The committee meets each Wednesday night from late August/early September through the start of Town Meeting. In addition, Advisory members closely follow the proceedings of other Town Boards, necessitating attendance by each member of Advisory at approximately two other meetings each month.
Watch Advisory Committee meetings on-demand.
Members
Name
Term Expires
Neal Goins, Chair
2022
Patti Quigley, Vice Chair
2022
Tom Cunningham, Vice Chair
2023
Shawn Baker
2023
Jenn Fallon
2022
John Lanza
2022
Corinne Monahan
2022
Jake Erhard
2023
Jeff Levitan
2023
Doug Smith
2023
Susan Clapham
2024
Alberto Ferrer
2024
Wendy Paul
2024
Pete Pedersen
2024
Madison Riley
2024
Mission Statement
The Advisory Committee consists of fifteen residents, appointed by the Moderator. The term of appointment is three years, and roughly one-third of the membership turns over each year. Membership on the committee reflects a cross section of the Town’s residents.
The Advisory Committee has broad review powers and reporting requirements, which are set out in Article 11 of the Town Bylaws. The Committee functions as the finance committee for the Town, reviewing all requests for annual operating and capital appropriations. It makes recommendations to Town Meeting on all Warrant Articles presented to Town Meeting. These recommendations and background information on each Warrant Article are contained in the Advisory Committees's Report to Town Meeting, a copy of which is mailed to each Town Meeting Member. Additionally, a letter with an overview of the budget and other significant matters coming before Town Meeting is mailed to each household.