Committee on Appropriations (COA)

The Committee on Appropriations is responsible to present the budget to the Barrington community at the Financial Town Referendum. The Committee reviews the budgets presented by the Town Council and School Committee. The Committee will hold the first public meeting on April 8, 2026, to present the proposed consolidated budget and a second public hearing on April 15, 2026, to present the final consolidated budget.

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Documents

• Financial Town Meeting (FTM) May 28, 2025 Budget
• Financial Town Meeting (FTM) May 22, 2024 Budget
• Budget Hearing May 8, 2024 Budget (PDF)
• FY25 Budget, Barrington Public Schools - COA, March 5, 2024 (PDF)
• Results of the 2023 Financial Town Meeting (PDF)

Meetings  

• Meeting agendas and minutes can be found on the Secretary of State's website.  See PDF of the 2024 schedule. 
• Meeting agendas with supporting documentation and minutes can be found on ClerkBase.
• Meeting recordings are available through the Vimeo library.

Members

• Lisa Daft, Full Member
• David Lauria, Full Member
• Email Cynthia Rosengard, Chair 
• James Sanderson, Full Member
• Email John Stafford, Full Member

• Braxton Howard Cloutier, Town Council Liaison
• Kate Berard, Town Council Liaison