[Adopted 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 10 (Section 1.3 of the Town Bylaws)]
The Advisory Committee shall consist of six citizens of the
Town, who shall be appointed as provided in the following section,
and no person holding an elective or appointive Town office shall
be eligible to serve on said Committee.
[Amended 1-23-1989 STM by Art. 17; 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
The Moderator, Town Clerk and Chairman of the Select Board shall
constitute the appointing committee, which shall, within 30 days of
each Annual Meeting for the election of officers, appoint from the
citizens of the Town two members to serve for the term of three years.
The terms of office of said members shall expire June 30. Said Committee
shall choose its own officers, and shall serve without pay except,
however, the secretary thereof, who may receive such compensation
as the Town may by vote provide. Said Committee shall cause to be
kept a true record of its proceedings.
[Amended 5-7-2001 ATM by Art. 4; 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
All articles in any warrant for a Town Meeting hereafter issued
shall be referred to the Advisory Committee for recommendations. It
shall be the duty of the Select Board, after drawing any warrant for
a Town Meeting, to transmit immediately a copy thereof to the Chairman
of the Advisory Committee, and said Committee shall consider such
articles. A public hearing on said articles may be held at the discretion
of said Committee, unless a public hearing by some other tribunal
is required by law, and a notice of such hearing shall be given by
posting a copy thereof in at least three public places in Town. After
due consideration of the subject matter in such articles, said Committee
shall report thereon, in print or otherwise, such information and
recommendations as it shall deem best. All recommendations of the
Committee made to the Town shall be recommendations of a majority
of the Committee. In case of disagreement, all articles shall be reported
back to the Town without recommendation. The disposition of all tangible
supplies and property, not including real property, the value of which
exceeds $1,000, shall also be referred to the Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee shall dispose of all such supplies and property
in compliance with applicable procurement requirements. The agency
possessing tangible supplies and property, not including real property,
the value of which is $1,000 or less, shall dispose of such supplies
and property using sound business principles.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee to consider the annual estimates and expenditures as prepared by the various Town officers, boards, and committees charged with the expenditure of the Town's money, and add another column to the prepared statement giving the amount which, in its opinion, shall be appropriated for the ensuing year, and add thereto such explanations and suggestions in relation to the proposed appropriations as it may deem expedient, and report thereon, as provided in § 10-3.
B.
The Select Board shall include in their estimates, separately, the
salaries of all officers elected directly by the Town, and all other
items not otherwise provided for, and the salaries of all other persons
shall be included in the estimates of officers, boards, or committees
appointing them. The Treasurer shall include in his estimates the
amount required for the payment of interest on the Town debt and for
the payment of such portions of the Town debt as may become due during
the succeeding year. Said estimates and explanations shall be filed
with the Advisory Committee on or before the 15th day of January.
[Amended 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
[Amended 5-2-2005 ATM by Art. 16]
Whenever any vacancy shall occur in said Committee, by resignation,
removal from Town, death, failing to qualify, or otherwise, said vacancy
shall be filled by said Committee. And if any member is absent from
five consecutive meetings of said Committee, except in case of illness,
said Committee shall consider the position vacant and proceed to fill
the same. The term of office of all persons chosen as aforesaid to
fill vacancies shall expire on June 30 succeeding such vacancy, and
a successor shall be appointed to fill out the unexpired term of each
member whose office has been so vacated, in the same manner as the
original appointment.
The Committee shall file an annual report of its doings and recommendations relative to financial matters, to be printed with the § 84-4 annual reports.
