Budget Dashboard

Status: The budget has been approved as of the March 28th Selectboard meeting. It is now being prepared alongside the Town Warrant and Town Report for Town Meeting on May 9th. The most up to date summary is available in the summary slides below.

Just landing here? Welcome! This page is your launching pad for budget information for the 2023 - 2024 Fiscal Year! This page contains:

• Timeline and status of budget discussions (including opportunities for feedback, hearings, and public participation)
• All budget materials and documents
• Video links to all budget presentations

If you have not looked at anything yet and want to get your feet wet with the budget, you may consider starting with the 2023 - 2024 Budget Summary Slides, uploaded and updated on March 23rd. This gives a brief overview and can serve as a launching point for diving further into the more detailed materials contained on this page.

Timeline of budget discussions
 

Summary of key dates: 

• By February 23rd: First round of public documents circulated to Selectboard, Finance Committee, and public
• February 27th, 28th, March 1st from 5 - 8pm in Town Hall: Presentation of Draft Budget Materials
• March 1st - (approx) March 16th: Feedback from budget presentations to produce revised budget
• March 20th at 730pm: Selectboard Meeting to discuss and approve revised budget
• March 27th at 7:30pm: Selectboard Meeting if needed to discuss and approved revised budget
• March 28th - Town Meeting: Distribution of additional materials and workshops AND public hearing
• April 3rd and 10th at 7:30pm: Additional Selectboard Meeting
• May 9th: Town Meeting

All budget materials and documents

All documents are available here. 

Updated materials posted on 3/28 

• Excel Workbook, Summary Slides, and UFB Tracking have been updated
• Changes are identified in the Changelog document.

Updated materials posted on 3/27 

• Excel Workbook, Summary Slides, and UFB Tracking have been updated

• Changes are identified in the Changelog document.

Updated materials posted on 3/23 

• Excel Workbook, Summary Slides, and UFB Tracking have been updated
• Changes are identified in the Changelog document.

Updated materials posted on 3/20

• Excel Workbook, Summary Slides, and UFB Tracking have been updated
• Changes are identified in the Changelog document.

Updated materials posted on 3/17 

• START HERE: New 2023 - 2024 Budget Summary Slide Presentation
• Updates to slides and Excel file
• Debt service schedule posted

Additional materials posted on 3/9: 

• Updates to slides and Excel file
• Changelog detailing those updates
• YouTube links to all budget presentations available below (scroll down)

Additional materials posted on 3/3: 

• Updates to the slides and Excel file
• Narrative of proposed CIP projects
• Social Services Applications
• Changelog detailing updates to the documents

2/27, 2/28, 3/1 presentation materials:

• Day One Slides
• Day Two Slides
• Day Three Slides
• New Excel file of Town Budget

More information will be posted here as it's made available, including videos of all budget presentations, short budget explainers posted to the Town's podcast, additional detailed backup materials (such as full CIP, debt service schedule, historic Undesignated Fund Balance usage, etc).

All budget presentation videos

Clicking any below image will take you to that time in the YouTube video. 

Night One - 2/27 - Introduction & Department Presentations Part One

Night Two - 2/28 - Department Presentations Part Two & Capital Improvement Plan

Night Three - 3/1 - Final Department Presentations, Overall Budget Summary and Tax Rate Impact, Key Budget Challenges, & Goals and Next Steps