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Otis Finance Committee outlines process for upcoming joint budget meetings
Summary
Committee members described their process for joint budget reviews: departments will present changes and defend requests using past-year comparisons and current data; capital expenses will be discussed with involved departments.
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Otis Finance Committee described the process it intends to use during upcoming joint budget meetings. Members said departments will appear before the committee to explain and justify requested changes, using comparisons to past years and available current data to forecast the next fiscal budget.
Committee members noted capital expenses will be discussed with the departments involved, and that the goal is to predict the next fiscal budget as closely as possible using available data. The minutes record the discussion as a description of procedure rather than as a set of specific budget requests or dollar amounts.
The minutes do not record department names, dollar figures, or a schedule of department presentations; those were not specified. The committee adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
