Capital Planning Committee — about

The goal of the Capital Planning Committee is to provide a means of planning for necessary expenditures for maintenance, equipment, and/ or improvements of the capital assets and infrastructure of the Town of Lunenburg.

The rest of what the town says about it (295 more words)

The Capital Planning Committee shall research, study and advise the Selectmen and Finance Committee of the requests for short and long-range capital purchases for the Town. The Committee shall be charged with facilitating the coordination between community objectives, capital needs, and fiscal capacity. The Committee will help the Town to understand the tax impact of the capital expenditures and consider the relative need, timing, and cost of each capital expenditure. The Committee shall consider all written requests and make recommendations. The Committee shall provide a written report to assist the Selectmen and Finance Committee in keeping the community informed about the Town's future anticipated needs and projects that will be voted on at the Annual Town Meeting.

The Capital Planning Committee receives its authorization from Article 27 of the Town's Bylaws which states, "There shall be a Capital Planning Committee. That Committee shall consist of five members to be appointed as follows: One member each designated by the Financial Committee, the Select Board, the School Committee, and the Planning Board, and a fifth member chosen at large by the Town Moderator. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years, said terms staggered so that nearly an equal number of members shall be appointed each year. The Capital Planning Committee shall establish and update a comprehensive capital plan.

The committee shall at least annually provide its materials to the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer so that the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer will meet the obligations of the Office set forth in Section 6-6 (sic) of the Lunenburg Town Charter. The Capital Planning Committee shall be responsible for providing a complete inventory of town property, real and personal, including school property, in conjunction with the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer. (ATM 5/05/07, Art.21)