32 V.S.A. § 202: Duties of Commissioner

In addition to the duties expressly set forth elsewhere by law, the Commissioner of Finance and Management through the Commissioner’s Department shall:

(1) perform the following duties with respect to the budget:

(A) prepare an operating budget for the Governor-elect or Governor as provided by sections 301-307 of this title;

(B) prepare and install forms upon which departmental and capital budget requests are made;

(C) schedule and assist in hearings on departmental and agency requests;

(D) assist the Governor and, on request, the General Assembly on budget matters;

(E) exercise continuing supervision and study of budget procedures; and

(F) carry out expenditure control and budget-balancing policies and procedures as directed by the Secretary of Administration;

(2) perform the following duties with respect to fiscal management and management analysis:

(A) carry out continuing studies of the operation of existing or new State agencies and make recommendations to obtain most economic and effective management;

(B) assist departments on procedures and other problems of management;

(C) carry on a research program in the field of governmental and financial administration and analysis of State tax structure and yield; and

(D) study simplification and standardization of forms and methods in use in various departments for purposes of management and budget control;

(3) prepare estimates of State revenue and income when requested by the Governor; and

(4) provide the legislative Joint Fiscal Office on or before November 1 of the first fiscal year of each biennium and December 1 of the second fiscal year of each biennium copies of the most recent budget forms submitted by all governmental units in connection with annual or supplemental budget requests.