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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 2016 -5 SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 Introduction The Appropriation Committee is appointed by the Town Moderator and serves as an advisory group to the elected members of Town Meeting. The Committee is required by Town bylaw to present its recom- mendations to Town Meeting prior to any vote with a financial impact on the Town. This report summa- rizes the Committee's deliberations and analyses regarding the warrant articles deemed to have financial significance, along with the vote of the Committee for each article. The Committee also gives oral reports and responds to questions during Town Meeting as necessary, or when important information has become available following the publication of a report. This report is distributed to the members of Town Meeting as a printed document and as an electronic document via the Town website. It was published on September 14, 2016, a week prior to Special Town Meeting 2016 -5, coinciding with the Town Meeting Members Association Information Session for that meeting. As of publication, the Committee has only eight members serving, one short of the nine members speci- fied in the Committee charter. Another member was unable to participate in the formal voting prior to publication, so all the recommendations in this report are based on 7 voting members. 2