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Purpose of the Capital Improvement Committee

Procedures Followed

Contact Information

Current Committee Members

Meetings

Purpose of the Capital Improvement Committee

The Capital Improvement Committee (CIC) is concerned with the process of planning for capital expenditures by all areas of Town government. Every proposed capital outlay involving the acquisition of land or an expenditure of at least $10,000 having a useful life of at least three years is reviewed. The Committee annually prepares a capital budget for the next fiscal year of such proposed outlays and our recommendations for the Advisory Committee and the Town to use in their deliberation of the Articles.

A program of proposed capital outlays for the following five fiscal years is also obtained from each department in accordance with the Town's General Bylaws, Section 4-13. This process alerts the Town to expected future capital expenditures while in the early planning phase and encourages voters to register concerns on significant items that may be present in or absent from the program.  For more information, see the Town's General Bylaws, Section 4-13.
 

Procedures Followed

A proposer of a capital project submits his/her request to the Committee. The project is described and its objectives are stated in terms of benefits, consequences of not proceeding and alternative approaches. The evaluation of proposed Capital Budget items includes a review of the need, timeliness, alternatives, economics and the estimated annual effect on subsequent operating budgets, as well as a review of how the project is to be financed. Personal interviews and where feasible, on-site inspections, complete the analysis phase.

Contact Information

Audrey Barresi, Capital Improvement Committee Secretary ( capitalimprovement@hanover-ma.gov )

Advisory Committee
Town Hall
550 Hanover Street
Hanover, MA 02339

 

Current Capital Improvement Committee Members

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Meetings

The Capital Improvement Committee generally meets on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the First or Second Floor Conference Rooms at Town Hall (as needed), unless otherwise posted at the office of the Town Clerk. A schedule of Capital Improvement Committee meetings is posted on the Website’s Calendar of Events.