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12 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> i <br /> November 4, 2002 <br /> APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: <br /> Charter Commission: (continued) <br /> j Board of SelectmenBoard of Public Works <br /> Pro: 5 Member elected Board of Selectmen authority as Board of Public Works <br /> Elected board would make street& highway decisions v. I individual <br /> DPW Director would be responsible to research&make recommendations to the <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Con: Superintendent of Streets authority given to Director of Public Works <br /> Director knowledgeable of laws, technicalities, specifications, experienced <br /> Time consuming for a part-time Board of Selectmen <br /> DPW Director presently authorizes curb cuts—Appeal process exists <br /> All final decisions rendered by Board of Selectmen <br /> Eligibility <br /> No elected Town official to simultaneously hold any other Town office <br /> For example; Board of Selectmen member could not run for another office <br /> Pro: Would expand citizen participation <br /> Term Limits—Elected Positions <br /> Difficult to run against an incumbent <br /> Finance Committee—Appointed/Elected <br /> Finance Committee stat's in 54 Open Charter Communities; <br /> (47 appointed, 1 elected, some without) <br /> Chairmanship to rotate yearly, I"year accountant deemed chair, then rotation <br /> Consolidate Financial Report <br /> Pro: 1.5 page summary to include figures from previous year, easy to understand <br /> Con: Annual Report— 15 pages, difficult to interpret <br /> Recommendation to incorporate School Department budget in Financial Report <br /> Review incremental dollar—Where is it being spent? What is over spent? <br />