CPA Projects – Detailed Report

Town Records Preservation”.  To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to G.L. c.44B, to appropriate from the Community Preservation Fund Historic Reserves Account the amount of $90,000 (Ninety Thousand Dollars) and from the Undesignated Account the amount $140,000 (One hundred forty Thousand dollars), for a total appropriation of $230,000.00 (Two Hundred Thirty Thousand dollars), to be used to digitally scan and electronically archive public and vital records, currently in storage, from the following departments: Conservation, Building, Planning, Town Clerk and Board of Health, including any associated Maps and Plans. The end result will be a comprehensive electronic file system which will identify vital and permanent records by Department; and further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments for any grants to defer the costs associated with this initiative. Any funds from this appropriation remaining unspent after a period of 3 years from the date of the approval of this article will be returned to the Community Preservation Fund Historic Reserve only after a vote by the Community Preservation Committee determining that it is unlikely the remaining appropriated funds will need to be spent to this effect; or take any other action in relation thereto