YOUR TOW N NEEDS H ELP!
T h e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls h a s a t le a s t fiv e B u d g e t C o m m itte e p o s itio n s th a t
a re c u rre n tly v a c a n t. S o m e o f th e s e p o s itio n s h a v e b e e n v a c a n t fo r a v e ry
lo n g tim e ; b u t n e e d to b e fille d fo r th e T o w n to fu n c tio n a t its b e s t.
I f y o u m e e t th e q u a lif ic a tio n s a n d c o u ld p e r f o r m th e f o u r ta s k s lis te d b e
lo w , p le a s e c o n s id e r v o lu n te e r in g to h e lp b y c a llin g C ity H a ll to d a y . T h is
is a n e x c e lle n t o p p o r tu n ity to le a r n th e in n e r w o r k in g s o f y o u r to w n , a n d
to g iv e in p u t in to f in a n c ia l m a tte r s !
T h e B u d g e t C o m m itte e is a n a d v is o ry g ro u p , m a d e u p o f th e T o w n C o u n
c il a n d a n e q u a l n u m b e r o f a p p o in te d m e m b e r s . A p p o in te d m e m b e r s
m u s t b e q u a lifie d v o te rs o f th e to w n , a n d c a n n o t b e to w n e m p lo y e e s , o f
fic e rs , o r a g e n ts . T h e p u r p o s e o f th e B u d g e t C o m m itte e is to :
R e v ie w th e p r o p o s e d b u d g e t.
L is te n to c o m m e n ts a n d q u e s tio n s fro m in te r e s te d c itiz e n s .
R e v is e th e b u d g e t to re fle c t a n y c h a n g e s b a s e d o n p u b lic c o m m e n t
o r c o m m itte e m e m b e r in p u t.
A p p ro v e th e b u d g e t a n d fo rw a rd it to th e T o w n C o u n c il fo r a d o p
t i o n BA
Budget Committee members are not subject to any financial li
ability or obligation regarding the funds or how they are spent.
T h e f ir s t m e e tin g is h e ld in M a y (u s u a lly o n a T u e s d a y n ig h t a t 7 :0 0 p m )
a t th e C o m m u n ity H a ll, a n d ty p ic a lly la s ts a b o u t tw o h o u rs . O v e r th e la s t
fiv e y e a r s , o n ly o n e c o m m itte e m e e tin g w a s r e q u ir e d to a p p r o v e th e
b u d g e t.
I f y o u w o u ld lik e to s e e w h a t th e b u d g e t d o c u m e n t lo o k s lik e o r g e t m o re
in f o r m a tio n , fe e l f r e e to s to p b y C ity H a ll a n d ta lk to L o ri o r C a ro l, o r c a ll
th e m a t 5 4 1 -8 6 5 -3 2 6 2 .
N e w s F la sh !
A t th e to w n c o u n c il m e e tin g o n F e b r u a r y 2 1 s t, th e c o u n c il a p p o in te d tw o n e w m e m b e r s . C a r r ie D r is k e ll to p o s itio n
# 1 a n d D a n M u r p h y to p o s itio n # 5 . C o n g r a tu la tio n s to o u r n e w e s t c o u n c ilo r s f o r th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls .
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