Budget Committee
Chair:
Vice Chair: Stephanie Bishops - Email: sbishop@limerickme.org (Term expires 2027)
Secretary: Susan Care: Term Expires 2028)
scare@limerickme.org
Lori Harmon - Email: lharmon@limerickme.org
(Term Expires 2026)
David Coleman: Email: dcoleman@limerickme.org
(Term Expires 2027)
The Budget Committee was established in 2011 pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A. Section 3001 for the Town of Limerick, ME.
The town ordinance states that the Budget Committee shall have the following powers and duties:
a) To accept testimony, review financial data and make monetary recommendation on the annual budget (Expenditures and Income) as submitted by the Elected Officials, Department Heads and Non-Municipal Agencies.
b) To accept testimony, review financial data and make monetary recommendations on capital expenditures as submitted by Elected Officials and Department heads.
c) To accept testimony, review financial data and make monetary recommendations regarding supplemental appropriations and expenditures and other budgetary action whenever proposed by the Elected Officials.
d) To make such other recommendations on fiscal matters as it may from time to time deem advisable.
The Committee's authority shall be advisory only.
2025 Budget Committee Schedule
| Key Date | Scheduled Department |
8/8/2024 | Budget Kick off Meeting |
| 8/12 -8/16 | Templates sent to Department Heads |
| 8/15/2024 | Budget Meeting Training Session |
| 8/19 - 8/30 | Department Heads are completing the templates |
| 9/2/2024 | Labor Day - NO MEETING |
| 9/3/2024 | Budgets are being returned |
| 9/5/2024 | Library, Animal Control & Recreation Budget Review |
| 9/12/2024 | Planning Board & Board of Appeals Budget Review |
| 9/19/2024 | No Meeting |
| 9/26/2024 | CEO & Constable & Treasurer Budget Review |
| 10/3/or2024 | No Meeting |
| 10/10/2024 | Fire Department Budget Review and Transfer Station, Tipping Fees, Door to Door |
| 10/17/2024 | Road Commissioner, Tarring, & EMA Budget |
| 10/24/2024 | Town Clerk, Deputy Clerk & Elections Tax Collector |
| 10/31/2024 | Halloween - NO MEETING |
11/7/2024 | Departmental Review & Recommendations Selectboard & Budget Committee |
| 11/14/2024 | Building Advisory Committee & Selectman Articles MEETING CANCELED |
| 11/21/2024 | Capital Projects & Selectman Articles MEETING CANCELED |
| 11/28/2024 | Thanksgiving - NO MEETING |
| 12/5/2024 | Departmental Review & Recommendations Building Advisory Comm. & Capital Projects Debt Services & Selectman Articles |
12/12/2024 | Final warrant being put together - Selectman Articles |
12/19/2024 | Final warrant being put together - Selectman Articles |
| 12/26/2024 | Christmas NO MEETING |
| 1/2/2025 | Review of Budget with Selectboard |
1/9/2025 | Budget Committee Vote/Budget Committee sign Warrant |
| 1/13/2025 | Final Warrant due to Town Clerk by 4 p.m. |