[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-095; 6-3-2019 by Order No. 18-126; 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. The Mayor shall appoint five regular voting members
and four associate members to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Mayor
shall strive to appoint a balanced mix of professional experience
or educational background from the following fields: architecture,
civil/structural engineering, law, building/construction, real estate
development, business or the environment. Two members shall be citizens-at-large.
In the case of an unfilled vacancy or inability to participate on
the part of a member of the Board, the Chairman shall designate one
of the associate members to take the place of such member.
(b)
Terms of office. The term of office shall be for two years and shall expire consistent with § 3-102(a).
(c)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Board of Zoning Appeals hears and decides individual cases brought by persons seeking land use relief; all as provided for in MGL c. 40A, §§ 7, 9, 17, and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town, Ch. 120, Zoning.
(d)
Compensation. The regular members of the Board of Zoning Appeals
shall receive an annual salary of $1,750, and the Chair shall receive
an additional sum of $500 per year. Alternate members of the Board
of Zoning Appeals shall receive the sum of $35 for every meeting at
which they sit as a member of the Board, up to a maximum of $1,750
per year.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by Order No. 18-126; 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Board of Assessors which shall consist
of three regular members and one alternate member. The Mayor shall
appoint the members of the Board of Assessors per MGL c. 41, §§ 1
and 24.
(b)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Board of Assessors shall annually, and in accordance with the general laws and the recommendations of the State Department of Revenue, make a fair cash valuation of all of the estate, both real and personal, subject to taxation within the Town. The Board of Assessors shall annually provide to the Mayor and Town Council its recommendations regarding the percentage of the local tax levy to be borne by each class of property. The Board of Assessors shall annually determine the annual tax rate necessary to meet all sums voted by the Town. The Board of Assessors shall hear and decide all questions relating to the abatement of taxes levied. The Board of Assessors shall have all of the other powers, duties and responsibilities given to Boards of Assessors by MGL c. 59 generally, except as may be otherwise provided in Chapter 4 of these ordinances.
(c)
Compensation. The regular members of the Board of Assessors shall
receive an annual salary of $1,750, and the Chair shall receive an
additional sum of $500 per year. Alternate members of the Board of
Assessors shall receive the sum of $35 for every meeting at which
they sit as a member of the Board, up to a maximum of $1,750 per year.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Construction Steering Committee which
shall consist of seven members, including: the Mayor, the Director
of Public Works, the Director of Planning and Community Development,
the Director of Municipal Licenses and Inspections, the Maintenance
Director of the School Department, or their designees. Members shall
serve by virtue of their office, and two persons shall be appointed
by the Mayor for terms of three years each, arranged so that the terms
of office expire in different years. One member of the School Committee
or a designee shall replace the Director of Planning and Community
Development whenever there is planning or construction of new, remodeled
or renovated school buildings.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. Whenever any construction, reconstruction
or remodeling of any municipal or school building or other Town of
Weymouth facility is proposed to be undertaken, the proposed project
shall be referred to the Construction Steering Committee. The Construction
Steering Committee shall evaluate the proposal and shall file a report,
including its recommendations, with the Mayor. The Construction Steering
Committee shall be responsible for any construction, reconstruction
or remodeling work which is authorized to be undertaken, including
site acquisition, site preparation, designer selection, schematic
design, preliminary design, bid preparation, bid award, and supervision
of construction.
The Construction Steering Committee may, in appropriate circumstances,
establish an advisory committee to represent the ultimate user of
the building or other facility to assist the Construction Steering
Committee in making decisions which will best reflect the needs of
the ultimate user. Members of any such committee as may be established
shall be appointed by the Mayor.
The Construction Steering Committee shall make a continuing
review of all plans and proposals for capital improvements to municipal
buildings and other facilities, including all proposals made by or
on behalf of the School Committee, and shall evaluate and assign priorities
to each such proposed project.
Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to
mean that by establishing this committee the executive powers of the
Mayor have in any manner been diminished; specifically, reserved to
the Mayor is the authority to award all contracts and to approve all
payments, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the Town Council.
(a)
Establishment. The Planning Board as established by § 3-217 of these ordinances shall also be the Capital Planning Committee. The Director of Municipal Finance or a designee of the Director of Municipal Finance shall serve as an advisory member of the Committee without the right to vote.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Capital Planning Committee shall
study proposed capital outlays involving any individual piece of equipment,
complete systems consisting of a number of pieces of equipment and
related items, extraordinary maintenance and repairs of a single structure,
piece of equipment or land use with an aggregate cost of a minimum
of $25,000 and a useful life of three years or more. All officers,
boards and committees, including the School Committee, shall, by October
1 of each year, give to such Committee, on forms prepared by the Department
of Municipal Finance, information concerning all capital projects
anticipated by them as needing Town Council action during the ensuing
six years. The Committee shall consider the relative need, timing
and cost of these expenditures and the effect each will have on the
financial needs of the Town.
