that the appropriation shall revert to Committee shall hold office for the unexpired the general fund at the end of any fiscal term of the person whom he succeeds. year. §6-20. Organization. Committee members shall B. The Town may, at any time under a proper organize at the fust meeting of the Committee article in a Warrant, extend the date on following June 30 of each year and choose a which a specific appropriation would oth- - Clerk. All members shall serve without com- erwise revert to the general fund. pensation, although they may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in performance of C. The reversion of the balance of the funds duties, subject to Town Meeting appropria- in the specific appropriation account shall tion. include any subsequent transfer of funds to the specific account which remain unexpended on the date of the reversion. Si 82