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01/05/2017 AC Minutes The FY2018 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget & Financing Plan ( "White Book "), to be reviewed at Summit IV, will be available on the website on Friday. Members of this committee will receive a binder with the document next week. In about six weeks, modifications to the "White Book ", based on continued policy discussion, will be incorporated into the FY2018 Town Manager's Budget & Financing Plan ( "Brown Book "), which goes to Town Meeting members. 6. Preparing for Town Meeting — Future Meetings Because this committee is responsible for presenting budget recommendations to the ATM, there was a review of the process for preparing a written report. Each member will be assigned several Town Meeting warrant articles on which to report, incorporating this committee's position and the issues of concern. A draft list of anticipated warrant articles should be available on Friday. Committee meetings will be scheduled for Thursday evenings in the Parker Room, starting January 19, until the ATM begins. There was a brief discussion of the Open Meeting Law and Public Records Law; it was noted that a comprehensive Open Meeting Law booklet is provided by the Town Clerk's office. It was also noted that committee members serve as non - voting liaisons to other committees, and that this committee has had a policy with respect to public involvement in local campaigns which will be discussed at a future meeting. 7. Adjourn The Committee adjourned at 9:05 p.m. The documents used at the meeting are listed below. Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Approved: January 19, 2017 Exhibits Agenda, posted by John Bartenstein, Acting Chair 3