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Budget & Financial Information

The Town of Sutton is governed by General Bylaws, Home Rule Charter, Massachusetts General Law, and other relevant statutes. The Town’s form of government, an elected, five-member Select Board appoints a Town Manager to administer the daily operation of the Town. The Town’s legislative body is Open Town Meeting. According to the General Bylaws, the Town Manager must submit a balanced budget annually to the Select Board and Finance & Warrant Advisory Committee. The budget is reviewed by the Select Board before being moved to the Finance & Warrant Advisory Committee. The Finance & Warrant Advisory Committee reviews the annual operating budget and other warrant articles and submits their recommendations to Town Meeting. Town Meeting then votes to adopt the annual operating budget and other warrant articles at the Annual Town Meeting. Information related to the budget process can be found in each of the sections below.

Town Budget Documents

In accordance with the General Town Bylaws, the Town Manager must annually submit a budget to the Select Board. The annual operating and capital budgets are submitted as part of the Town Administrator's Annual Budget & Financial Plan. It is important to note that the financial and budgetary information presented in the Annual Budget & Financial Plan are projections and are subject to change prior to Town Meeting.

School Budget Documents

Town Audits/Annual Financial Statements

The Town of Sutton annually contracts with a private auditing firm for the purposes of auditing the Town’s accounts, funds and preparing financial statements for all governmental activities. The audit is conducted in accordance with the applicable standards contained in the Government Auditing Standards, which is issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

Financial Policies