Budget Committee Responsibilities

1. Act as a liaison from Zone table to Administrative and BOE Business and Facilities Committee to encourage and enlist community assistance in budget process or analysis prior to initial budget presentation to BOE.

2. Act during the formation of the budget as chair of a committee comprised of representatives from each local PTA to educate representatives on the budget process, facilitate informational meetings between local representatives and Administrative or BOE officials, and act as liaison for questions to appropriate Administrative support personnel and appropriate BOE members from school representatives. Provide timely, unbiased written or oral reports on the status of the budget process and an overview of the final budget.

3. Coordinate and distribute information of what PTA's may or may not do to encourage voting. Chair should be informed of and decimate various methods and activities in each local unit. Chair should facilitate with approving members of the committee, an organized campaign to actively support the passage of the budget that can quickly and effectively be implemented upon Cherry Hill Zone approval of the district budget.

4. Provide a monthly written report to Zone PTA.

5. Maintain a file about the committee which will be passed on to successive chairs.