Warrant Article Title:
APPROPRIATION/COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS

Warrant Article Text:
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of various committees, commissions, and boards of the Town, determine how the money shall be raised; provided that any funds appropriated hereunder shall remain under the jurisdiction of said entities until expended at their direction, unless otherwise appropriated by the Town Meeting; the entities included hereunder, without limitation, are: Arlington Historical Commission, Arlington Recycling Committee, Avon Place Historic District Commission, Broadway Historic District Commission, Central Street Historic District Commission, Mt. Gilboa/Crescent Hill Historic District Commission, Jason/Gray Historic District Commission, Pleasant Street Historic District Commission, Russell Historic District Commission, Conservation Commission, Capital Planning Committee, Commission on Disability, Human Recourses Board, Public Memorial Committee, Human Rights Commission, Arlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development, Envision Arlington, Transportation Advisory Committee, Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture, Open Space Committee, and any other Town Committee or Commission; or take any action related thereto.

Requested by:
 (Inserted at the request of the Town Manager)

Vote Language:

That the sum of $88,835 be and hereby is appropriated to be expended by the following commissions, committees, and boards in the amounts indicated: 

 

A Arlington Historical Commission – $2,660

 

B. Historic District Commissions – $5,100 

(Avon Place Historic District Commission, Broadway Historic District Commission, Central Street Historic District commission, Jason/Gray Historic District Commission, Russell Historic District Commission, Pleasant Street Historic District Commission and Mount Gilboa/Crescent Hill Historic District Commission)

 

C. Capital Planning Committee – $0

 

D. Commission on Disability – $25,000

 

E. Recycling Committee – $3,000

 

F. Human Rights Commission – $7,500

 

G. Arlington Tourism and Economic Development Committee - $4,275

 

H. Envision Arlington - $3,000

 

I. Transportation Advisory Committee - $2,000

 

J. Scenic By-Way - $2,000

 

K. Open Space Committee - $300

 

L. LGBTQIA + Rainbow Commission - $4,000

 

K. Arlington Commission on Arts and Culture - $30,000

 

(This appropriation will also fund Public Arts, Poet Laureate and Arlington Alive activities at the discretion and under the supervision of the Arlington Commission on Arts and Culture. The Commission will also be raising additional funds from their various activities).  

 

Said sums to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the various commissions, committees, and boards. All consultant services shall be supervised under the direction of the Town Manager.