All members are invited to LWVN’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 6:00pm, at Papa Razzi in Wellesley.
For more information, please email Sue and Anne at info@lwvnewton.org.
Charter Commission Initiative
The League of Women Voters of Newton has been working since this fall to get enough signatures to put the question of a Newton Charter Commission on the November 2013 ballot. More information about this initiative, the League’s 2009-2010 Charter Study, and how you can help can be found here.
LWVN Members Vote to Support Newton Override
The League of Women Voters of Newton members who were present at the January 10, 2013 membership meeting voted overwhelmingly to support all three City of Newton override proposals.
Newton Budget and Override FAQs
The LWVN municipal finance committee has prepared the information below about Newton’s budget and about overrides in general as they begin their effort to help educate voters about the overrides recently proposed by the mayor.
In order to explain how the override process works, it is first necessary to explain the City’s own budget. The municipal budget for a City of 86,000 is has to take into account paying for common, recurring items and also for infrastructure and buildings. Each department feeds its own requirements into the budget and each receives funding depending upon the priorities of the City.
An explanation of terms and process follows:
- What is the difference between capital expenses and operating expenses?
- What types of revenue does Newton have?
- What is zero-based budgeting?
- How does an override work?