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Members raise concerns that pilot payments and revenue sharing need fixes; staff asked to draft comprehensive legislation
Summary
During the Ways & Means session members expressed concern that pilot payment design could encourage faster spending and noted some assets (AOT parking lots) appear excluded from payments; one member urged assigning a colleague to draft comprehensive revenue-sharing legislation informed by past reports.
Committee members told staff they are concerned the design of the pilot payment program could create incentives to spend pilot funds quickly rather than preserve a cushion, and they raised eligibility gaps for certain asset types.
"I'm worried we're creating incentives to actually spend the pilot money faster in the budget," the chair said, pointing to a pilot pool and a separate $500,000 lease referenced in the discussion.
Members noted that some locations—"AOT parking lots," as discussed in the session—apparently do not receive pilot payments and that longstanding revenue-sharing formulas have produced uneven outcomes across towns. One member recommended assigning someone to draft comprehensive legislation based on an earlier report on revenue sharing.
Staff and members agreed to return to these items with consolidated language from Kirby and additional detail on pilot mechanics and revenue-sharing alternatives. No formal vote was taken; the group scheduled follow-up meetings to review the proposed text.
