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Minutes Voted on: 4/21/21
Canton Finance Committee Vote: 7-0-0
801 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021
Meeting Minutes
March 24, 2021
Finance Committee Members Present: David Clough, Dan Cole, Emilio Mauro, Tim McKenna, Reuki Schutt, Tom
Theodore, Cindy Thomas and Wai Wong.
Finance Committee Members Absent: Rob Barker.
Guests Present:
Josh Cohen, Chair, Conservation Commission; Canton Little League
John Connolly, Chair, Select Board
Jen Fischer-Mueller, Superintendent, Canton Public Schools
Derek Folan, Assistant Superintendent, Canton Public Schools
Nichola Gallagher, School Committee
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Recording Secretary
Michael Loughran, Select Board
Kristin Mirliani, Chair, School Committee
Barry Nectow, School Business Administrator
Mark Porter, Clerk, Select Board
Mike Rota, President, Canton Little League Board
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
Article 31 – Appropriation for the Construction of Bathroom, Storage and Snack Shack Facilities at Kennedy
Elementary School Fields
Mr. Scollins referred to meeting documents forwarded to him by the Canton Little League (see meeting documents).
Mr. Rota showed schematics of the concession stand. Mr. Rota read from a prepared statement (see meeting
documents). Some of those highlights included the following:
• Encountered substantial roadblocks with funding, prevailing wage costs, construction roadblocks and
unforeseeable increases in materials costs.
• There are countless hours invested in this project. The project is fully vetted by the Zoning Board,
Conservation Commission, School committee, Recreation Department, Danny Erickson, all the town’s PTA
organizations and sports programs that use the complex.
• These four athletic fields benefit the Town’s baseball and softball programs, football, soccer, lacrosse, and
field hockey programs as well as Kennedy School field day participants. Canton Little League has hosted
many regional and state championship tournaments as well as several pitch, hit and run statewide events.
• While the cost of this project totals over $1 million, it is the least expensive project in recent years that
affects the greatest number of children, their parents, siblings, grandparents, and other extended family
members. People must leave the fields to find water and sanitary facilities.
• The Recreation Department used to provide sanitary facilities at all the fields. Over time, the restrooms at
Devoll Field and Ponkapoag Field were shuttered, and the porta-potties removed.
• Canton Little League had no choice but to supply, maintain and pay for seven plus porta potties throughout
the Town at a substantial expense to the league. Over the past three years Canton Little League has
worked with the Recreation Board and through the Recreation Department have opened the shuttered
restrooms but only if Canton Little League maintained them.
Mr. Cohen provided the following information regarding the project:
• This project has been going on for six years. They have received funding from the Community Preservation
Committee as well as from private events.
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• Canton is the only Town of the 12 communities that they play in that does not have restrooms at the main
baseball facility. The closest place to access food is Cassie’s Market on Chapman Street.
• Fundraising – The Little League has raised $60,000 for the project at an event three years go. Mr. Cohen
stated that it is almost impossible as a Board to raise funds for a project this size asking individuals for
contributions. Prevailing wages has significantly raised the cost of the project.
The estimate for the project is as follows:
Project Estimate $817,709
Sewer Line 79,791
Engineering Fees 110,000
Total Cost: $1,007,500
CCPC (CPA) Funding $347,500 (Some of CCPC committee funds have been spent.)
Little League Funds 60,000
ATM Article 31 Request 600,000
Total Funding: $1,007,500
Mr. Mauro inquired if the League was confident that if the $600,000 were approved under Article 31 that this amount
will secure the completion of building the facility and that the League would not return next year seeking additional
funding. Mr. Mauro was concerned that the estimate for the project might escalate given that the estimate was from
2019. Mr. Cohen stated that the project estimate completed in 2019 was for bidding to take place in 2020, so he
stated the cost was only a year old. He does not think there will be unexpected costs for the project. The School
Department will control the project. Mr. Rota does not expect any funding from the School Department.
