[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Walpole as Article VI of the 1973 General Bylaws, as updated
through 2002. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
All of the articles in the Warrant of a Town
Meeting shall be referred to a committee of 15 legal voters to be
appointed by the Moderator and known as the Finance Committee.
[Amended 10-17-2022 FATM by Art. 15]
The Finance Committee shall, at its first regularly
scheduled meeting following the annual Town election, elect from its
membership a Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary and shall keep a true
record of its proceedings. If such elections are not made promptly
by the Committee itself, the Moderator shall cause a meeting of said
board to be held for the purpose of conducting said elections.
The Finance Committee shall act, on all articles
on the Warrant, as an advisory committee to the Town and shall report
in writing its recommendations. These recommendations shall be distributed
to each residence not later than seven days prior to each Annual or
Special Town Meeting.
The Finance Committee may require the various
officers and boards of the Town to appear before it at such time and
place as the committee may appoint, for information and conference
upon matters referred to said committee. It shall be the duty of said
officers and boards to appear before said committee at the specified
time and place.
The Finance Director shall serve as a non-voting
member ex-officio of the Finance Committee.
Any member of the Finance committee shall be
deemed to have vacated their appointment upon election to Town Office
except for Representative Town Meeting Member.
