[Adopted 6-1-1992 ATM by Art. 37 as Ch. III of the 1992 Bylaws]
The duties of the Finance Committee shall include consideration of any and all municipal questions for the purpose of making reports and recommendations to the Town and consideration of the articles in the warrant for Town Meetings, and it shall report at each Town Meeting estimates and recommendations with reasons therefor for the action of the Town. Said estimates and recommendations, insofar as they pertain to any subject contained in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, shall be in print and made available to the public at least seven days prior to consideration of the Town warrant; and all Town officers and committees shall, upon the request of the Finance Committee, furnish it with facts, figures and any other information it may request pertaining to their several departments.
[Amended 5-10-2018 ATM by Art. 23; 11-5-2018 RTM by Art. 17; 5-15-2023 ATM by Art. 16]
Whenever a vacancy occurs in the Committee, by resignation, failing to qualify or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the Finance Committee Selection Committee, as set forth in § 2-5(b) of the Charter, excepting only that in such case such committee shall consist of the Moderator, the Chairperson of the Town Council and the Chairperson of the Finance Committee.
No person holding an elective Town office shall be eligible to serve on the Finance Committee.