The Capital Planning Committee shall prepare an annual report
containing a capital budget of proposed outlays for the following
five years, with explanations of each item contained therein.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Cemetery Commission consisting of
five members which shall, in conjunction with the Director of Public
Works, exercise the powers provided in MGL c. 114, § 22
through 27. The Cemetery Commission shall consist of the Veterans'
Agent, one member of the Historical Commission and three Town residents.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Cemetery Commission shall serve
in an advisory capacity to the Director of Public Works. The Cemetery
Commission shall have the authority, in conjunction with the Director
of Public Works, to adopt regulations affecting the operation and
conduct of the Town cemeteries as provided in MGL c. 114.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Conservation Commission consisting
of five members which shall exercise the powers provided in MGL c.
40, § 8C.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Conservation Commission is established
to protect, promote and enhance the quantity and quality of the natural
resources within the Town, especially wetlands, wildlife and water
resources, through planning, acquisition, land management, regulation,
scientific research and public education. The Conservation Commission
may conduct researches into its local land areas and shall seek to
coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar
purposes.
The Conservation Commission may receive gifts, bequests or devises
of personal property or interests in real property in the name of
the Town, subject to approval of the Mayor. The Conservation Commission
may receive monetary gifts for development of a conservation fund,
and expend the same, subject to the General Laws and the approval
of the Mayor.
The Conservation Commission is responsible for the implementation
of the provisions of MGL c. 131, § 40, in protecting floodplains,
water bodies and other wetlands within the Town, and the Wetlands
Protection Ordinance, Section 7-300, Wetlands Protection, and other
ordinances and regulations as directed.
The Conservation Commission may adopt policies and promulgate
land management plans for properties of the Town held for conservation
purposes. Such land management plans shall attempt to integrate certain
active and passive public uses while protecting natural resources.
The Conservation Commission, as a division of the Department of Planning
and Community Development, shall receive staff support from the Department
and coordinate activities with the Director of Planning and Community
Development per MGL c. 40, § 8C, and MGL c. 131, § 40.
[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-095]
(c)
Compensation. The regular members of the Conservation Commission
shall receive an annual salary of $1,750, and the Chair shall receive
an additional sum of $500 per year.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by Order No. 18-126]
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Contributory Retirement Board which
shall consist of five members. The Director of Municipal Finance (or
a designee of the Director) shall serve, by virtue of office, as a
member of the Board; one member shall be appointed by the Mayor; two
members shall be elected by the members in or retired from service
of such system from among their number; and the fifth member, who
shall not be an employee or retiree or official of the Town of Weymouth,
shall be chosen by the other members. The terms of all members shall
be for three years.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Contributory Retirement Board shall
have the powers and duties provided in MGL c. 32, § 20(5),
and shall be responsible for the management of the retirement system
for the Town of Weymouth, subject to the requirements of MGL c. 32
and to the oversight of the Commissioner of Public Employee Retirement
as provided in MGL c. 32, § 21, and otherwise.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a local Cultural Council which shall
consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor for terms of two years
each. No member shall be appointed so as to serve more than three
consecutive terms per MGL c. 10, § 35C.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: MGL c. 10, § 35C, was repealed by
St. 1989, c. 653, § 14. See now MGL c. 10, § 58.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. A local Cultural Council may decide
the distribution of arts lottery funds or other funds that may be
available to it and may also conduct other activities to promote and
encourage the arts per MGL c. 10, § 58.
[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-095]
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Commission on Disabilities consisting
of nine members per MGL c. 40, § 8J. The members of the
Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor. A majority of the persons
appointed shall consist of persons with disabilities, one member shall
be a member of the immediate family of a person with a disability,
and one member shall be either an elected or appointed official of
the Town. The members of the Commission may appoint two alternates.
