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House debates bill to increase public review for municipal appropriations
Summary
Representative Barras outlined House Bill 166, which would require studies, public hearings and defined factors before municipalities make out-of-budget appropriations; the bill includes an appeal process and exempts nonmonetary assistance to nonprofits. The transcript records a House vote was taken but does not include a tally in the reported segments.
Representative Barras presented House Bill 166, a measure to increase public review and require structured study before municipal governments make certain appropriations outside the standard budget process.
Barras said the bill responds to concerns raised by municipalities and developers and was endorsed by the League of Cities and Towns and a group of developers. Under the proposal, municipalities must prepare a study to define the benefit of an appropriation and consider…
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