Duties & Responsibilities

Duties shall include:

• Make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on the selection of the independent auditor and recommend scope of the independent audit;
• Make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for areas where extra focus or expanded attention may be appropriate 
• Review annual financial statement and management reports prepared by the auditors and provide comments with respect to said review;
• Review and report to the Board of Selectmen at least annually on the status of management recommendations made by the independent auditor and corrective action taken by management;
• Additionally, with approval of the Board of Selectmen, provide assistance in support of the process for other external audits or reviews, which may include providing input on the scope, reviewing and ranking respondents to RFPs, acting as a point of coordination and support for the auditor conducting the work, and, if requested, provide advice to the requestor on reading and interpreting the report.