(b)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Commission on Disabilities
seeks to research local problems of people with disabilities as well
as to advise and assist municipal officials and employees in ensuring
compliance with state and federal laws and regulations that affect
people with disabilities. The Commission shall: coordinate or carry
out programs designed to address the problems of people with disabilities
in coordination with programs of the Massachusetts Office on Disability;
review and make recommendations about policies, procedures, services,
activities and facilities of departments and boards of the Town as
they affect people with disabilities; provide information, referrals,
guidance and technical assistance to individuals, public agencies,
businesses and organizations in all matters pertaining to disability;
and coordinate the activities of other local groups organized for
similar purposes. The Commission may draft rules and regulations concerning
disabled persons' needs and issues for consideration by the Mayor.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Board of Elder Services to consist
of seven members appointed by the Mayor.
(b)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Board of Elder Services shall
advocate for the needs of the elderly people residing in the Town
of Weymouth. The Board of Elder Services shall make continuing surveys
of the elderly population to better determine their needs, problems
and concerns. It shall perform a needs assessment in order to develop
criteria for programs and supportive services and participate in programs
offered by the Commonwealth's Department of Elder Affairs per MGL
c. 40, § 8B.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by Order No. 18-126; 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. The Mayor shall appoint a Board of Health which shall
consist of five members.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Board of Health shall have the
authority, on the recommendation of the Director of Public Health,
to adopt regulations affecting the public health in the manner provided
in MGL c. 111, § 31.
(c)
Compensation. The regular members of the Board of Health shall receive
an annual salary of $1,750, and the Chair shall receive an additional
sum of $500 per year.
(a)
Establishment. The Mayor shall appoint a Historical Commission which
shall consist of seven members per MGL c. 40, § 8D. The
Mayor may also appoint no more than six alternative members of the
Commission pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 8D.
[Amended 4-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-014]
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Historical Commission shall act
for the preservation, promotion and development of the historical
assets of the Town. The Commission shall have such additional powers,
duties and responsibilities as are given Historical Commissions by
MGL c. 40, § 8D.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. The Mayor shall appoint a Board of Trustees of the
Public Library consisting of seven members.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Board of Trustees of the Public
Library shall represent the interests, issues, and concerns of the
library to the Mayor and other agencies of the Town government and
to the public. The Board of Trustees of the Public Library shall establish
a written policy for the selection of library materials and the use
of materials and facilities in accordance with the standards adopted
by the American Library Association.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Board of Licensing Commissioners
consisting of five members, as follows: the Town Clerk, the Inspector
of Buildings, the Director of Public Health, the Fire Chief and the
Police Chief (or persons performing similar duties under any other
title) shall serve by virtue of their offices, and without additional
compensation as the members of the Board of Licensing Commissioners.
The Town Clerk shall serve as Chair of the Board of Licensing Commissioners.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Board of Licensing Commissioners
shall have the power to issue licenses for innholders and common victuallers;
the powers of a Board of Licensing Commissioners appointed under MGL
c. 138, § 4, shall be the licensing authority for the purposes
of MGL c. 138 and MGL c. 140 and shall have all of the other powers
with respect to licenses which prior to the adoption of the Home Rule
Charter were exercised by the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Licensing
Commissioners may grant licenses relating to alcoholic beverages under
MGL c. 138 and those licenses under MGL c. 140 which are not, by the
provisions of said chapter, placed within the jurisdiction of another
municipal officer or agency, and it shall have all the powers and
duties of a licensing authority under said chapters.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Memorial Committee which shall consist
of nine members, including the Mayor, one member of the School Committee
(designated annually), one member of the Town Council (designated
annually), the Director of Public Works, the Chair of the Historical
Commission, and four other persons appointed by the Mayor.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Memorial Committee may recommend
to the Mayor, or Town Council, or other appropriate authority whenever
any school or other public building, portion of a building, public
way, intersection, bridge, traffic circle or other open space, or
parts thereof, are to be named or renamed.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Planning Board which shall consist
of five members, who shall serve for terms of five years.
(b)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Planning Board shall exercise
the powers provided in MGL c. 41, §§ 70 through 72,
and MGL c. 41, §§ 81A through 81J, as amended.
The Planning Board shall make careful studies of the resources,
possibilities and needs of the Town and shall make plans for the development
of the Town. The Planning Board shall make, and may from time to time
amend and perfect a comprehensive or master plan, setting forth in
graphic and textual form policies to govern future growth and development
in the Town. The Planning Board shall monitor and report on progress
made by the Town implementing the recommendations of the master plan
and other plans and studies prepared by the Board.
The Planning Board shall have the power to regulate the subdivision
of land within the Town by the adoption of rules and regulations governing
such development and the administration of such rules and regulations
upon the application of landowners for the subdivision of land in
Weymouth. The Planning Board shall have the authority to delegate
the approval of plans submitted under MGL c. 41, § 81P,
to the Director of Planning and Community Development.
