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Town of Mashpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2004 ARTICLE 6 FINANCE AND FISCAL PROCEDURES SECTION 6-1: FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the town shall begin on the first day of July and shall end on the last day of June,unless another period is required by general law. SECTION 6-2:SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUDGET (a) Public Hearing - At least twenty-one days before the meeting at which the school committee is scheduled to vote on its final budget request, the school committee shall cause to be published in a local newspaper a general summary of its proposed budget which shall include a consolidated report of proposed expenditures by educational level and program. The summary shall specifically indicate any major variations from the current budget and the reasons for such changes. The notice shall further indicate the times and places at which complete copies of the proposed budget are available for examination by the public, and it shall indicate the date, time and place, (not less than seven nor more than fourteen days following such publication), when a public hearing will be held by the school committee on the proposed budget. The school committee shall not take its final vote on its proposed budget until all persons who desire to be heard concerning the budget proposal have had a reasonable opportunity to be heard. F , (b) Submission to Town Manager-The proposed budget adopted by the school committee shall be submitted to the town manager at least twenty-one days before the date the town manager is required to submit a proposed town budget to the finance committee, to allow the town manager sufficient time within which to consider the effect the school department's requested appropriation will have upon the total town operating budget the town manager is required to submit to the finance committee under this article. The action of the school committee in adopting the proposed budget, following the public hearing, shall be summarized and the results of a roll call vote taken on each amendment to the proposed budget as may be offered shall be recorded. SECTION 6-3: SUBMISSION OF BUDGET AND BUDGET MESSAGE On a date fixed by by-law at least sixty days before the annual town meeting is scheduled to begin, the town manager shall submit to the finance committee a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year with an accompanying budget message and supporting documents. The town manager shall simultaneously provide for the publication in a local newspaper of a notice and a general summary of the proposed budget. The summary shall specifically indicate any major variations from the current operating budget and the reason for such changes. The notice shall further indicate the times and places at which complete copies of the proposed operating budget for the town are available for examination by the public. _. SECTION 6-4:BUDGET MESSAGE The town manager's message shall explain the proposed budget both in fiscal terms and in terms of the work programs linking those programs to organizational goals and community priorities.It shall outline the proposed financial policies of the town for the ensuing fiscal year and the impact of those policies on future years. It shall describe the important features of the budget, indicate any major changes from the current year in financial policies, expenditures, and revenues together with the reasons for such changes, summarize the town's debt position, including factors affecting the ability to raise resources through debt issues, report on the accomplishment of performance , standards and goals established in prior budgets and include such other material as the town manager deems desirable. 21