Capital committee to revisit 'Rory' capital-request criteria; finance staff clarifies rules on unused borrowing

The town—s Capital Committee (CAPCOM) opened a planning discussion Tuesday morning and agreed to revisit the criteria and coding used in the Rory capital-request system so members can be confident projects are scored and tracked consistently.

The committee—s discussion focused on three gaps members said made rankings hard to apply: unclear definitions for some criteria, the math used to combine criterion scores, and the inability to tell at a glance whether a request is a repeat or a current-year request. Committee members asked staff for changes to the Rory interface, clearer documentation and at least one in-person workshop before the next scoring season.

"I really think we you know, this doesn't have to be a 1 and done thing, but I do think it would be worthwhile to have a process where we really document fully what the pros each of the individual processes are and what the definition of all of these, different, names that we're we're we're bandying about today," said John Kitchener, a committee member, summarizing why more documentation…