Board of Finance
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The Board of Finance oversees the financial operation of the government of Redding. It recommends the budget to the Town Meeting, sets the mill rate for property taxation, approves all appropriations, arranges for the annual audit, and publishes the Town Report.
Members of the Board of Finance are elected Town officials. Vacancies are filled by a majority vote of the members of the Board.
Regular meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall and/or virtually.
Annual Budget Town Meeting
The Annual Budget Town Meeting is held the third week in April.
By March 1, the Redding Board of Education and the Selectmen must submit their operating budgets to the Board of Finance, which may request modification.
The Board of Finance must hold a public hearing at least two weeks prior to the Town Meeting. It then finalizes the combined budget and submits it to the Meeting. Only the Town Meeting can take final action on the budget. It may not appropriate any monies not recommended by the Board of Finance.
The Combined Budget Includes:
- The Selectmen’s budget
- The Redding Board of Education operating budget
- A capital account
- Debt service on bond issues previously approved by the Town Meeting
- Redding’s share of the Region 9 budget
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| Dates | BUDGET CALENDAR for FY 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Dec 2-3, 2025 | Department Head Expense/Revenue review meetings |
| Dec 10 | Finalized Dept Exp/Rev budget worksheets due to Finance Dept |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Selectmen’s Budget Workshop |
| Jan 14 | Superintendent’s Budget Presentation with Redding BOE |
| Jan 26 | BOF Regular Meeting-Long Range Financial Planning Committee Report; Discussion of BOS Workshop and Superintendent Budget Presentation |
| Feb 3 | Redding BOE Budget Workshop |
| Feb 23 | BOF Regular Meeting-Review 2025 Grant List and adjustments; Review adopted BOS, BOE and WPCC budgets |
| Mar 18 | BOF Public Hearing on budget requests (Community Center) |
| Mar 19 | Public Hearing SNOW DATE |
| Mar 23 | BOF Regular Meeting-Finalize BOS, Redding BOE and WPCC budgets |
| Mar 30 | BOF Regular Meeting (if needed) |
| Mar 31 | Release BOF Recommended Budget & Estimated Revenues to Press |
| Apr 2 | Press Publication of Budget |
| Apr 6 | BOF Regular Meeting (if needed) |
| Apr 21 | Annual Budget Meeting to set Referendum Date |
| May 5 | Referendum (Community Center 6am to 8pm) |
| May 5 | 8:00 pm BOF Meeting to set/approve Tax (Mil) Rate or revise the budget |
Board of Finance
Members
Ward J. Mazzucco (R), Chairman
Karen K. Gifford (D)
Jamie Barickman (D)
Robert Dean (D)
Roger E. Van Ausdal (D)
Jenifer Wyss (R)
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Financials
Meetings
Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month (or as posted), at 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall.
View the Calendar here.
