[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Plainville 6-6-2011 ATM by Art. 26. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
A committee to be known as the "Capital Expenditure
Planning Committee" is hereby established under MGL c. 41, § 106B,
composed of one member or its designee from the Board of Selectmen
appointed by it; one member or its designee of the Finance Committee
appointed by it; one member or its designee of the School Committee
appointed by it; one member or its designee of the Water Commission
appointed by it; one member of the Board of Assessors or its designee
appointed by it, and two at-large members who shall not be a Town
officer or Town employee and shall be appointed by the five sitting
members from applications requested by the Board of Selectmen at a
public meeting in June of each year. The Treasurer, Town Accountant
and Town Administrator shall be ex officio Committee members without
voting rights. All members shall be appointed for one-year terms,
concurrent with the close of Town Meeting.
B.
Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term
in the manner of the original appointment. The Committee shall choose
its own officers. It may spend such sums as shall annually be appropriated
for its use. A quorum shall be a majority of those appointed to office,
excluding the Treasurer, Town Accountant and Town Administrator, and
it shall have power to act.
C.
The Town Clerk shall annually call the Committee together
for organization by the last Thursday in July. Members of the Committee
should be appointed by their respective boards by July 1 of each year.
[Amended 6-6-2011 ATM by Art. 44]
The Committee shall study proposed capital projects
and improvements involving major nonrecurring tangible assets and
projects which: 1) are purchased or undertaken at intervals of not
less than five years; 2) have a useful life of at least five years;
and 3) cost over $25,000. All officers, boards, committees, including
the Selectmen and the School Committee, each year give to the Committee,
on forms prepared by it, information concerning all anticipated projects
requiring Town Meeting action during the ensuing six years. The Committee
shall consider the relative need, impact, timing and cost of these
expenditures and the effect each will have on the financial position
of the Town.
The Committee shall prepare an annual report
recommending a Capital Improvement Budget for the next fiscal year,
and a Capital Improvement Program including recommended capital improvements
for the following five fiscal years. The report shall be submitted
to the Finance Committee for its consideration. The Finance Committee
shall submit its approved Capital Budget to the Annual Town Meeting
for adoption by the Town.
The Committee's report shall be published and
distributed along with the Finance Committee recommendation. The Committee
shall deposit its original report with the Town Clerk.
