[Amended 11-2-2004; 11-4-2014]
Before adjournment of the Annual Financial Town
Meeting, the meeting shall elect a committee of five (5) persons to
hold a public meeting on the Wednesday two (2) weeks prior to the
next Annual Financial Town Meeting at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of
hearing all registered voters of the Town interested in preparing
a budget to be presented to the Financial Town Meeting and to submit
a printed report of their recommendations for expenditures by the
Financial Town Meeting, and the amount of tax which will be necessary
to levy to pay such expenses.
[Amended 11-2-2004; 11-4-2014]
Members of the Committee on Appropriations shall
be registered voters of the Town.
[Amended 11-4-2014]
Any number of nominations to the Committee can
be made at the meeting, and voted upon by the registered voters present
at the meeting at the time for the election. In the event of the nomination
of more than five (5) persons, the five (5) nominees receiving the
greater number of votes shall be elected to the Committee. Members
shall be elected to two-year staggered terms, beginning in May 2015,
when three (3) members shall be elected for a two-year term and two
(2) members shall be elected for a one-year term. In subsequent elections,
members shall be elected to two-year terms.
The members of the Committee on Appropriations
shall serve without salary, but an appropriation for their actual
expenses shall be made.
[Amended 11-4-2014]
In case of a vacancy on the Committee, such
vacancy shall be filled as soon as possible by the Council.
The Committee on Appropriations shall elect
a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from its membership and shall
adopt its own rules and order of business.
[Amended 11-2-2004; 11-4-2014]
As soon after the annual Financial Town Meeting
as conveniently possible, the Committee on Appropriations shall certify
to the Finance Director, Town Manager, the President of the Council,
and Superintendent and Chairperson of the School Committee the approved
detailed budget.