There is no contingency cost built into the $1,007,500. The Select Board is expected to vote on Article 31 at their
meeting on March 30. Maintenance and controlled access – Mr. Connolly stated that the Recreation Department
handles all of the fields in Town. The School does not do the maintenance of the fields. Ms. Thomas stated that
when this project came before the Finance Committee when CPA funds were being sought, it was stated at that time
the Canton Little League would be controlling the operating space. Mr. Cohen stated that the Little League will clean
the facilities but the Recreation Department will maintain the facilities.
Chair McKenna expressed his support of the project and commended the Little League for providing all of the
necessities at the field. However, Chair McKenna stated that given the current financial environment for the Town he
has concerns about the use of such a large amount of Free Cash along with the other competing items for the use of
Free Cash. He inquired if the Select Board had any other available funds to use for the project. Mr. Loughran stated
that they had tried to cut down the project but could not shrink the bathrooms due to regulations. Site work could be
done by the DPW but the stretch of the run that is needed for the project is beyond the DPW’s scope and they
recommended that an expert be used for the site work. Mr. Loughran stated that the Select Board is definitely in
support of this project.
Chair McKenna inquired if there were any other funds available through the Select Board for this project. Mr.
Connolly said “never say never”. If there happens to be a deficit the Select Board “will cross that bridge when they
come to it” and they could take it out of Mitigations Funds, something they have never been afraid to spend
mitigation funds in the best interests of the Town. He gave as an example for the Luce School when the Select
Board provided $125,000 for a bus turnaround in front of the school for safety purposes. Mr. Connolly further stated
that he could not speak for the entire Board but that they developed those funds in those accounts to help in
situations like this. He would be amenable but could not say a specific amount. “The door is open.”
Chair McKenna thanked the members of the Canton Little League for the information they provided to the Finance
Committee. Mr. Cohen thank the members of the Finance Committee for their consideration of this request.
Article 25 – Amend General By-Laws by Adding Sidewalk Betterment Assessment By-Law – Discussion with
Mark Porter, Select Board Member and sponsor/author of this article.
This article was on last year’s Town Meeting warrant but was postponed in order to streamline the process of 2020
Town Meeting. Mr. Porter thanked the Finance Committee for their support last year for the intersection work on
Washington and Randolph Street. He briefly summarized that the request they most often hear about from residents
almost weekly is the request for sidewalks. Unfortunately, there is not enough funding for sidewalks. This by law
would provide the opportunity for the residents to have a “pathway”. If there is an agreement of half of the
neighborhood, Engineering would be asked for cost estimates and feasibility. If 75% of the neighborhood were in
support, then the Town would go forward with the project with a certain level of funding. It the street is not a major
artery and is not on the complete streets plan the residents requesting the sidewalk would have to fund the sidewalk
themselves. If the street is on the Complete Streets listing or if it is a major artery the Town would try to fund 50% of
the project with Town Meeting funding with the residents coming up with the remaining 50% of the funding. If there is
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a group of residents that are committed to having sidewalks, this would “move them up the line” using their own resources. When the Article was originally drafted Mr. Ported stated that he had put in a requirement that if 13% of cash reserves of the operating budget was not met the project would not go forward. Mr. Porter did not have any objections to the Finance Committee’s recommendation that the cash reserves number be 15% instead of 13%. Chair McKenna thanked Mr. Porter for his service to the Town as a Select Board Member and as a former member of the Finance Committee and hopes to see him in the near future serving the Town. Mr. Porter thanked the Finance Committee. School Operating Budget FY 2022 – Discussion with Dr. Fischer-Mueller, School Superintendent and Mr. Barry Nectow, School Business Administrator and School Committee Members This is the second meeting of the Finance Committee that the School Department is attending to discuss their operating budget. On March 18th, Dr. Fischer-Mueller