TOWN OFFICERS
ARTICLE 3
Advisory Finance Committee
Section 1. There shall be an Advisory Finance Committee consisting of nine voters of the Town, no one of whom shall be a Town officer now elected by ballot, or an appointed official or a Town employee. Said Committee shall choose its own officers and shall serve without pay, except the clerk, who shall receive reasonable compensation for his services. The clerk of said Committee may or may not be a member of the Committee.
Section 2. The Moderator, after each Annual Town Meeting, shall appoint three members of said Committee for terms of three years. The terms of office of said members shall commence immediately upon qualification, and shall expire after the final adjournment of the Annual Town Meeting or as soon as their successors are appointed and qualified.
Section 3. The Moderator shall fill by appointment any vacancies which may occur and said appointee shall serve for the remainder of his predecessor's term of office.
Section 4. To this Committee shall be referred all articles in any warrant for a Town Meeting, and said Committee shall report thereon to the Town Meeting and make such recommendations as it deems best for the interests of the Town and its citizens. This Committee shall also consider all matters relating to the appropriation, borrowing and expenditure of money by the Town, its indebtedness, methods of administration of its various departments, and other municipal affairs. Town Departments shall consult the Finance Committee relative to contracts for professional services and said Committee shall make recommendations thereon to the various Town Departments.
Section 5. In the discharge of its duty, said Committee shall have free access to all books of record and accounts of any office or department of the Town.
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