AGENDA ITEM
CORRESPONDENCE
Subject:
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Discussion and possible action regarding the Budget Letter of Directive for the Fiscal Year 2027/2028.
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Background:
To begin the Annual Budget Process the Town Council issues a “Budget Letter of Directive” to the
Mayor and Board of Education, which outlines the preparation process provided in the Town Charter and also provides some direction relative to budget increases for the coming year.
BUDGET PREPARATION
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE/GUIDE
AND
ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET PROCESS
? (Suggested Schedule Guide)
?(Please Note Some Dates are Subject to Change)
Key:
Purple: Suggested Date - Not Dictated by Town Charter;
Green/Blue: Dictated by Town Charter.
Reference: Town Charter Chapter VII - Pages (s) 28 – 31
?October/November (Election Year-Dec) Town Council prepares and submits letter of Directive for Fiscal Year Budget to Mayor and Board of Education. ?
(This Date is NOT dictated by Charter)
December – Town Council approves Town Council Department budget to submit to Mayor's Office.
(This Date is NOT dictated by Charter)
?Per Town Charter
(1/18/2027)
3rd Monday in January All Departments submit preliminary budget to Mayor’s Office
(Monday 1/19/2027 is Martin Luther King Day Holiday).
?
Per Town Charter
(2/22/2027)
4th Monday in February the Board of Education shall file budget estimates to Mayor's Office.
?Per Town Charter
(3/1/2027)
1st Monday in March the Mayor submits budget to Town Council and files with Town Clerk's
Office.
?
March
Finance Committee conducts Departmental Budget Work Sessions. Departments review and submits
budget materials to Town Council.
?
(4/14/2027)
Town Council finalizes budge to Present to a Public Hearing.
(This Date is NOT dictated by Charter)
?
(4/21/20272
Town Council files proposed budget with Town Clerk's Office for Public Hearing.
(This Date is NOT dictated by Charter)
?
Per Town Charter On or Before Last Monday in April
(4/21/2026) (Tuesday)
On OR Before the l...
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