and Mr. Nectow presented a revised budget to the School Committee. They have eliminated $490,000 of the previous $750,000 gap. Between the School Department’s initial request and the Finance Committee’s budget target number there remains a $262,000 gap. In that budget request reduction they have cut seven proposed positions, curriculum materials and supplies and assessment system. Two positions have been postponed for the social and emotional behavior program for special education, the data specialist and an adjustment counselor. Mr. Nectow explained how the School Department was created. Prior year budget: $46,186,271 Contractual obligations: 1,530,104 Eliminated 7 FTEs (several at GMS) Kept in highest priority for GMS 1.0 Health Teacher 75,032 Kept in Humanities Coordinator 102,000 Eliminated Visual Art Supplies – HS & GMS Eliminated Assessment Tool Eliminated GMS Steam Materials and Novels Eliminated STAR Professional Development Tool Kept in Bus Contractual Increase 50,000 Kept in Supplies and Service 2,500 Kept in Quality Enhancements Supplies & Services 108,741 Total Budget Requests Increase for FY 2022: $1,886,377 Total Budget Request: $48,054,648 Target Budget Increase $1,606,391 Budget Gap: $261,986 Mr. Mauro inquired about the two $75,000 positions that were being eliminated from the budget request at GMS and if it would provide savings for out-of-district tuition and transportation or would it result in the Town spending more money for out of district tuition. Mr. Nectow stated they had originally looked at out-of-district students and thought there could be savings but would not have the opportunity to have the savings without doing the program. The Town is not losing any savings but do not have the potential to save any. Students would not be losing services and will reside in their current program. Essentially there would be a start-up cost for the program to realize savings in the future or spend the money to save the money. Similar to solar panels – buy the solar panels to see the savings down the road. Revenues – Ms. Thomas inquired if there was any available funding in the revenue area. Mr. Scollins explained that 100% of the property tax revenue is committed to next year’s budget. With regard to state aid, the Town will be going with the Governor’s budget. Local receipts, Mr. Scollins stated, that the Town broke from a long tradition with the Town by committing 99% of the gross local receipts. It has committed $1.5 million less than what it anticipates to collect on local receipts on average. Targets have been missed for last year, this year and most likely will be missed for next year. If the $1.5 million recharge will not add to the revenue over the next two or three years the Town will need to “level down” because it is not sustainable to maintain 100% commitment on local receipts. Other sources have not been able to be relied on due to lack of revenues – school lunch program, Greenlodge Parking, dental Trust Fund $100,000, Mr. Scollins believes that on the revenue side he does not see the recommended revenues being changed. Article 16 – Appropriation to Increase Special Education Reserve Account (Schools) Article 17 – Appropriation to Increase the FY22 School Department Budget Mr. Nectow stated that nothing has changed since their last meeting with the Finance Committee with regard to these two articles. They would still be requesting $660,000 under Article 16 and $500,000 under Article 17. He did not have a formal presentation. The School Department awaits information on the next round of federal stimulus funds. They are proceeding with the two articles as if they have not received additional funds. FINCOM 20210324 Minutes.docx Page 3 of 9 4/18/21
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Mr. Nectow reviewed a chart entitled FY21 Full Year Spending Including COVID Related Expense Voted FY21 Operating Budget $46,186,271 Prior Year Encumbrances Rolled Forward $2,891,332 Adjusted Budget $49,077,603 Actual Expended $20,615,310 Encumbered $28,844,505 Expended & Encumbered $49,459,815 Operating Budget Deficit -$382,212 Pandemic Spending Supplies, Materials, Equipment, Technology, Labor, Allocated to CARES Act (Municipal Funds) $1,615,000 Supplies, Materials, Equipment, Technology, Labor, Allocated to Reopening Grant $745,000 Technology Expenses Allocated to Technology Grant $79,265 Supplies, Materials, Equipment, Technology, Labor, Allocated to ESSER 1 Grant $105,000 Supplies, Materials, Equipment, Technology, Labor, Allocated to ESSER 2 Grant $408,130 FY21 State Coronavirus Prevention Fund $123,425 Sub-Total - Additional Spending $3,075,820 Operating Budget Deficit (From Line 12 Above) $382,212 Additional Operating and Pandemic Spending (March-June) $750,000 Additional Spec Ed. Spending Forecast $4,073,606 Sub-Total - Additional Spending $8,281,638 Projected Full Year Spending $57,741,453 (Sources) Offsets Operating Budget $49,077,603 CARES Act (Municipal Funds) $1,615,000 Reopening Funds $745,000 Technology Funds $79,265 ESSER 1 (Cares Act Funds) $105,000 ESSER 2 Funds (CARES Act) $408,130 FY21 State Coronavirus Prevention Fund $123,425 Fincom Reserve Transfer $370,000 Circuit Breaker $2,973,606 Spec Ed Reserve Funds $300,000 Addl. Spec Ed Reserve Funds $500,000 Grant Funds (94-142) $971,916 Preschool Revolving $200,000 Athletic Revolving $150,000 Building Rental $150,000 Sub-Total - Offsets $57,768,945 Total Balance (Deficit) $27,492 FINCOM 20210324 Minutes.docx Page 4 of 9 4/18/21
