About

About

A local Finance Committee, by tradition and vested authority, is a select group of citizens that advises each Town Meeting on the integrity, practicality, and value of any of the matters before the Town Meeting. Towns with a property valuation of $1,000,000 or more must create a Finance Committee. A Finance Committee may also be known as an advisory, appropriation, or warrant committee. In some towns, Finance Committee members are appointed by a moderator, a Select board, or a combination of officers acting as the appointing authority. In other towns, Finance Committee members are elected. The primary responsibility of a Finance Committee is to make recommendations on all financial matters, including the budget, to Town Meeting. The Finance Committee has oversight responsibility for all town financial matters as well as other authority granted by town bylaws or charter or by state statute.

For additional information regarding the appointment and term of the members of the Town of Hudson Finance Committee and the authority of the Finance Committee, please refer to the document entitled Finance Committee Authority (PDF) on the Documents page.

For additional information regarding Town of Hudson Board and Committee vacancies, including the Finance Committee, and how to apply for such vacancies, please contact the Town of Hudson Town Clerk or visit the Town Clerk page.

For additional information regarding the current property valuation for the Town of Hudson, please refer to MA DOR DLS Assessed Property Values by Class on the Resources page.