[HISTORY: Adopted 5-5-2007 Annual Town Meeting, Art. 11; amended in its entirety 11-16-2016 Special Town Meeting, Art. 14. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Section 1. There is hereby established in the Town of Littleton a Department of Finance and Budget ("Department"). The Department shall be managed by a Director of Finance and Budget (DFB) who shall be appointed by, and may be removed by, the Town Administrator, subject to the approval of the Select Board, for a term of up to three years. The Director of Finance and Budget (DFB) shall report to the Town Administrator.
Section 2. The DFB shall also serve in the capacity of and have all the powers and duties presently vested in one of the following positions, as determined by the Town Administrator subject to approval of the Select Board: Town Accountant or Treasurer/Collector. The following positions and the respective staff shall become part of the Department and report to the DFB: Town Accountant, Town Treasurer/Collector, and Chief Assessor.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
Section 3A. The Director of Finance and Budget shall have direct authority over and conduct performance reviews for the following current and future department heads unless otherwise specified in by law or statutes as structured below. The department heads shall be appointed by, and can be removed by, the Director of Finance and Budget and the Town Administrator subject to the approval of the Select Board.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
(1)
Town Accountant;
(2)
Town Treasurer/Collector if appointed;
Section 3B. The Director of Finance and Budget, subject to the approval of the Board of Assessors, shall have direct authority over, conduct performance reviews, appoint and remove the Chief Assessor.
Section 4. The powers and duties of the DFB shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1)
Coordinating, managing budgetary and financial information, forecasting revenues for the forthcoming fiscal year and preparing the Finance Committee's annual budget in advance of the annual town meeting and coordinating and managing the budget and financial information throughout the year;
2)
Implementing policies and monitoring procedures for the collection of all revenues due to the Town;
3)
Reviewing, on a yearly basis, the various Town funds, and to ensure that the funds are prudently invested;
4)
(Reserved)[1]
5)
Reporting to the Select Board and Finance Committee upon request concerning all financial conditions of the Town;
6)
Ensuring the Town's timely reporting to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) in accordance with all requirements of the DOR municipal calendar;
7)
Performing other duties as directed by the Town Administrator.
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Editor's Note: The power and duty of serving as chief procurement officer was repealed 6-13-2020 ATM by Art. 28.