The Planning Board shall be responsible for surveying the growth
and other needs of the Town and the physical conditions and adequacy
of all public buildings and facilities. The Planning Board shall from
time to time meet with representatives of Town agencies to learn and
understand the capital needs of each such agency.
The Planning Board shall consider the relative need, the timing, the estimated cost, and the proposed method of financing of each capital expenditure proposed. The Planning Board shall prepare and annually revise, update and extend a five-year capital outlay program which forecasts the projected capital expenditure needs for the five fiscal years next ensuing, in accordance with Section 6-10 of the Home Rule Charter. The capital improvement plan shall annually be submitted to the Mayor for assistance in the Mayor's preparation of the Capital Improvement Program.
The Planning Board shall make an annual report, giving information
regarding the condition of the Town and any plans or proposals for
its development and estimates of their costs. The Planning Board shall
have all of the other powers and duties Planning Boards are given
by general law, by the Charter, by ordinance or otherwise.
(c)
Compensation. The regular members of the Planning Board shall receive
an annual salary of $1,750, and the Chair shall receive an additional
sum of $500 per year.
[Amended 6-3-2019 by Order No. 18-126]
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Recreation Commission to consist
of five members in accordance with MGL c. 45, § 2.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Recreation Commission shall serve
in an advisory capacity concerning the operation of public parks and
recreation programs, but it shall have no authority over the day-to-day
operations of the Recreation Division. The specific powers of a Park
Commission as provided in MGL c. 45, § 5 et seq. shall be
vested in the Mayor and may be assigned by the Mayor to any other
Town agencies.
(a)
Establishment. There is hereby created and established a Tree Board
which will consist of three members: the Director of Public Works,
the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Public Works, and
the Town Arborist.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the
Tree Board to study, investigate, counsel, and develop and/or update
annually and administer a written plan for the care, preservation,
pruning, planting, removal or deposition of trees and shrubs in parks,
along streets, and in other public areas. Such a plan will be presented
semi-annually to the Mayor.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
(a)
Appointment; term of office. The Mayor shall appoint a Board of Registrars
of Voters to consist of three persons, appointed for terms of three
years each. The Town Clerk shall serve ex officio in accordance with
MGL c. 51, § 15.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Board of Registrars of Voters shall
supervise the qualification of persons to vote, certify the signatures
on nomination papers and petitions, and shall hold hearings and decide
disputes with regard to any of the foregoing matters in accordance
with MGL c. 51 through c. 55, generally.
(a)
Establishment. The Waterfront Committee shall consist of nine members.
The Harbormaster shall serve by virtue of office as a member of the
Committee. In making other appointments to the Committee, the Mayor
shall, to the fullest extent possible, appoint persons who demonstrate
a keen interest in the Weymouth waterfront and shall seek representation
from the following waterfront interest groups: commercial fishing,
recreational boating, environmental advocacy and waterfront residential
neighborhoods, and shall, specifically, assure liaison with the Back
River Committee by designating one member of it to serve as a member
of the Waterfront Committee. The Committee may also wish to designate
a representative from the State Coastal Zone Management Office as
a nonvoting ex officio member.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Waterfront Committee is established
to:
1.
Promote, preserve and protect the interests of the Weymouth waterfront;
2.
Review and update the policies and recommendations contained in the
Weymouth Waterfront Plan;
3.
Educate the public to the intrinsic value and natural beauty of the
Weymouth waterfront.
The Waterfront Committee shall review activities within the
coastal and tidal waters of the Town, to include the Fore and Back
Rivers and bounded by the projection boundary lines of neighboring
towns; provided, however, its review of coastal and tidal land shall
be limited to comment on those land activities which directly impact
the use of said waters. The review of activities shall be coordinated
through the Department of Planning and Community Development.
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Specific duties and responsibilities of the Committee shall
include:
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Review and update the policies and recommendations contained
in the Weymouth Waterfront Plan;
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Recommend appropriate ordinances, rules, policies, guidelines
and regulations consistent with the Waterfront Plan;
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3.
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Assist in the orderly placement or arrangement of existing and
future moorings in cooperation with the Harbormaster;
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4.
