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FINCOM 20180326 Minutes
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Canton Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, March 26, 2018 Minutes Voted on: 6/18/18 Vote: 3-0-4 Members Present: Rob Barker, Nichola Gallagher, Cynthia Holcombe, Tim McKenna, Barbara Saint Andre and Cindy Thomas. Members Absent: All members were present. Guests Present: John Bonnanzio, Member, Canton School Committee Kristin Mirliani, Vice Chair, Canton School Committee Mike Loughran, Chairman, Canton School Committee Steven Moore, Asst. Superintendent for Business &Personnel, Blue Hills Regional Technical School Jennifer Fischer-Mueller, Superintendent, Canton Public Schools Barry Nectow, School Business Administrator James Quaglia, Superintendent-Director, Blue Hills Regional Technical High School Jim Murgia, Finance Director Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order by Chairman Barker at 7:00 pm. on Monday, March 26, 2018 in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall. A. Approval of Agenda Chairman Barker reviewed the items on the agenda which included afollow-up discussion with the School Committee regarding their request for modular classrooms, a discussion with administrators from the Blue Hills Regional Technical School regarding their FY19 budget and voting on a few articles including street acceptances. B. Announcements Chairman Barker announced that there are three vacancies on the Finance Committee and interested residents should contact the Town Moderator. New Business Discussion with School Committee - $2,000,000 Modulars for the John F. Kennedy Elementary School Chairman Barker stated that the School Committee had been invited back to the Finance Committee so that the Finance Committee could have a further understanding of the modulars being requested. He further stated that the modulars seemed to be a temporary fix, but given the history of modulars within the Town this request could be something other than temporary. Dr. Fischer-Mueller stated that they would explain the difference between modular classrooms and brick and mortar and their reason for supporting modulars. She turned the discussion over to Mr. Nectow. Mr. Nectow emphasized a few highlights from the last time the School Committee met with the Finance Committee. There was no additional meeting information provided for their modulars request. • Mr. Nectow emphasized that there was an overcrowding issue at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School. FINCOM 20180326 Minutes RB Page 1 of 10 04/16/18