Amherst, MA - Official Website

FY 11 Budget

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FY 09 Budget

BUDGET Process & Information

This page provides a single place for up-to-date information and links relating to
the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Process. Email us your comments or suggestions.

Budget Archive
FY 10 Budget
FY 09 Budget

General Documents and Links
   Finance Committee
         FY 11 Budget Hearing Schedule (PDF) (Jan 2010)
         FY 11 Finance Committee Preliminary Budget Guidelines (PDF) (Nov 2009)
    Budget Coordinating Group
         New! Februray 8, 2010 Report to the Select Board
         January 28, 2010 BCG Meeting Packet (PDF)
         December 14, 2009 BCG Override Process Memo
         FY11 Budget Calendar (PDF)
         New! January 28, 2010 Summary Points (PDF)
         January 26, 2010 Summary Points (PDF)
         January 21, 2010 Summary Points (PDF)
         December 17, 2009 Summary Points (PDF)
         December 3, 2009 Summary Points (PDF)
         November 19, 2009 Summary Points (PDF)
         November 5, 2009 Summary Points (PDF)
        September 17, 2009 Summary Points (PDF)
    FY 2011 Preliminary Financial Projections (Oct 15, 2009)
            FY 2011 Preliminary Financial Projections (PDF) (Oct 2009)
            Financial Trend Monitoring Report - Financial Indicator Analysis FY 2000 - 2009 (PDF) (Oct 2009)
   Community Preservation Act Committee
   Joint Capital Planning Committee
       Report of the Joint Capital Planning Committee - April 2009 (PDF)
   Facilitation of Community Choices Committee Report (Dec 2008)

Municipal Documents and Links
Town Manager's Proposed FY 11 Budget (Jan 2010)
  Summary of Town Manager's Proposed FY 11 Budget (PDF) (Jan 2010)
FY 11 Select Board Budget Policy Guidelines (PDF)
  Bond Rating & December 2009 Bond Issue Memo (PDF)
  Presentation to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (PDF) (Nov 2009)
  Amherst Earns AA Bond Rating with Stable Outlook (PDF) (Nov 2009)

School Documents and Links
Amherst Regional Public Schools (external link)
        General Budget Information (external link)

Library Documents and Links
Amherst's Public Libraries (external link)
      General Budget Information (external link)

Additional Documents and Links
Town of Amherst Financial Management Policies & Objectives (PDF) (Jan 2008)
OVERRIDES A Finance Committee Report to the Citizens of Amherst (PDF) (Jan 2007)
Massachusetts Department of Revenue - Division of Local Services
   Levy Limits: A Primer on Proposition 2 1/2 (PDF)
    Proposition 2 1/2 Ballot Questions Requirements and Procedures (PDF) (Oct 2008)
    Municipal Finance Glossary (PDF) (May 2006)

Massachusetts Municipal Association (external link)
    Revenue Sharing and the Future of the MA Economy (PDF) (Jan 2006)

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (external link)
    The Long-Term Mismatch Between Available Resources and Important State Priorities (PDF) (Sep 2006)