I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To approve a municipal services budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.
Body
II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. according to Article II, Section 3(G) of the Charter, the Town Council shall have the power to "approve an annual budget and recommend same to the Town Meeting, subject to the provisions of this Charter, and
b. according to Article V, Section 4 of the Charter, "[t]he proposed budget prepared by the Manager shall be reviewed by the Council which shall approve the budget with or without amendments. The complete Town budget as approved by the Council shall be printed and distributed and the Council shall fix the time and place for holding a public hearing on the budget, and shall give a public notice of such hearing as provided in this Charter. The Council shall then review the budget and recommend it with or without change to the annual Town Meeting, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year.
III. Issue Summary.
Please refer to the attached memorandum regarding the proposed budget and suggested amendments, as well as draft motions for adopting the budget at the meeting of May 22.