Schedule / Budget Process

Schedule of Important Events:

• July 1st - Beginning of the fiscal year
  
• December 31st - Audit report due to the state
  
• February - April - Preparation of the budget
  
• April - May - Budget presented for public hearing and town meeting adoption
  
• June 30th - End of fiscal year

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The Budget Process:

December through Mid-January - Requests are sent to the individual departments and commission to prepare and submit their budget request

Mid January through February - Budgets reviewed by the First Selectman and Director of Finance with the department or commission head

End of February - First Selectman presents the budget to the Board of Finance

March through April - Board of Finance meets weekly to review the departmental and commission budget requests

April - Public Hearing

May - Town Budget Meeting

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