Budget

The Town's budget represents a fiscally responsible and balanced financial plan, enabling the Town to respond to the needs of its customer using a limited resource of funds.

Why do we budget? Why is it important?

The purpose of the budget is to:

• To meet the legal requirement.
• To establish spending and income-raising authority.
• To establish a work program for the fiscal year (objectives) and present it to the public.
• To manage and control resources and their use.
• To assure the proper mix of costs and services.
• To assure the most effective and efficient use of available resources.
• To set the tempo and direction of the town government.
• To prioritize policies and objectives.
• To link dollars with results.

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