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FINCOM 20210203 Minutes
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Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 2/10/21 801 Washington Street Vote: 8-0-0 Canton, MA 02021 Meeting Minutes February 3, 2021 Finance Committee Members Present: Rob Barker, David Clough, Dan Cole, Emilio Mauro, Tim McKenna, Reuki Schutt, Tom Theodore, Cindy Thomas and Wai Wong. Finance Committee Members Absent: All members were present for the meeting. Guests Present: Andrea Capone, Library Director Liz Francis, Parks & Recreation Director Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary Arafat Knight, Veterans' Agent Randy Scollins, Finance Director Opening: Chair McKenna called the virtual meeting via Zoom to order at 7:00 p.m. Approval of Agenda: Chair McKenna reviewed the agenda. New Business Conservation (#171) FY22 Budget Requests — Discussion with Regen Milani, Conservation Agent The discussion with Regen Milani regarding the Conservation FY22 budget requested was postponed due to a personal conflict. Ms. Milani will be scheduled for a future meeting. The Finance Committee discussed inviting the following attendees/committees to their upcoming meetings and adding the following topics: • Blue Hills Regional High School. • Community Preservation Committee. • Capital Planning Committee. • Planning Board, Town Planner. • Revenue Forecasting Committee is scheduled to meet on February 9th. The revenue forecast would be added to the February 10'h Finance Committee meeting. • Have the School Committee participate on the budget target setting meeting on March 3. • Select Board (SB) to discuss budgets and SB -sponsored articles. The Finance Committee will request a copy of the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) from the Select Board. Mr. Scollins is predicting approximately 46-47 Articles on the warrant this year. Planning Board articles not acted upon at last year's Annual Town Meeting would be on this year's ATM and the discussions for the articles will be circulated to the members for reuse in the warrant. Library (#610) FY22 Budget Requests — Discussion with Andrea Capone Ms. Capone thanked the Finance Committee for the opportunity to present the Library's FY22 budget requests. Ms. Capone gave an overview of how the Library has been affected by the COVID pandemic. The library had to radically shift their service model. They have been providing electronic resources since March 2020 to meet the needs of the public. They have issued approximately 600 library cards, many digitally. They have moved to virtual Daily Storytime. Physical circulation has been brought back through curbside pickup. In one month alone the Library provided 10,000 items. They have been lending Chromebooks with hot spots for those in need of searching for employment, for applying for unemployment as well as faxing services. Ms. Capone stated that during economic hardships people turn to the Library. Ms. Capone is looking for a $67,200 FY22 budget increase consisting of the following: • An increase to the Building and Maintenance supplies budget of $23,000 (from $25,000 to $48,00)is being requested for flooring and HVAC repairs. The Library has had a severe pest problem of termites in the FINCOM 20210203 Minutes.docx Page 1 of 5 2/7/21