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Committee adopts 5‑business‑day target for budget packet distribution
Summary
The committee proposed and members favored a minimum requirement of five business days for receiving budget materials before meetings; the chair can postpone discussion if necessary, and members discussed coordinating timing with the Board of Selectmen.
Larry Gladhill proposed a minimum requirement that materials be distributed no fewer than five business days before a scheduled meeting, and said the chair could postpone discussion or move an item if information arrived late.
"I'm putting a minimum requirement...no fewer than 5 days before scheduled meeting to receive information," Gladhill said, framing the rule as a way to give members sufficient time to review budgets and prepare questions. Multiple members supported 5 business days rather than calendar days and suggested staggered meeting calendars (selectmen Monday, budget committee Tuesday) to allow review time.
Members discussed practical complications — for example, when selectmen vote on a budget the week before the committee meets — and acknowledged occasional late submissions are unavoidable. The committee agreed on a working goal of 5 business days for packet distribution and to review scheduling with the selectmen so the committee has adequate review time.
