Board of Finance

Description

As its name suggests, the Board of Finance is responsible for the town’s finances. Members’ primary duties are to prepare the town budget (including both general government and school spending) and set the property tax rate. To accomplish these tasks, the Board estimates revenues and monitors both income and spending throughout the fiscal year. The Board maintains and updates the five-year financial plan as a tool used in preparing the budget.

The Board also reviews each request for capital spending (i.e. purchase of durable goods and services costing more than $5,000) from the boards of Selectmen and Education before the request goes to a Town Meeting vote. Each year, the Board works closely with the Selectmen and Board of Education to prepare a Capital Plan, outlining what each board’s needs are projected to be for the upcoming years and allocating available funds between boards. The Board of Finance also reviews and approves appropriations and transfers among town accounts, determines how the town’s financial records are kept and reported, arranges for the annual financial audit, and publishes the annual town report.

The Board of Finance meets on the third Tuesday of each month. There are six regular members, each of whom is elected and serves a six-year term, and two alternates, who are appointed by the regular Board members. Regular members’ terms are staggered, so two members are on the ballot at each biennial municipal election.

Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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	12-14-22-BOF-Special-Meeting-Agenda.pdf application/pdf12-14-22-BOF-Special-Meeting-Agenda 104.72 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-12-12 December 12, 2022
	11-21-22-BOF-Audit-Selection-Committee-Meeting-Agenda.pdf application/pdf11-21-22-BOF-Audit-Selection-Committee-Meeting-Agenda 11.53 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-11-16 November 16, 2022
	11-17-22-BOF-Audit-Selection-Committee-Meeting-Agenda.pdf application/pdf11-17-22-BOF-Audit-Selection-Committee-Meeting-Agenda 11.51 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-11-15 November 15, 2022
	11-15-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf11-15-22-BOF-Agenda 108.51 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-11-10 November 10, 2022
	10-18-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf10-18-22-BOF-Agenda 112.91 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-10-14 October 14, 2022
	10-06-22-Audit-Selection-Committee-Agenda.pdf application/pdf10-06-22-Audit-Selection-Committee-Agenda 96.94 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-10-03 October 3, 2022
	09-20-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf09-20-22-BOF-Agenda 109.75 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-09-16 September 16, 2022
	06-14-2022-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf06-14-2022-BOF-Agenda 102.94 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-06-10 June 10, 2022
	05-31-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf05-31-22-BOF-Agenda 83.4 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-05-27 May 27, 2022
	05-12-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf05-12-22-BOF-Agenda 15.27 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-05-10 May 10, 2022
	04-19-22-Public-Hearing-and-BOF-Agenda-Revised.pdf application/pdf04-19-22-Public-Hearing-and-BOF-Agenda-Revised 15.37 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-04-19 April 19, 2022
	04-19-22-BOF-Public-Hearing-and-Agenda.pdf application/pdf04-19-22-BOF-Public-Hearing-and-Agenda 15.29 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-04-17 April 17, 2022
	04-05-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf04-05-22-BOF-Agenda 67.06 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-04-01 April 1, 2022
	03-15-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf03-15-22-BOF-Agenda 12.64 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-03-12 March 12, 2022
	02-08-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf02-08-22-BOF-Agenda 15.46 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-02-04 February 4, 2022
	02-07-22-BOF-Audit-Selection-Committee-Agenda.pdf application/pdf02-07-22-BOF-Audit-Selection-Committee-Agenda 52.11 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-01-28 January 28, 2022
	01-18-22-BOF-Zoom-Info.pdf application/pdf01-18-22-BOF-Zoom-Info 27.39 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-01-11 January 11, 2022
	01-18-22-BOF-Agenda.pdf application/pdf01-18-22-BOF-Agenda 15.06 KB 2024-07-13 July 13, 2024 2022-01-21 January 21, 2022

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