Budget Committee
Chair: Susan Care. Email: scare@limerickme.org
Vice Chari: Cheryl Edgerly: Email: cheryl.edgerly7@gmail.com
Secretary: Linda Friedrich: Email: lfriedrich@limerickme.org
Janet Legere: Email: jlegere@limerickme.org
Amanda Mason
POWERS AND DUTIES
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.
2026 Budget Committee Schedule FY2027
Templates sent to Department Head Aug Due back 9/30/2026
| Key Date | ||||
| Sept 10 | Budget Kick Off Meeting | |||
| Sept 24 | Budget Meeting | |||
| Sept 2026 | Department Heads are completing the templates | |||
| 9/30/2026 | Operational Dept Budgets returned | |||
| Scheduled to present | ||||
| Library, Animal Control & Recreation Budget | ||||
| Planning Board & Board of Appeals Budget | ||||
| CEO & Constable & Treasurer Budget | ||||
Fire Department Budget | ||||
| Transfer Station, Tipping Fees, Door to Door | ||||
| Road Commissioner, Tarring, & EMA Budget | ||||
| Town Clerk, Deputy Clerk & Elections Tax Collector | ||||
| Departmental Review & Recommendations Selectboard & Budget Committee Meet | ||||
Nov 2026 | Revitalization Committee & Selectboard Articles | |||
| Nov 2026 11/26/2026 |
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| 12/3/2026 |
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| Wk Dec 7 | Final warrant being put together - Selectboard Articles | |||
| Wk Dec 14 | Final warrant being put together - Selectboard Articles | |||
| 12/24/2026 | Christmas Eve NO MEETING | |||
| 12/31/2026 | New Years Eve NO MEETING | |||
| 1/5/2027 | Selectboard signs votes and signs March warrant | |||
| 1/6/2027 | Budget Committee signs votes and signs March warrant | |||
| 1/12/2027 | Final Warrant due to Town Clerk by 4 p.m. |