Town Accountant

The FY2010 Budget instructions and documents have been distributed to the Departments and are due back to the Accounting office by November 24, 2008. A preliminary budget plan was presented to the Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee on December 16, 2008 based on projected available revenues for FY2010. This balanced budget is based on level funding department budgets with the exception of the School Department, which has a net state aid increase projected of $461,181. This document will be periodically updated as more information is received by the State, and as the Finance Committee makes recommendations on approved budgets. A Summary of the budget is also available for review.

The FY2010 Capital Plan requests have been submitted by the departments, and will be considered and deliberated through the budget cycle by the Finance Committee, Board of Selectmen and School Committee. This document is based on funding $245,195 in capital requests inside the levy limit, approximately what was funded the previous fiscal year.

FY 2009 Budget

NEW: FY 2009 Hiring Freeze policy adopted by the Board of Selectmen on 12/15/08

The FY09 Budgets were completed and submitted by the Departments on November 30, 2007. This document summarizes the department budget as revised by the October 20th 2008 Special Town Meeting for FY09. This is a balanced budget scenario based on available revenue estimates as of 6/30/08. The budget document as presented details the budget recommendations that were agreed upon by the Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee. Capital Plan items that have been approved for implementation are detailed in the FY2009 Budget Recap - Summary. The Annual Town meeting approved all expenditures detailed under the motions for Articles 8 and 9. Capital Exclusion Items detailed in Article 8 were also approved at the ballot vote that was held on Saturday May 10th 2008.