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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">As provided by
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/44-53g.htm">
M.G.L. Ch. 44, � 53G</a>, the Needham Conservation Commission may
impose and collect reasonable fees for the employment of outside
consultants, engaged by the Conservation Commission, for specific
expert services deemed necessary by the Commission to adequately
review an application submitted to the Conservation Commission
pursuant to the requirements of the Wetlands Protection Act
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/131-40.htm">
(M.G.L. Ch. 131, � 40)</a>, the
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Needham General Wetlands Protection By-Law, Article 6</a>, the
Conservation Commission Act
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/40-8c.htm">
(M.G.L. Ch. 40 � 8C)</a> or any other state or municipal statute,
ordinance or regulation, as they may be amended or enacted from time
to time. The Conservation Commission will impose a consultant fee on
those applications which, as designated by the Conservation
Commission, require the services of outside consultants for the review
process due to the size, scale, complexity or potential impacts of a
proposed project or because the Town lacks the necessary expertise to
perform the review work related to the permit or approval. Subject to
applicable exemptions, the Conservation Commission shall follow the
requirements of the Uniform Procurement Act,
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/30b-4.htm">
M.G.L. Ch. 30B, �4(b)</a>, for consultant services more than
$4,999.99, but less than $25,000.00 and shall follow the requirements
of
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/30b-5.htm">
M.G.L. Ch. 30B, �5</a>, for consultant services more than $25,000.00.</font></span><!--mstheme--></font></h1>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Pursuant to
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/44-53g.htm">
M.G.L. Ch. 44, � 53G</a>, the Conservation Commission, through this
regulation, provides for an applicant's payment of the fees for outside
consultants as set forth below: </font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">In hiring outside
consultants, the Conservation Commission may engage engineers, planners,
traffic consultants, attorneys, housing specialists, financial analysts,
and/or other appropriate outside consultants who can assist the
Conservation Commission in reviewing and analyzing the proposed
project. The minimum qualifications shall consist either of an
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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Funds received by the
Conservation Commission pursuant to this regulation shall be deposited
with the Town Treasurer who shall establish a special account for this
purpose in accordance with the provisions of
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/44-53g.htm">
Chapter 44, Section 53G of the General Laws</a>. Expenditures from this
special account may be made at the direction of the Conservation
Commission without further appropriation. Expenditures from this
special account shall be made only in connection with a specific project
or projects for which a consultant fee has been collected from the
applicant. Any accrued interest may also be spent for this purpose. At
the completion of the Conservation Commission's review of a proposed
project, any excess amount in this account, including interest,
attributable to a specific project, shall be repaid to the applicant or
the applicant's successor in interest. A final report of said account
shall be made available to the applicant or the applicant's successor in
interest. For the purpose of this regulation, any person or entity
claiming to be an applicant's successor in interest shall provide the
Conservation Commission with documentation establishing such succession
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<font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="1">After the applicant has
presented his/her project to the Commission at a hearing, the members
shall determine whether one or more outside consultants will be
necessary in order for the Commission to make a fully informed decision
on the application. The Commission shall give written notice to the
applicant of the selection of the outside consultant(s), which notice
shall state the identity of the consultant(s), the amount of the fee to
be charged to the applicant, and a request for payment of said fee in
its entirety. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the
date it is mailed or delivered. No such costs or expenses shall be
incurred by the applicant if the application or request is withdrawn
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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">The fee must be received
in its entirety prior to the institution of consulting services. The
Commission may request additional consultant fees if the necessary
review requires a larger expenditure than originally anticipated or new
information requires additional consultant services. Failure by the
applicant to pay the consultant fee specified by the Commission within
ten (10) business days of the request for payment shall be cause for the
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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Prior to paying the
consultant fee, the applicant may appeal the selection of the outside
consultant(s) to the Board of Selectmen. The grounds for such an appeal
shall be limited to claims that a selected consultant has a conflict of
interest or that a selected consultant fails to possess the minimum
required qualifications. The written appeal must be received by the
Board of Selectmen within ten (10) days of the date consultant fees were
requested by the Conservation Commission. A copy of the appeal shall be
simultaneously provided to the Conservation Commission. The time limit
for the Conservation Commission's action on the proposed project shall
be extended by the duration of any administrative appeal to the Board of
Selectmen. In the event that the Board of Selectmen makes no decision
regarding the appeal within thirty days following the filing of such
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<font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000"><b>ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION ON November 4 , 2004</b></font></span><!--mstheme--></font></h1>
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<a target="_blank" href="Documents/ConComMeetingAgenda2004_1104.pdf">
(Agenda for November 4, 2004 Conservation Commission Meeting)</a></font></p>
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