The Finance Committee is responsible for budgeting and financial planning and reporting, and monitoring of internal controls and accountability policies. It shall be chaired by the Treasurer.  Committee members include the President, Vice-President and up to four (4) other members who may have a financial background, and who may or may not be on the Board.  The Committee meets a minimum of once per year to establish the budget for the following year. Other meetings can be convened on an as needed or as requested by a committee member or the Board of Directors. The Committee is charged with:

1. Developing an annual operating budget in cooperation with the President;
2. Monitoring adherence to the budget;
3. Setting long-range financial goals along with funding strategies to achieve them as directed by the Board;
4. Presenting all financial goals and proposals to the Board of Directors for approval.