In the official 2017 Finance Dept. budget, each line item (such as Finance Director Salary) has a budget code prefix such as 01.4150.10.110.

The following bar chart shows you at a glance where tax money is being spent.

For explanations of the line items, see the Finance Dept. Budget Narrative for 2017 on the town web site.

NOTE

2017 total budget = $270,601; 2016 budget = $221,384; Difference = +$49,217 (+22%). Several sub-budgets are lumped together: Finance Office, Town Clerk (AKA Municipal Agent), Tax Collector (TC), Treasurer, and Assessing Dept. To make small line items more visible, the bar scale is set to 2x.

General Finance
Finance Director Salary - $66,144
Finance Director OT - $0
Contracted Services - $0
Computers/Software - $4,638
Payroll Processing - $9,850
Dues/Subscriptions/Conf - $500
Audit - $27,000
Town Clerk*
Town Clerk Salaries - $54,174
Overtime - $0
Computers/Software - $5,250
Postage - $1,300
Tax Collector
Tac Collector Salaries - $6,537
Lien Releases - $1,800
Mortgage Research - $4,700
Computers/Software - $2,702
Tax Billing Services - $1,400
Dues/Subscrip/Conf - $1,000
Office Supplies - $100
Postage - $5,900
Treasurer
Treasurer's Salary - $3,600
Treas. Office Supplies - $150
Assessing Dept.
Assessing Clerk Salary - $21,238
Contracted Services - $49,518
Computer/Software - $2,600
Dues/Subscriptions - $100
Postage - $400
Total Finance Dept. Budget = $270,601

* In the town budget, the town clerk is unfortunately mislabeled as municipal agent.