About Town Finance Board
About this position
The City Board of Finance is responsible for recommending an annual budget and overseeing all City trust accounts. The Board also reviews all city investments and other matters related to debt.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 4 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Finance Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person, not at the time an elector of the Town, shall be eligible for election to any Town Office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- (1) at least five per cent of the electors whose names appear upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such municipality or in such political subdivision, or (2) such lesser number of such electors as such party by its rules prescribes, as the case may be.
- Filing period
- January 4, 2027 - August 4, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Party Registrar's office.
- Where to file
- 110 Myrtle Ave., Westport, CT 06880
- Filing phone
- 203-341-1115
- Step 3
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- View profileDanielle DobinDemocratic · Current term 2024 to 2027
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