ICHARTER AND RELATED LAWS, NASHUA REVISED ORDINANCES
§ 77-a. Capital Improvements Committee
(a)
Establishment and purpose.
There is hereby established, as a subcommittee of the City Planning Board, Capital
Improvements Committee with the responsibility of preparing a six-year Capital Improvement
Program and a one-year capital improvement budget for the consideration of the mayor and
Board of Aldermen. It is also the responsibility of the committee to annually review the
progress of approved capital improvement projects and annually update and revise its six-
year program and one-year budget.
Requests for capital improvement projects.
All requests for capital improvement projects, as defined by the committee, shall be referred
to the committee for a recommendation prior to any formal commitment by the city to proceed.
All departments shall supply the necessary information required by the committee to properly
conduct their review.
Membership and term of office.
(1) The committee shall consist of four citizen members appointed by the City Planning
Board, the City Treasurer, the City Comptroller, the City Planning Director and a member
of the Board of Aldermen appointed by it.
(2) Terms of office shall, for ex-officio members, coincide with their terms of office and, for
citizen members, be for a two-year term with two of the four terms ending in alternate
years.
Responsibilities. Tne committee shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) To receive, evaluate and make recommendations on capital improvement projects
requested by each municipal department. To the extent feasible, the review of each
project shall be premised upon the master plan for the city of Nashua or parts thereof,
as amended from time to time:
(2) The committee shall recommend to the City Planning Board those capital improvement
projects, which should be considered in the ensuing six-year period, and those which
should be deferred beyond;
(3) The committee shall also recommend to the City Planning Board those capital
improvement projects which should be considered in the coming year's fiscal budget for
the city;
(4) The committee shall also include in its report to the City Planning Board the financial
effects of the proposed capital improvements program;
