The New Ipswich Board of Selectmen is looking for volunteers to form a Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) of up to five members.
The duties will include advising the selectmen on matters relating to the operating budget of the town and warrant articles that would impact the budget. The committee will work with the town departments, committees and boards to prepare and propose a town budget for approval by selectmen in February and ultimately by the taxpayers in March.
A guideline for the budget is to find a balance between fulfilling the needs and aspirations of the town’s departments, committees and advocates, and the desire to maintain consistency in the town tax rate. To achieve the goal, following interviews with the department and committee heads, the FAC prioritizes requests from departments and may propose alternatives and/or “calendar shifting” to fulfill the tax-rate goal. The FAC also coordinates with the Capital Improvement Plan Committee to include the impact of capital requests.
Interested residents should contact Debbie Deaton by 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at 603-878-2772, Ext. 422, or by email at administrator@townofnewipswich.org