The bylaws of the Town of Amherst require the Finance Committee "to investigate all proposals in the articles of the warrant for any town meeting that shall in any way affect the finances of the town and to recommend to the town... a course of action thereon, and in general to make recommendations to the town in regard to any financial business of the town." 

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Agendas and Minutes
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Members

Member	Year Appointed	Term Expires
Marilyn Blaustein	2003	2010
Philip Jackson	2009	2012
Kay Moran, Vice Chair	2004	2010
Bob Saul	2009	2011
Douglas Slaughter	2006	2012
Andrew Steinberg, Chair	2006	2011
Marylou Theilman	2008	2011

*Appointed by the Moderator: 7 members/ 3-year terms

Reports & Resources

FY 11
New!Finance Committee Presentation to Town Meeting May 3, 2010 (PDF)
New!Finance Committee Report Corrections and Additions (May 5, 2010) (PDF)
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting (PDF) April 2010, Revised May 3, 2010
Recomendation Regarding March 23, 2010 Override Referendum (PDF) (Mar 2010)
FY 11 Budget Hearing Schedule (PDF) (Mar 2010) 
Finance Committee FY 11 Preliminary Budget Guidelines (PDF) (Nov 2009)

FY 10
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting (PDF) November 2009 Special Town Meeting
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting (PDF) July 2009 Special Town Meeting
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting Part Two (PDF) June 2009   
Finance Committee Handouts from 5/21/2009 meeting (PDF) 
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting Part One (PDF) April 2009
Finance Committee Reserve Use Criteria (PDF) March 26, 2009
Finance Committee FY 10 Guidelines Status Memorandum (PDF) Feb 10, 2009 
Preliminary Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Guidelines (PDF), Nov 2008

FY 09
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting (PDF) Nov 2008 Special Town Meeting
Finance Committee Report to Town Meeting (PDF), April 2008
Finance Committee Supplemental Report to Town Meeting (PDF) May 2008