Role of the Finance Committee:

The finance committee’s primary statutory responsibility is to advise and make recommendations to town meeting regarding the budget and other areas of finance.  Although the role of the Finance Committee is advisory, their opinions usually carry significant weight at Town Meetings. 

Another important function of the Finance Committee involves making transfers from the town’s reserve fund (a contingency fund normally created as part of the annual budget appropriations) to other line items in the budget for extraordinary or unforeseen occurrences. 

Members of the Finance Committee are appointed by the Town Moderator.