A new edition of the Association of Town Finance Committees’ Finance Committee Handbook is now available.

Updated in October 2025 in a PDF format, the handbook includes general updates to all chapters. Its co-editors are Mansfield Finance Committee Member Melinda Tarsi-Goldfien and Arlington Finance Committee Member Allan Tosti, both of whom are members of the ATFC Governing Board.

The handbook contains chapters on budgeting, capital planning, borrowing, contracting and procurement, general government and accounting operations, IT, establishing fees, employee benefits (including other post-employment benefits, or OPEB), revenue and expenditure forecasting, banking, and Proposition 2½.

The handbook is a member benefit provided to all finance committee members of dues-paying ATFC communities. These members may receive access to the handbook by emailing Katherine Christy at [email protected] at the MMA. To purchase the handbook, visit the Publications page.