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Assist in the coordination of all public and private agencies,
committees, commissions, boards, etc., and any private entities which
have interest or jurisdiction in the waterfront area;
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Review and comment on land and water use activities proposed
to take place within coastal and tidal area. Town agencies shall send
copies of relevant applications/proposals to the Waterfront Committee;
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Work in association with other Town agencies and the Mayor in
making applications for, receiving and administering grants or subsidized
funding from any governmental or private entity;
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Investigate all accepted financial options for raising revenues
for the planning, construction or financing of any waterfront project;
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Recommend the expenditure of funds to the Mayor from the Town
Waterways Fund;
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Prepare an annual report for the Mayor for publication.
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(a)
Composition. The Housing Authority shall be managed, controlled and
governed by five members, appointed as provided in this section, of
whom three shall constitute a quorum. Membership on the Weymouth Housing
Authority shall be restricted to residents of the Town.
Four members of the Weymouth Housing Authority shall be appointed
by the Mayor for terms of five years each such that the terms of each
member will expire in a different year.
One member of the Weymouth Housing Authority shall be appointed
by the Department of Housing and Community Development (of the commonwealth)
for a term of five years which expires in a different year than any
member appointed by the Mayor.
One of the four members of the Weymouth Housing Authority appointed
by the Mayor shall be a resident of the Town and shall be a representative
of organized labor who shall be appointed by the Mayor from a list
of not less than two nor more than five names, representing different
unions submitted by the Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of
America of the Town or of the district within which the Town is included.
If no such list of names is submitted within 60 days after a vacancy
occurs, the Mayor may appoint any representative of organized labor
to the authority.
One of the four members of the Weymouth Housing Authority appointed
by the Mayor shall be a tenant in a building owned and operated by
or on behalf of the local Weymouth Housing Authority who shall be
appointed by the Mayor from lists of names submitted by each duly
recognized Town-wide and project-wide tenants' organization in the
Town. A tenants' organization may submit a list which contains not
less than two nor more than five names to the Mayor, who shall make
the selection from among the names so submitted; provided that, where
no public housing units are owned and operated by the Weymouth Housing
Authority and no such units are owned and operated on behalf of the
Weymouth Housing Authority, the Mayor shall appoint any tenant of
the Weymouth Housing Authority from lists submitted in accordance
with this section. If no list of names is submitted within 60 days
after a vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall appoint any tenant to the
Authority. The Mayor shall notify in writing tenant organizations
as specified herein not less than 90 days prior to the expiration
of the term of a tenant member. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the term
of a tenant member for any reason other than the expiration of a term,
the Mayor shall notify in writing the tenant organizations specified
herein within 10 working days after the vacancy occurs. The Mayor
shall make an appointment within a reasonable time after the expiration
of 60 days after said notice.
Vacancies, other than by reason of expiration of terms, shall
be filled for the balance of the unexpired term, in the same manner
as the original appointment. Every member, unless sooner removed,
shall serve until the qualification of his successor.
(b)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Weymouth Housing Authority
shall make careful studies of the housing needs within the Town and
shall provide such programs to make available housing for families
of low income and for elderly persons of low income as it deems to
be necessary or desirable and it may make studies and investigations
relative to community development, including desirable patterns for
land use and community growth. The Housing Authority shall have all
of the powers, duties, authorities and responsibilities as are afforded
to such entities under MGL c. 121B.
(a)
Composition. The Weymouth Redevelopment Authority shall be managed,
controlled and governed by a board consisting of five members.
Four members of the Weymouth Redevelopment Authority shall be
appointed by the Mayor for terms of five years each such that the
terms of each member will expire in a different year.
One member of the Weymouth Redevelopment Authority shall be
appointed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (of
the commonwealth) for a term of five years which expires in a different
year than any member appointed by the Mayor.
(b)
Authorities and responsibilities. The Weymouth Redevelopment Authority
shall make careful studies surveys and plans relative to community
development, including desirable patterns for land use and community
growth and to determine what areas within the Town constitute decadent,
substandard or blighted areas. The Redevelopment Authority shall have
all of the powers, duties, authorities and responsibilities as are
afforded to such entities under MGL c. 121B.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a seven-member Youth Coalition, which
shall consist of: the Mayor, the Superintendent of Schools, the Chief
of Police, the Director of Health, the Division of Youth and Family
Services, or their designees, and two community members appointed
by the Mayor. In addition, the Committee may, by majority vote, solicit
stakeholders in youth activities, such as parents of school-aged children,
concerned citizens, members of the clergy and other agencies dedicated
to youth concerns, to participate as nonvoting members of the coalition.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Coalition shall meet to address
youth concerns in a community-based manner, with particular focus
on the prevention of substance abuse, violence and other high-risk
behavior. The membership of the Coalition shall make every effort
to include input and representation from the widest possible range
of citizenry of the Town.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a nine-member Community Events Committee
which shall consist of the Mayor, the Director of Administrative Community
Services or their designees and seven members of the community.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Community Events Committee shall
be charged with planning and conducting annual and special Town events
as assigned by the Mayor.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Scholarship Fund Committee that consists
of nine members, including the Superintendent of Schools or his or
her designee and eight citizens, which shall exercise the powers provided
in MGL c. 60, § 3C.