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The School Department received a $300,000 Finance Committee Reserve Fund transfer in the fall of 2020. Additional $500,000 of SPED Reserve Funds were used as well as another $500,000 of three revolving funds were used to offset the budget. The School Department is looking to replenish these funds at Town Meeting under Articles 16 and 17. The $500,000 for the reserve under Article 16 increased to $660,000. This increase came about as a result of year end work with the Department of Revenue where the School Department over reserved the Circuit Breaker and needed to “sweep” off $160,000 of the Circuit Breaker balance into cash. Mr. Nectow worked with Mr. Scollins who thought it best to get the funds back into the SPED expense column by increasing the reserve request from $500,000 to $660,000 for Article 16. If there is more than one year’s worth of Circuit Breaker grant, the amount that you are over has to go back to the General Fund. The $160,000 has transferred over to the Town’s Free Cash balance and is available to appropriate it to “from whence it came”. Vote - Article 12 – Accept General or Session Laws Enacted by the General Court Mr. Scollins provided a Division of Local Services Informational Guideline Release dated May 2019 entitled Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund. Article 12 is to re-accept the statute that the Town has already accepted as to how an OPEB Trust is legally established. A motion made by Ms. Schutt to recommend Article 12 as written in the warrant was seconded by Ms. Thomas. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. Wong Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Vote - Article 2 – Adopt Rules to Govern Town Meeting – The Committee did not vote Article 2 Motion 1 because they were awaiting a time for the adjournment of Town Meeting. Article 2 Motion 2 – A motion made by Ms. Thomas to recommend Article 2 Motion 2 that the following individuals be granted all the rights and privileges of participation in this Annual Town Meeting, except the right to vote, as written in the warrant, was seconded by Ms. Schutt. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Article 2 Motion 3 – A motion made by Ms. Thomas to recommend Article 2 Motion 3 as written in the warrant was seconded by Ms. Schutt. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Vote - Article 16 – Appropriation to Increase Special Education Reserve Account A motion made by Ms. Thomas that the sum of Six Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($660,000) be appropriated to the Special Education Reserve Account (#250) and to meet this appropriation, Six Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($660,000) to be funded from unanticipated General Fund Revenues in the Treasury of the Town was seconded by Mr. Wong. Mr. Scollins shared on his screen a document entitled “Recommended Funding for FY ’22 Special Appropriations, Snow & Ice Deficit and Memorial Hall Exterior Renovation”. The $660,000 has been accounted for on the chart with Unappropriated Local Receipts as the funding source. Of the $660,000 the $500,000 would be repayment of an amount that they utilized this past fiscal year because of the pandemic. There was the understanding that when they sought out these funds from the Select Board that they had stated their intent that because it was to help them with the COVID- related expenses they would come back looking for the $500,000. The $160,000 is related to the DOR requirement that if there is more than a year’s worth of Circuit Breaker Funds on hand at fiscal year the excess needs to be returned to the General Fund. The School Department is asking for this amount back. FINCOM 20210324 Minutes.docx Page 5 of 9 4/18/21
