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Finance Committee Meeting - Virtual Meeting

Finance Committee · Meeting 2021-02-10 · Record b90d246dd3a813959d

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Town of Canton                                               Finance Committee Meeting Notice
                       Finance Committee
                       Tim McKenna, Chair
                                                                      Meeting Date:                Wednesday, February 10, 2021
                       Cindy Thomas, Vice Chair                       Meeting Time:                7:00 PM
                       Rob Barker                                     Meeting Location:            Virtual Meeting via Zoom
                       Dave Clough
                       Dan Cole
                       Emilio Mauro
                       Reuki Schutt
                       Tom Theodore
                       Wai Wong

                       Finance Committee Agenda – Virtual Meeting (see details below)
This meeting is being recorded by the Town of Canton. Items may be taken out of order.

(Minutes Primary/Alternate: Dave Clough / Dan Cole)

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Call Meeting to Order
New Business

7:00 p.m.         Police Department (#210) & Animal Control (#292) - Discussion with Chief Ken Berkowitz -
                  FY22 Budget Requests.

7:15 p.m.         Fire Department (#220, 215, 221, 231, 232, 291) - Discussion with Chief Charlie Doody -
                  FY22 Budget Requests.

7:30 p.m.         Employer Share Health Insurance (#914) and Pension/ Retirement Benefits (#911) - Discussion with
                  Randy Scollins, Finance Director - FY22 Budget Requests.

7:45 p.m.         Review and Vote on the Revenue Forecast for FY22 – Randy Scollins.

Minutes to be approved:              February 3, 2021

Other Business


Announcements

Next Finance Committee Meeting Dates:                   Wednesday, February 24, 2021 via Remote.
                                                        See attached listing for a draft schedule of future meetings.



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.
FINCOM 20210210 Agenda.doc

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Finance Committee Meetings - 2021 (draft - subject to change - times are approximate)
     Day         Date              Time             Location                                    Guests/Topics for 2021                                 Planned Absences

Monday         February     8       NA      NO MEETING this day.     Finance Committee receives FY22 warrant voted by Select Board on Feb. 2.
                                                                     REVENUE FORECASTING COMMITTEE MEETING (RFC). Finance Committee
Tuesday        February     9    10:00 AM    NO MEETING FOR FINCOM   Chair and Vice Chair attend. Other members may attend but in violation of
                                                                     open meeting laws if quorum of FINCOM attends.
                                                                     Finance Committee receives from Finance Director FY22 revenue voted by RFC
Tuesday       February      9       PM      NO MEETING this day.     on 2/9/21 along with fixed costs estimates & cash capital expenditures. For
                                                                     discussion at meeting on February 10.

Wednesday      February    10     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom      Police Department & Animal Control Budget Discussions - Chief Berkowitz.
         "         "        "     7:15 PM               "            Fire Department Budget Discussion - Chief Doody.
         "         "        "     7:30 PM               "            Health Insurance and Pension Budget Discussion - Randy Scollins.
         "         "        "                           "            Review and Vote on the Revenue Forecast.
Wednesday      February    24     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom      Board of Health - Barbara Reardon. Confirmed
                                                                     Department of Public Works, Water Enterprise & Sewer Enterprise Budget
                                  7:15 PM
                                                                     Discussion - Mike Trotta, Superintendent of DPW. Confirmed.
         "         "        "                           "            Review and Vote on Budget Targets.
                                                                     Review warrant articles & decide on article sponsors to be invited to a Finance
         "         "        "                           "
                                                                     Committee meeting.
Wednesday       March       3     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom      Conservation - Regen Milani - Confirmed.
                                                                     Discuss School Operating Budget with Superintendent, Business Manager and
         "         "        "     7:20 PM               "
                                                                     School Committee. - Confirmed.
                                                                     CPA - Discussion with Community Preservation Committee re
Wednesday       March      10     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom
                                                                     recommendations to ATM. Send invite.
                                                                     Blue Hills Regional High School FY22 budget, budget assessment, status of
Wednesday       March      17     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom      building renovation project (Jill Rossetti, Supt., Michelle Resendes, Aidan
                                                                     Maguire). Send invite.
                                                                     Capital Planning Committee - Dave Emhardt - CPC to present FY22 capital
                                  7:20 PM
                                                                     requests to the Finance Committee. Send invite.
         "         "        "                           "            Vote FY22 Capital Request Article.
         "         "        "                           "            Continue voting articles. Send Draft Motions to Town Counsel after mtg.

Wednesday       March      24     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom      Continue - School Operating Budget Discussion - if needed. To be confirmed.

                                                                     Charlie Aspinwall & BOS Chair - Discussion of FY22 operating budget & warrant
                   "        "                           "
                                                                     articles. Send invite. SB meets on 3/2, 3/16, 3/30.

                                                                     Bob Panico, Planning Board Chair & Laura Smead, Town Planner to discuss
Wednesday       March      31     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom
                                                                     Zoning Articles. Send invite. (PB meets. On 3/3 & 3/17.)
         "         "        "                           "            Continue voting articles. Send Draft Motions to Town Counsel after mtg.
         "         "        "                           "            Vote Capital articles.

Friday           April      2       NA      NO MEETING this day.     Left open for deadline date.

 Wednesday       April      7     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom                                           TBD
                                                                     Deadline - Planning Board motions to Town Counsel. (Allows 2 1/2 weeks for
         "         "        "                           "
                                                                     review by Town Counsel.)
                                                                     Deadline - FINCOM draft motions to Town Counsel via email. (Allows 2 weeks
Monday           April     12       NA      NO MEETING this day.
                                                                     of review by Town Counsel.)
 Wednesday       April     14                                                                              TBD
                                                                     Last day to Vote all remaining Articles and Budgets: Article 4 (Consent Agenda)
 Wednesday       April     21     7:00 PM       Remote via Zoom      ; Article #______ Motion 1 (Transfers for FY21); Article #____ Motion 2
                                                                     (Operating Budgets, Fixed Costs Budgets & Enterprise Budgets).
Monday           April     26       NA      NO MEETING this day.     Warrant with recommendations & motions sent to Printer.
                                                                     Roselli, Clark & Associates - Auditors to review Fiscal 2020. TENATIVE DATE AND
   Tuesday       April     27       TBD         Remote via Zoom      TIME. TBD IN FUTURE. (This meeting often follows the Auditors meeting with
                                                                     the Select Board on the same night.)
                                                                     Finance Committee Recommendations to the Voters delivered to
   Saturday      May        8       NA      NO MEETING this day.
                                                                     citizens/voters by May 8 (2 weeks prior to ATM).
   Saturday      May       22    12:30 PM         Memorial Field     First session of Annual Town Meeting. Rain date 6/5/21.




FINCOM MEETINGS.xlsx2021 Meeting Dates
SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                                                                                                        As of 2/7/2021
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