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2. The Byway Committee shall have a Fiscal Agent, to be selected by the <br /> Committee, which shall be responsible for receiving and disbursing funds, keeping <br /> financial records, and providing basic administrative services, as required. The <br /> Committee and Fiscal Agent shall specify the terms of services to be provided in a <br /> memorandum of understanding. <br /> 3. The Byway Committee shall create a Stakeholders Advisory Group <br /> comprising representatives from a broad range of interest groups involved in Byway- <br /> related activities. Members of the Stakeholders Advisory Group shall provide input to <br /> inform the Byway Committee's decisions, and shall support specific Byway-related tasks <br /> as directed by the Byway Committee. <br /> II. PURPOSE <br /> Byway Committee <br /> l. The Byway Committee shall have functions and responsibilities including <br /> but not limited to: <br /> a. Developing and publishing an annual work plan and priorities for <br /> Byway management activities that advance the Corridor Management Plan <br /> b. Leading the effort to secure Byway funding from grants or other <br /> sources, including requesting funding from the Towns as necessary <br /> C. Developing an annual budget <br /> d. Convening regular meetings of the Stakeholders Advisory Group <br /> and encouraging broad participation to provide a public forum for the discussion <br /> of Byway management-related issues <br /> e. Establishing and directing sub-committees tasked with carrying out <br /> specific Byway management tasks <br /> f. Appointing members of the Stakeholders Advisory Group to sub- <br /> committees of the Committee <br /> g. Submitting an Annual Report to the four Town Boards of <br /> Selectmen; Town Planning/Redevelopment Boards or similar boards, the <br /> Superintendent of the Minute Man National Historical Park, the MassDOT Scenic <br /> Byway Coordinator, and the Fiscal Agent. <br /> 2. The Byway Committee shall have no independent authority to make <br /> regulatory changes or appropriate municipal funding. The Byway Committee's decisions <br /> and recommendations shall not supersede the existing authority of the Park, any other <br /> state or federal agency, or any Town board or committee, including but not limited to <br /> Boards of Selectmen, Planning/Redevelopment Boards, Historic District Commissions, <br /> Tourism Committees, and Conservation Commissions, unless such authority is expressly <br /> granted to the Byway Committee by the appropriate body. <br /> MOU: Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee Page 2 of 5 <br />