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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCapital Expenditures Committee charge, 1955 TOWN METING HELD MARCH 21, 1955 Meeting called to order by Charles E. Ferguson, Moderator, 8:08 P.M. There were 194 Town Meeting Members 'present. Meeting opened with Invocation by Rev. Crawford 0. Smith. 8:10 P.M. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read warrant 'f or the meeting until further reading was waived by vote of the Town Meeting Members. 8 :12 P. M. The clerk read the Constables' Return of the warrant. 8:12 P. M. Article 114. Sanborn C. Brown, Chairman of the Capital Expenditures Committee, presented the following: VOTED: To amend the General By-Laws by adding thereto a new Article XXIX, to read as follows : ARTICLE XXIX CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE Section 1. The Town shall have a Capital Expenditures Committee consisting of five registered voters of the Town. No member of the Committee shall be an officer or employee of the Town, whether elected or appointed, ex- cept that Town Meeting Members may be members of the Committee. Initially the Moderator shall appoint two members to serve until the next annual Town Meeting, two members to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the second year thereafter, and one member to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter. There- after, on or before the first day of June in each year the Moderator shall appoint to the Committee one or two members (as the case may be) to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the Committee shall be filled by appointment by the Mod- erator and the member so appointed shall serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor, If any member of the 513 �e Article 44. Committee shall cease to be a resident of Lexington, or (Cont. ) shall become an officer of the Town by election or by appointment and qualify as such, or shall become an em- `fid ployee of the Town, he shall forthwith cease to be a member of the Committee. The Committee shall choose its own officers. Section 2. Each year the Capital Expenditures Com- mittee shall make a thorough study 'of the capital ex- penditure projects that may be required by the Town within the ensuing five-;year period and shall file a report setting forth all such projects together with the Committee' s recommendations as to the projects that should be undertaken within the five-year period and the approximate date on which each recommended project should be started. Section 3. Prior to the date of the Annual Town Meeting of each year the Committee shall publish a report of its findings in the preceding year and its recommendations, -copy of which report shall be sent to each Town_ Meeting Member. Question by Rev. Harold T. nandley concerning -Section 2. " Motion as presented carried unanimously 9:29 P; M. motion by Leon W. Eateman, Chairman. VOTED: That the committee for the above article should be retained on an annual appointment basis. Carrie. by voice vote. 8:30 P. M.