FY19 Budget Process Timeline

It is anticipated that for all budget meetings listed below that FINCOM, the Selectmen and School Committee will be posted and expected to attend

September 2017

26 BOS Close Warrant for November Town Meeting 
27 FINCOM meeting

October 2017

11 Financial Forum I – budget guidance

Late October & November 2017

Town and School staff create default FY19 budget balanced without Override, and lists of items funded by Override, details TBA

December 2017

  8 DRAFT Town Budget available
12 Selectmen Budget Meeting #1 (Tuesday)
13 Selectmen Budget Meeting #2 (Wednesday)
19 Selectmen Budget Meeting #3 (Tuesday)
20 Selectmen Budget Meeting #4 (Tuesday)

January 2018

 8  School Committee Budget Meeting #1 (Monday)
11 School Committee Budget Meeting #2 (Thursday)
13 School Committee Budget Meeting #3 (Saturday)
16 School Committee Budget Meeting #4 (Tuesday)
18 School Committee Budget Meeting #5 (Thursday) VOTE
19 SC Budget submitted to Town Manager (Charter February 1st)
24 Financial Forum II – budget review
30 Selectmen meeting – discuss & vote on Override

February 2018

  1 Town Manager budget sent to FINCOM (Charter March 1st)
  7 FINCOM budget meeting (Schools – Wednesday)
  8 FINCOM budget meeting (Town – Thursday)
14 FINCOM budget meeting (Other – Wednesday)
15 FINCOM budget meeting (Vote – Thursday)
22 FINCOM electronic budget available to the public
27 BOS Close Warrant for April Town Meeting (includes local election)

March 2018

7 FINCOM (vote Warrant Articles)
26 Town Meeting Warrant available for Town Meeting members

April 2018

3 Local Elections
23 Annual Town Meeting begins

 

Updated 11/15/17