Budget Committee

Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities are defined by law, namely Revised Statutes Annotated 32. Town Meeting in 1936 voted by ballot to accept the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act. The Budget Committee changed to an Elected Official committee in the 2016 Election. A representative from both the Board of Selectmen and Copple Crown Village District shall be appointed by their respective boards to serve a one year term. (Total of up to 8 members: 6 at-large elected by the people, 1 Member from the Board of Selectmen and 1 Member from the Copple Crown Village District)

The Budget Committee meets on a quarterly basis during the year to review the financial quarters with the Board of Selectmen and meets, generally,  on a weekly basis for the following years' budget preparatory review with the departments beginning in October through to January.

Staff Contacts

Name Title
Vickie Blackden Finance Manager

Committee Members

Name Title
Theresa Jarvis Chair (2026)
Ken Fanjoy Member (2024)
David Bickford Member (2025)
Ellen Phillips Member (2025)
Kelly Bisson Copple Crown Village District Rep.
Ken Ross-Raymond Member (2024)
Susan DeRoy Member (2026)
David "Swens" Swenson Select Board Rep. (2023- 2024)