(b)
Authority and responsibility. The Scholarship Fund Committee shall
select worthy recipients of and amounts of financial aid from the
scholarship fund to be distributed. The Scholarship Fund Committee
shall establish a procedure for determining, at least on an annual
basis, the amounts or percentages of the funds that shall be authorized
for distribution.
(c)
Miscellaneous.
1.
All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be under the jurisdiction
of the Mayor; the Town Treasurer shall be the custodian of said special
fund and interest earned upon the Scholarship Fund shall remain therewith
and shall be used for the purpose of said fund.
2.
The Committee may recommend an annual operating budget to the Mayor
for his consideration as part of the Mayor's annual budget preparation.
3.
The Scholarship Committee is authorized to expend, with the approval
of the Mayor, its budget as is appropriated in the annual budget of
the Town of Weymouth.
4.
The Scholarship Committee may distribute financial aid from both
interest and principal of the special fund without further appropriation.
(d)
Placement on tax bills. The Tax Collector may designate a place on
the Town's municipal tax bills and/or motor vehicle excise tax bills
whereby a taxpayer may donate an amount to the Scholarship Fund.
(a)
Establishment. There shall be a Community Preservation Committee,
in accordance with MGL c. 44B, § 1 et seq., Massachusetts
Community Preservation Act, which shall consist of nine members: one
member of the Conservation Commission as designated by the Commission;
one member of the Planning Board as designated by the Board; one member
of the Historical Commission as designated by the Commission; one
member of the Housing Authority, established under MGL c. 121B, as
designated by the Authority; one member of the Recreation Commission
as designated by the Commission; one member of the Town Council as
designated by the Town Council President; and three citizens not currently
holding elected or appointed office appointed by the Mayor. Any vacancy
shall be filled by the respective board, commission, Housing Authority,
Town Council President or Mayor for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-095]
(b)
Terms of office. The term of office shall be for two years. In the
event that a designee of a multiple-member body no longer serves on
the board he represents on the Community Preservation Committee, that
position shall be vacant and filled by the appropriate multiple-member
body.
[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-095]
(c)
Authority and responsibility. The Community Preservation Committee
shall study the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding
community preservation. The Committee shall consult with the Mayor,
Town Council, and existing municipal boards, including the Conservation
Commission, the Historical Commission, the Planning Board, the Recreation
Commission and the Housing Authority, or persons acting in those capacities
or performing like duties, in conducting such studies. As part of
its study, the Committee shall annually hold one or more public informational
hearings on the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding
community preservation possibilities and resources, notice of which
shall be posted publicly and published for each of two weeks preceding
a hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town.
By October 1 of each year, the Community Preservation Committee
shall give to the Capital Planning Committee information on all capital
projects anticipated by it as needing Town Council action during the
ensuing six years. Such submittal should include all recommendations
for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space; for
the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic
resources; for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land
for recreational use; for the creation, preservation and support of
community housing; and for the rehabilitation or restoration of open
space, land for recreational use and community housing that is acquired
or created as provided in this section. With respect to community
housing, the Community Preservation Committee shall recommend, wherever
possible, the reuse of existing buildings or construction of new buildings
on previously developed sites.
Twenty-one days before the date the Mayor is required to submit
a proposed Town budget to the Town Council, the Community Preservation
Committee shall submit its budget to the Mayor. The budget may include
a recommendation to set aside for later spending funds for specific
purposes that are consistent with community preservation but for which
sufficient revenues are not then available in the Community Preservation
Fund to accomplish that specific purpose or to set aside for later
spending funds for general purposes that are consistent with community
preservation.
For each fiscal year, at least 10% of the estimated annual fund
revenues must be appropriated or reserved for acquisitions and initiatives
in each of the following categories:
1.
Open space, not including land for recreational purposes;
2.
Community housing;
3.
Historic resources.
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Annual appropriations for the administrative and operating expenses
of the Community Preservation Committee may not exceed 5% of the year's
estimated annual Community Preservation Fund revenues.
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