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. (