Committee approves Annual Operating Budget Process policy after debate over "shall" vs. "will"
The finance committee approved the Annual Operating Budget Process policy as a foundation draft. Members debated whether to use the word "shall" (stronger legal force) or "will" (flexibility); the committee accepted "will" for now and will revisit language in future edits.
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The Dalton Finance Committee voted to approve the Annual Operating Budget Process policy as a foundation draft while resolving a substantive language dispute about mandatory wording.
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