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April 9, 2018 Adjourned Session of 2018 Annual Town Meeting, cont... thereafter. Any vacancy in the Committee shall be filled by appointment by the Moderator and the member so appointed shall serve for the predecessor's unexpired term. If any member of the Committee ceases to be a resident of the Town, or accepts any position that would preclude eligibility for appointment to the Committee, such membership in the Committee shall end. The Committee shall choose its own officers. To replace Chapter 29, Article III, Sec. 29-13 of the Town's General Bylaws regarding the Capital Expenditures Committee, with the following: § 29-13. Review of capital financial matters. A. The Committee may from time to time make such rules and regulations with reference to its meetings and the conduct of its work as it may deem best for the interests of the Town, and it may also hold public meetings and invite any Town officer, employee, citizen or person to attend, and to give such information as said person may have which will assist the Committee upon any public matter coming before it for consideration. This Committee shall be specially charged with the duty of making recommendations for the prudent management of the capital financial affairs of the Town and in discharge of this duty shall have access to any record of the Town relating thereto and the right to interview any officer or employee of the Town in connection therewith. B.Notwithstanding the Committee's principal responsibility for capital financial affairs,when called upon to participate in broader financial affairs,it may offer its opinions and recommendations. C. The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen shall, as soon as possible after a warrant has been drawn for a Town meeting, send a copy thereof to each member of the Committee. D. Each year the Capital Expenditures Committee shall request and receive from the Town Manager information on all capital expenditures requested by Town boards and departments that may be required within the ensuing five-year period. The Committee shall consider the relative need, timing and cost of these projects, the adequacy thereof and the effect these expenditures might have on the financial position of the Town. E. The Committee shall prior to each Town Meeting for the transaction of business prepare,publish and distribute by making copies available at the office of the Town Clerk and at Cary Memorial Library, and by mailing or otherwise distributing to each Town meeting member, a report of its findings, setting forth a list of all such capital expenditures together with the Committee's recommendations as to the projects that should be undertaken within the five-year period, the approximate schedule for the funding of each recommended project to the extent practical, and its recommendations on policies with either a direct or indirect effect on capital matters. This publication may be combined with and distributed at the same time as the Appropriation Committee report. And to amend Chapter 118, Article III, Sec. 118-12 of the Town's General Bylaws regarding Town Meetings, by inserting after the word"Committee"in paragraph D, the following: and, for capital-related motions including any for funding under the Community Preservation Act, by the Capital Expenditures Committee 9:27 p.m. Mr. Kanter moved Article 32 and presented the General by-law amendments to Chapters 29 and 118, noting that the proposed changes were primarily technical. He stated the purpose of the change was to bring current practice into alignment with the Bylaw. 9:30 p.m. Suzanne Barry, Chair, Board of Selectmen, reported unanimous support of the Board. 9:30 p.m. Charles Lamb, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:31 p.m. John Bartenstein, Chair, Appropriation Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:32 p.m. With no questions from the floor, the Moderator called for the vote. 9:33 p.m. Following electronic vote tallying, the Moderator declared Article 32 Adopted on a vote o£ Yes No Abstalri Approved by Attorney General 138 0 2 Maura Healey August 7,2018; Posted August 8,2018.