The Board of Finance , also known as the Budget Committee , Finance Committee , Ways and Means Committee , Appropriations Committee , Advisory Committee or Warrant Committee , is a body that reviews local government budgets in towns or school districts that use the town meeting form of government. Whether the board is appointed or elected, and whether it is merely advisory or has authority over the budget, depends on state and local laws.
6-669: (Redirected from Finance Committee ) Committee on Finance or Finance Committee may refer to: Board of Finance in New England local government (with varying titles outside Connecticut) Canadian Senate Standing Committee on National Finance , a standing committee of the Senate of Canada Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Finance Committee (French National Assembly) Standing Committee on Finance (Parliament of India) Finance Committee (House of Commons) ,
12-895: A committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Finance Committee (House of Lords) , a committee of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Finance Committee (Sweden) , a committee of the Riksdag Finance Committee (works council) , a committee of German works council United States Senate Committee on Finance , a standing committee of the United States Senate See also [ edit ] Economic Affairs Committee (disambiguation) Public Accounts Committee Public Accounts Committee (India) Estimates Committee (India) Topics referred to by
18-495: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Board of Finance (New England) Its role is to act as a balance against the select board or school board , which usually set the budget and present it to the public at town meeting. Typically the Board of Finance is seen as being more cost-conscious than the governing body - that is, it prefers smaller budgets. In many towns,
24-464: The budget is split between general government, administered by the select board and the school district administered by the board of education . The school district include one town or several towns, which join into a "regional" ( Connecticut , Massachusetts , New Hampshire ) or "unified" ( Vermont ) school district. School districts in New England do not have separate taxation powers, and must receive their revenues from member towns. Typically, after
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36-471: The select board or school board settle their respective budgets, they are submitted to the Board of Finance for review. The Board of Finance may return the budget to the respective bodies with requests for changes, or may refer it to the town meeting for approval. In some cases, the Board of Finance may establish the budget itself, leaving the Selectmen or School Board to comment. Outside the budget process,
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