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The Town would be recommending $496,688 less than the total Free Cash available to maintain the 15% cash reserves ratio. The Finance Committee did not take a vote on Article 16. They would discuss Article 16 at their next meeting on March 31, 2021. Vote - Article 22 – Acquire Permanent Easement Over 145 Sherman Street for Drainage and Drainage Maintenance Purposes A motion made by Ms. Thomas to recommend Article 22 as printed in the warrant was seconded by Ms. Schutt. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Article 17 – Appropriation to Increase the FY22 School Department Budget – Mr. Scollins stated that Town Meeting cannot appropriate into revolving funds. The Finance Committee did not vote Article 17. Vote - Article 23 – Appropriate $15,000 from Free Cash to Acquire Easement and Taking – Pleasant Street near Reservoir Pond A motion made by Ms. Thomas to recommend Article 23 as printed in the warrant was seconded by Ms. Schutt. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Vote - Article 25 – Amend General By-Laws by Adding Sidewalk Betterment Assessment By-Law A motion made by Mr. Clough to recommend Article 25 that the General By-laws be amended by adding a new By-law entitled “Sidewalk Betterment Assessments” as new By-law Article XXIV as written in the warrant with one modification to Section 3: Determination of Funding, by replacing “13%” with “15%” was seconded by Mr. Mauro. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Theodore Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Vote - Article 28 – Special Tax Agreement (STA) with Emergent BioSolutions A motion made by Ms. Schutt to recommend Article 28 as written in the warrant was seconded by Mr. Cole. Mr. Clough has some concerns with Article 28. There was no commitment in the STA agreement with BioSolutions that they were going to hire Canton residents. Mr. Clough believes this is a lot of money to be giving away to a company that is moving to a building next door. They already have a presence in the Town, not like they were moving into Town. They own the building already and there is no need to give a tax break to a company that already owns the building and has committed to doing these developments. The last presentation was 10% but now it looks like it has gone down to 5% in the final two years. He does not believe the Select Board or the Economic Development Committee voted the 5% numbers. Mr. Clough stated that the Town could use the money in this environment rather than “give it away to Wall Street”. The Town needs the cash. Mr. Clough stated that the Select Board voted to support the 10% under the last two years, not the 5% written in the STA. Mr. Mauro, a member of the Economic Development Committee spoke in support of the STA. Mr. Mauro stated that the EDC did support the STA. The company did agree in the memorandum of understanding to provide some donations to the Town. STAs are designed to be incentives to encourage economic development. While some of these companies have decent portfolios, they do not have to choose Canton. By providing these incentives they do help a company to choose Canton instead of another location. The investment in the building will be $60 million on or before July 1st. Mr. Mauro stated that he believes sometimes you have to provide assistances to companies because it does create a situation where the Town can start building a hub that companies begin to know that the Town is FINCOM 20210324 Minutes.docx Page 6 of 9 4/18/21
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willing to provides some assistance. Some start-up assistance to companies increases our revenue for the long term because it encourages investment. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Nay Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 7-1-0. Article 31 – Appropriate $600,000 – Bathroom, Storage and Snack Shack facilities at John F. Kennedy Elementary School Ms. Thomas stated that she wanted to offer an alternative motion. She is mindful that there are a lot of demands on the Town’s resources and she believes the Select Board also has resources in Mitigation Funds. Ms. Thomas tried to find current balances on-line but the mot recent document was from 2018. She proposed an appropriation of $300,000 and to look and see if the Select Board can identify an alternative resource. She is in support of the project but is concerned that a project this size did not have a reserve or contingency built in. She values the hard work that the Little League has put into this project but she remains concerned that once this project goes out to bid if the Town can be confident as to how accurately priced the project is given the quote is a year old. Ms. Thomas also believes the project has the support of the Select Board but that they have available resources to tap and that may not consider those alternative resources unless the Finance Committee forces their hand. The Finance Committee can always reconsider Article 31 if the Select Board will not use any of its available resources. Mr. Scollins stated that debt was considered