All officers, boards, standing committees, and special committees
of the Town having charge of the expenditure of Town money shall annually
report thereon in writing in such manner as to give the citizens a
fair and full understanding of the objects and methods of such expenditures,
referring, however, to the report of the Chief Financial Officer for
statements in detail of receipts and payments, and may make therein
such recommendations as they deem proper. Such reports shall be submitted
to the Board of Selectmen for inclusion in the Annual Town Report
on or before the 10th of January of each year.
A.
Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible
for the submission of the following:
(1)
The expenditure reports of officers, boards, and committees.
(2)
A detailed report of all moneys received into and paid out of the
Town Treasury in the previous fiscal year, showing separately payments
made from the proceeds of loans as capital outlays for permanent improvements.
(3)
The report of the collection of taxes, receipts, payments, and abatements.
(4)
Statements of all funds belonging to the Town or held for the benefit
of its inhabitants.
(5)
A statement of the liabilities of the Town on bonds, notes, certificates
of indebtedness, or otherwise, and of any other indebtedness authorized
but not incurred, and the purposes thereof.
(6)
A statement of transfers made to or from any appropriation.
B.
Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall submit abstracts of the records
of all Town Meetings held since publication of the last Annual Town
Report.
C.
Other matters. Such other matters as said report is required by law
to contain, or as may be inserted by the Board of Selectmen under
discretion granted them by law.
