THE FUNCTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE
The Capital Improvements Committee (CIC) is a subcommittee of the Nashua City Planning
Board (NCPB). The CIC is an appointed committee, with its composition as follows: four (4)
citizens appointed by the NCPB, the City Treasurer, the City Comptroller, the City Planning
Director, and a liaison of the Board of Aldermen. Historically, one of the citizen members is a
NCPB member. In an annual cycle that begins in late summer and is completed in late spring,
the CIC receives, evaluates, and makes recommendations on capital improvement projects
requested by each municipal department. The CIC's function as an appointed body is advisory in
that it makes recommendations to the NCPB, and then to the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen on
priorities for funding requested capital improvement projects.
lThe CIC process is as follows;|
A. Late summer: Letters are sent out to Division/Department Heads requesting their detailed
CIP project submittal information for the next fiscal year, in addition to a listing of projects
within a six-year time frame. Each year, Division/Department Heads reassess all of their
prior project requests and add a new sixth year.
B. Fall through early winter: The CIC reviews all project requests, conducts site visits to
locations of proposed projects, and schedules public meetings for Division/Department
Heads to present their project requests for the next fiscal year.
C. Beginning of calendar year: After all requests have been heard, the CIC meets to
prioritize all requested projects.
D. Late winter: The CIC makes its recommendations to the Nashua City Planning Board
(NCPB), and then to the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen.
E. 30 days of receipt of the CIC's recommendations: The NCPB may attach its own
amendments to the CIC's recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, but such
amendments shall be in the form of supplementary recommendations or comments attached
to the proposed CIP Budget.
F. Early spring: The Mayor reviews all recommendations regarding the CIP, together with the
rest of the City's budget requests, and makes recommendations for funding to the Board of
Aldermen.
G. Through the spring: The Budget Committee hearings are held for the proposed CIP
Budget and for City Division/Department budget requests.
H. At_start_of Budget Committee hearings: The CIC makes its presentation to the
Aldermanic Budget Committee regarding its recommendations for project funding and the
relative priorities assigned to each, including rationale and justification for those
recommendations.
l. By the end of Spring: The Aldermanic Budget Committee makes its recommendations to
the full Board of Aldermen; a public hearing is held, and by the end of the fiscal year (June
30) the Board of Aldermen adopts the final City Budget.
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