for funding this project, however, the Municipal capital plan is already utilizing debt capacity from future years. If funded through debt the Town’s cash reserves position would be preserved. The current interest rates are favorable. The impact of funding this through Free Cash, based on the other requests to utilize Free Cash, the Town would still maintain its 15% ratio. The Free Cash position next year will not be as strong as this year because the Town will not have the local receipts replenishment of at least $1.5 million that the Town typically has. The Town will probably have no local receipts cash replenishment given that the local receipts will decline. There will be less funds available for special requests such as this in the next budget cycle. A motion made by Ms. Thomas that the Building Renovation Committee be authorized to expend with the approval of the School Committee the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for the purpose of design and construction of bathroom, storage and snack shack facilities at the Kennedy Elementary School Fields and to meet said appropriation that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) be transferred from Free Cash (Undesignated Fund Balance) in the Treasury of the Town was seconded by Mr. Cole. Per Mr. Scollins the motion could be contingent upon support of $300,000 funds matched from the Select Board’s Mitigation funds. Ms. Thomas proposed a new motion. A motion made by Ms. Thomas that the Building Renovation Committee be authorized to expend with the approval of the School Committee the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for the purpose of design and construction of bathroom, storage and snack shack facilities at the Kennedy Elementary School Fields and to meet said appropriation that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) be transferred from Free Cash (Undesignated Fund Balance) in the Treasury of the Town and that it is contingent upon the Select Board’s approval for the remainder of the project be paid out of Mitigation Funds or other resources under the control of the Select Board was seconded by Mr. Cole. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Cole Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Mr. Clough Aye Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Next Meeting Date – The next Finance Committee meeting will take place via remote on March 31, 2021. FINCOM 20210324 Minutes.docx Page 7 of 9 4/18/21
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Approval of Minutes – A motion made by Mr. Mauro to approve the March 3, 2021 minutes as written was seconded by Mr. Cole. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Abstain Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 7-0-1. Adjournment - A motion made by Ms. Thomas to adjourn the meeting at 10:06 p.m. was seconded by Mr. Cole. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Wong Aye Mr. Cole Aye Mr. Theodore Aye Mr. Clough Aye Ms. Schutt Aye Ms. Thomas Aye Mr. Mauro Aye Mr. McKenna Aye The motion passed 8-0-0. Minutes reviewed by: Wai Wong and David Clough Respectfully submitted, Timothy McKenna Chair, Canton Finance Committee FINCOM 20210324 Minutes.docx Page 8 of 9 4/18/21
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Canton Finance Committee Meeting
March 24, 2021
Please note: Some meeting documents may be found on the Town’s website under the Posted Minutes
section (Laser Fiche).
Agenda for March 24, 2021 (1 page).
See the below link for detailed information regarding the FY22 budget requests discussed during the meeting.
https://www.town.canton.ma.us/DocumentCenter/View/7526/FY22-Municipal-Budget---Dept-Requests---Jan-2021
Article 31 – Mike Rota presentation to the Finance Committee on March 24, 2021 (1 page).
Kennedy School Fields Restroom Facility Estimate, provided by Mr. Mike Rota (20 pages).
Email from Finance Committee Secretary to Michael Rota regarding Article 31, dated 3/22/21 (8 pages).
Canton Public Schools – FY22 Budget Request – Summary, provided by Mr. Barry Nectow (4 pages).
FY21 Full Year Spending Including COVID Related Expenses, provided by Mr. Barry Nectow (1 page).
Special Education Expense Analysis FY20-FY23 6/30/20 provided by Mr. Barry Nectow (1 page).
Recommended Funding for FY ’22 Special Appropriations, Snow & Ice Deficit and Memorial Hall Exterior Renovation,
provided by Mr. Scollins, dated 3/12/21 (1 page).
Article 12 – Division of Local Services, Informational Guideline Release No. 19-10 – Other Post-Employment Benefits
Liability Trust Fund, dated May 2019, provided by Mr. Scollins (12 pages).
Emergent BioSolutions Assumptions, Special Tax Agreement between the Town of Canton and Emergent
BioSolutions, provided by Mr. Gene Manning (6 pages).
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