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Town of Canton
Finance Committee Finance Committee Meeting Notice
Rob Barker, Chair
Tim McKenna, Vice Chair Meeting Date: Monday, February 25, 2019
Christos Arsondiadis Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Dan Cole Meeting Location: Salah Meeting Room
Cynthia Holcombe 801 Washington Street, Canton
Emilio Mauro
Barbara Saint André
Cindy Thomas
Wai Wong
Agenda – Revised on 2/21/19
This meeting is being video recorded by Canton Community Television. Times are estimates. Items may be taken out of order.
7:00 PM Call Meeting to Order (Minutes Primary/Alternate: Dan Cole / Cynthia Holcombe)
New Business:
7:05 PM Chief Ken Berkowitz - Police Department (#210), Animal Control (#292) FY20 Budgets.
Article 24 – Adopt Municipal Modernization Act Pertaining to the Establishment of Speed Limits and
Safety Zones.
7:20 PM Chief Charlie Doody - Fire Department (#220), 911 Dispatch (#215), Fire Alarms &
Boxes (#221), Ambulance (#231), Unmanned Ambulance (#232) & Emergency
Management (#291).
Article 23 – Authorize a five (5) Year Lease for Fire Department Equipment Storage,
Chief Charlie Doody.
7:45 PM Discussion with Christine Smith, a Proponent and John Ciccotelli, Public Health Director.
Article 27 – Acceptance of Proposed New By-Law Regarding Plastic Shopping Bag Reduction.
Other Business: Continuing discussion of Budgets and Warrant Articles.
Vote the following Articles for ATM 2019:
# Article # Article
1 Elect a Moderator 19 Motion 2 - $620,000 - Community Preservation Fund Set Asides for FY20
Motion 3 - $290,000 - Debt Service & Expenses for Paul Revere Heritage land
2 Adopt Rules to Govern Town Meeting 19
acquisition
2 Motion 1 - Time and Date 19 Motion 4 - $55,000 - Paul Revere Heritage Interpretive Signage
2 Motion 2 - Non-Resident List 19 Motion 5 - $62,171.56 - Earl Newhouse Waterfront Design & Engineering
2 Motion 3 - Source of Funds for New App 19 Motion 6 - $50,000 - Kennedy School Basketball Courts Renovation & Fencing
3 Hear Reports of Committees appointed at prior ATMs 19 Motion 7 - $80,000 - Baseball & Softball Fields Reconstruction - various locations
7 Set Salaries of Elected Officials 19 Motion 8 - $35,000 - SHINE Embankment Slide at Luce School
7 Motion 1 - Town Clerk Salary - $92,780 19 Motion 9 - $200,000 - Bolivar Pool repairs
7 Motion 2 - Elected Officials 19 Motion 10 - $74,000 - Siding Replacement at Brayton Circle Housing
14 4th of July Funding - $35,000 19 Motion 11 - $28,000 - Copper Roof Replacement at Town Hall
19 Community Preservation 19 Motion 12- $37,120 - Stoughton Ancient Records Preservation & Digitization Project
Motion 13 - Authorize BOS to acquire interests in real estate or the issuance of
19 Motion 1 - $30,000 - Administration Expenses for FY20 19
applicable restrictions etc.
Minutes to be Approved: December 12, 2018, February 11, 2019 & February 13, 2019.
Public Announcements/Public Comment: To be determined.
Next Meeting Dates:
Day Date Time Location Guests/Topics for 2019
Thursday March 7 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room Capital Planning Committee - Dave Emhardt - CPC to present FY20 capital requests (confirmed).
Charlie Aspinwall & Mark Porter, BOS Chair - Discussion of FY20 operating budget &
Monday March 11 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room
warrant/articles (Charlie & Mark confirmed).
Wednesday March 13 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room School Committee - discussion of FY20 operating budget and warrant articles/etc. (confirmed).
Friday March 15 NA NO MEETING this day. Deadline - Planning Board motions to Town Counsel.
Tom Scully, Planning Board Chair & Laura Smead to discuss Zoning Articles (confirmed with Laura,
Monday March 18 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room
pending with Tom).
Thursday March 21 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room Last day to Vote FY20 Capital Requests & Articles.
Friday March 22 NA NO MEETING this day. Deadline - FINCOM draft motions to Town Counsel.
Monday March 25 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room May not need this meeting date.
Blue Hills Regional High School FY20 budget, status of building renovation project (James Quaglia,
Wednesday March 27 7:00 PM Salah Meeting Room
Steve Moore, Aidan Maguire) (confirmed).
" " " 7:30 " Review Discussions. May be combined with meeting on March 25.
Tuesday April 2 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room Vote FY20 Operating Budgets, Fixed Costs Budgets & Enterprise Budgets.
Thursday April 4 7-9 p.m. Salah Meeting Room Finalize Finance Committee Report and Discussions.
Monday April 8 NA NO MEETING this day. Warrant with recommendations & motions sent to Printer.
Adjourn
If a topic becomes known prior to 48 hours before the scheduled meeting, the Committee will update this posting. The Committee may
also discuss a topic or topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before the meeting.
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