[MassHistPres] CPC concerns and Finance committee

[Craig Dalton]

Since the town's adoption of the CPA Act, Kingston's Finance Committee and
the Board of Selectmen have always rendered an opinion on the CPA projects
that the CPC recommended to town meeting.
Usually FinCom has been negative to spending any money even though the CPA
Fund is entirely separate from the General Fund.

It is only a recommendation, and the town body can vote any way they like
at Town Meeting.

Do any towns have their CPC votes printed alongside the FinCom and
Selectmens' votes in the town meeting warrant, indicating how the CPC voted
on each project?

Craig Dalton
Kingston CPC Chair




On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Roughan, Michael <Michael.Roughan at hdrinc.com
> wrote:

> In Hopkinton, I believe the finance committee ruling is advisory and is
> reported to the town at the annual meeting. The determination of what is on
> the warrant is made by the CPC committee.
> Since the funds are independent of the general town budget, are required
> to be expended in each category (Historic, Housing and Open Space) and to
> be used at the discretion of the CPC subject to town meeting approval, I
> don't see where it is productive to have another town committee have
> jurisdiction which I believe is your point.
>
> ....Mike
>
> Michael Roughan, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP
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> -----Original Message-----
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> masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Judy Markland
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 10:58 AM
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> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] CPC concerns and Finance committee
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> We in Whately would be interested in this answer as well.  At least as of
> several years ago, I know the Finance Comm in Weston took no position on
> CPA project votes in the belief that the town had created the fund and the
> town should decide how best to spend the money.
> Judy Markland
> Whately Historical Commission
>
> On 6/3/2016 8:24 PM, sally urbano wrote:
> > Greetings everyone,
> >     I am confused/concerned about the CPA process in my town. There are
> several areas of concern,  some of which we have discussed here. Most
> recently Our CPC recommended a project for an abandoned 1871 schoolhouse.
> The Board of selectmen also supported the project. The finance committee
> would not support, and maintained we had jumped ahead of the QUEUE??? I was
> wondering if other towns also go through the finance committee before town
> meeting. My understanding is that CPA was created because towns weren't
> spending money on the areas of Historic, Housing and Open Space.  By
> sending the CPC project to the finance committee does this not circumvent
> the spirit of the purpose?
> > As always appreciate your feedback.
> > Sally Urbano
> > Harwich,Mass
> > citizen group.
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