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3 ,1 -4- of prior governmental service may not be necessary to accomplish the goal of selecting a prof e ss io nal manager . All parties have agreed to the recommendation that the Manager be allowed to engage in outside professional activities with the Board of ., Selectmen's approval. Section 7 Removal of Manager. There is agreement with the recommen- da t ion to allow for a public hearing. Section 9 Powers and Duties of the Manager -- Consolidation of Offices. Mr . Hutchinson was strongly opposed to the change of language which would allow Town Meeting to decide on consolidation of positions and /or boards and agencies, rather than the Manager with the approval of the Board. Section 9(c) Information. to be solicited from citizen agencies regard- ing staff performance. The Selectmen appeared to agree that performance evaluation was properly a subject of policy and procedure rather than charter. Section 9(d) Selectmen .award of DPW Contracts. The Board had voiced satisfaction with procedures currently used to avoid potential conflict with the statute that designate the Selectmen as the Board of Public Works, i.e. that they vote to authorize the Town Manager to execute contracts. Sections 12 and 13 The Manager reviewed the following proposed changes to the Act, regarding Budget and -Town Meeting timing requirements: Section 12 Change the provision for submission of capital expenditure estimates to the Town Manager by July 15, to October 1. Change date for submission of Town Manager's capital expenditure recom- mendations from on or before September 15th, to on or before December 1 and to provide for 'a copy to be sent to Appropriation Committee. Change date for transmission of the Selectmen's Capital Budget and recom -- menations from on or before October 15th, to on or before January 1. Section 13 Change Warrant closing from last Friday in December to last Friday in January. now Change date of submission Town Manager of an annual budget on or before December 1 to on or before February 1. Change date of transmission of Selectmen's budget from on or before December 2 to on or bef ore March 1. Change date for printing of the Warrant for Town Election from the first week in February to printing of the election Warrant only during the second week in February and mailing of the election warrant in the third week in February. Art . III , Section 2 no change in the date of Town Election Art . xIII, Section 5 Change "annual town meeting for the transaction of business" to "meeting of the town for consideration of articles requiring appropriation of funds". Art.XIV, Section 2 Change "annual town meeting for the transaction of business" to "meeting �of the town for consideration of articles requiring appropriation of funds". It was proposed that the printing of the Warrant for the Town Meeting take place during the first/ second week in March that it be mailed during the second/third week. in March. The TMMA Warrant Information Meetings would then be held during the last week in March/first week in April. At the Town Meeting on the first Monday in April, Articles which do not require appropriation of funds would be considered. Finance Committee reports would go, to the printer during the second/ third week in April for d during the third/fourth week in April .