Article II, Section 10, of the By-laws of the Town of Weston
"There shall be a Finance Committee composed of nine voters of the Town who shall serve without pay and shall not, while serving on said committee, hold any other town office...the committee shall choose a chairman and a secretary, and shall, prior to the Annual Town Meeting, confer with the Selectmen for consideration of the annual budget, and may confer with other town officers, and may hold public hearings. The committee may consider all financial and other questions coming before the Town for action or affecting the interests of the Town, and may at any time make reports or recommendations in print or otherwise to town officers or committees or to the voters, and all such reports and recommendations shall be printed at the expense of the Town, if the committee so requests."