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Town of Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 3/16/15 Meeting Minutes Vote: 8 -0 -3 Thursday, March 12, 2015 Members Present: Rob Barker, Jim Casamento, Jerry Dorfman, Nichola Gallagher, Dianne Gustafson, Stephanie Leach, Mark Porter and Jim Sims, Members Absent: Sepp Bergschneider, Tim McKenna, Barbara Saint Andre, and Diane Wolff. Guests Present: Aidan Maguire, Canton Representative to the Blues Hills School Committee Steve Moore, Asst. Supt. for Business & Personnel, Blue Hills Regional Technical High School James Quaglia, Superintendent, Blue Hills Regional Technical High School Deb Sundin, Chairman, Conservation Commission Jim Murgia, Finance Director Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order at 7:01 p.m, on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in the Meeting Room of the William J. Armando Recreation Center. A. Approval of Agenda Chairman Porter reviewed the items on the agenda. B. Announcements Chairman Porter announced that the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) would be holding a legislative breakfast meeting at Canton Town Hall on Friday, March 20 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and that any Finance Committee member interested in attending the meeting should register on -line as per the meeting handout. Mr. Sims announced that Superintendent Granatino would be leaving Canton to serve as the Superintendent for Marshfield. C. New Business Blue Hills Regional Technical High School — FY16 Budget and Assessment — Mr. Quaglia, Mr. Moore and Mr. Maguire presented to the Committee two detailed budget documents — one document on the Proposed 2015 -2016 Operating Budget and another document on the 2015 -2016 Proposed Member Town Assessments. The following are some of the highlights from the Proposed Operating Budget: • Blue Hills added 4,5 FTE positions — three academic positions, one each in English, mathematics and social studies, one vocational teacher for a new criminal justice program being offered and '/2 time physical education teacher. • Overall, the operating budget will increase 2.8 %. • Salaries will increase 5.5% for FY16 because of new staff and contractual obligations. • Expenses will decrease by 0.5 %. • Blue Hills has filed numerous times (approximately six times) a Statement of Interest (SOI) with MSBA, but the state has passed over Blue Hills. Blue Hills has been encouraged to file an SOI again. The 50 -year old windows and doors are in need of replacement. The plan will be to supplement any MSBA reimbursement through bonding over 20 years. Cost of the project may be approximately $20 million. • Blue Hills has decided not to contribute towards the Stabilization Fund for FY16. FINCOM 03122015 MINUTES.doe Page I of 6 03/16/2015