There shall be a Finance Committee for the Town
to which shall be referred all articles in any warrant hereafter issued
for a Town Meeting. The Selectmen, after drawing a warrant for a Town
Meeting, shall immediately forward a copy thereof to each member of
said Committee which shall consider all articles in the warrant and
make such report, in print or otherwise, to the Town Meeting as it
deems for the best interest of the Town.
The Finance Committee shall consist of nine persons to be appointed as provided in §
49-3.
[Amended 3-6-1968 ATM by Arts. 61 and 62]
A. The Moderator, the Board of Selectmen, and the Finance
Committee, each in their individual and official capacity shall, within
30 days of the Annual Town Meeting, appoint one member to the Finance
Committee, from the citizens of the Town, for the term of three years,
and it shall be the duty of the Moderator to see that such appointments
are made, and to notify the Town Clerk of the names of the persons
so appointed each year.
B. No member of the Finance Committee shall serve more
than three successive, full terms of three years.
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 36]
C. The Finance Committee shall elect a Chair and secretary
from its members at the first meeting, held as soon as possible each
year after the Annual Town Meeting.
[Amended 3-6-1968 ATM by Art. 61]
A. In the event of a vacancy or vacancies occurring on the Finance Committee,
the original appointing authority for that member shall be notified
and the original appointing authority shall appoint a new member to
complete the remainder of the term.
[Amended 5-2-2016 ATM
by Art. 29]
B. In each instance the majority of the officers entitled
to vote shall be necessary for such appointment, and for the purpose
of this bylaw each member of a board or committee shall be deemed
an officer entitled to vote.