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Town of Canton Finance Committee Meeting Notice
Finance Committee
Tim McKenna, Chair Meeting Date: Monday, February 10, 2020
Cindy Thomas, Vice Chair Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Christos Arsoniadis Meeting Location: Salah Meeting Room, Town Hall
Rob Barker 801 Washington Street, Canton
Dave Clough
Dan Cole
Emilio Mauro
Barbara Saint André
Wai Wong
Finance Committee Agenda
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: Christos Arsoniadis / Rob Barker)
New Business:
7:05 PM Discuss with School Department the FY21 School operating budget.
Discuss Article 18 - Increase the Special Education Reserve Account.
Discuss Article 39 – Reimbursement of Transportation Costs for Students in
Foster Care.
Discuss any other school-related business.
Dr. Jen Fischer-Mueller, Superintendent & Barry Nectow, School Business Administrator.
8:00 PM Discuss Free Cash Certification as of July 1, 2019:
General Fund: $5,731,060
Sewer Enterprise Fund: $2,239,897
Water Enterprise Fund: $1,357,137
Rink Enterprise Fund: $76,980
Discuss Revenues and Expenditures Forecast for FY21.
Discuss and Vote Municipal FY21 Operating Budget target number.
Discuss and Vote School FY21 Operating Budget target number.
Discuss Warrant Articles & Article Sponsors to be invited to Finance Committee meetings.
Vote – Article 18 – Increase the Special Education Reserve Account.
Other Business:
Discuss posting of Documents to the Finance Committee Website:
FY2020 Base Annual Salary Report/CY2019 Gross Annual Salary Report
(with or without names)
Mitigation Accounts Summary – (last report on Finance Committee website is June 2018)
Minutes to be Approved: January 23, 2020 and March 7, 2019.
Public Announcements/Public Comment: to be determined.
Next Meeting Date: February 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall.
Also see attached listing of proposed meetings.
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.
20200210 FINCOM Agenda.docSource page 2
Finance Committee Meetings - 2020 (draft - subject to change - times are approximate)
Day Date Time Location Guests/Topics for 2020
1) Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) - FY21 recommendations -
Thursday January 23 7:00 PM Armando Recreation Center
Stacey Gorman, Chair; Lisa Lopez, Vice Chair; and Kristen Phelps.
" " " 8:00 PM " 2) Sidewalk Betterments/Article - Mark Porter.
NO MEETING FOR FINCOM REVENUE FORECASTING COMMITTEE (RFC) MEETING. Finance Committee
Thursday January 30 9:00 AM (Revenue Mtg. in Salah Chair and Vice Chair attend. Other members may attend but in violation of
Meeting Room) open meeting laws if quorum of FINCOM attends.
Finance Committee receives from Finance Director FY21 revenue voted by
Friday January 31 NA NO MEETING this day.
RFC on 1/30/20 along with fixed costs estimates & cash capital expenditures.
Wednesday February 5 NA NO MEETING this day. Finance Committee receives FY21 warrant voted by BOS on 2/4.
1) Discuss School Dept. budget with Superintendent, Business Manager &
School Committee. - Date confirmed by Business Manager. 2) Discuss and/or
Monday February 10 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room vote revenue forecast for FY21 and consideration of school & municipal
operating budget target #s and 3) Review warrant articles & decide article
sponsors to be invited to meeting.
Wednesday February 12 7:00 PM Salah Meeting Room Town Clerk - Budget Discussion - Tracy Kenney - Confirmed.
" " " 7:15 PM " Accounting - Budget Discussion - Kathy Butters. Sent invite on 1/28 & 1/31.
" " " 7:30 PM " OPEN SLOT - Move Library to here.
" " " 7:45 PM " OPEN SLOT - Move Fixed Costs to here.
" " " 8:00 PM " Library - Budget Discussion - Andrea Capone. Confirmed.
" " " 8:30 PM " Fixed Costs - Budget Discussion - Randy Scollins
Conservation Commission - Budget Discussion - Regen Milani - Confirmed for
" " " 8:30 PM "
8:30. (CONCOM meeting earlier the same night).
Wednesday February 19 7:00 PM Armando Recreation Center Recreation, Parks, Rink Enterprise - Budget Discussion - Liz Francis - Confirmed
Paul Revere Heritage Commission - Budget Discussion - Victor DelVecchio.
" " " 7:30 PM "
Confirmed.
" " " 7:45 PM " Council on Aging - Budget Discussion - Diane Tynan Confirmed.
Police /Animal Control - Budget Discussion - Chief Berkowitz - Sent invite on
" " " 8:00 PM "
1/28 & 1/31.
" " " 8:30 PM " Information Systems - Budget Discussion - Louis Jutras - Confirmed.
Public Works (all depts.), Water Enterprise, Sewer Enterprise - Budget
Wednesday February 26 7:00 PM Salah Meeting Room
Discussion - Mike Trotta - Confirmed.
Fire Department (all budgets) - Budget Discussion - Chief Doody - Confirmed
" " " 7:40 PM "
(Feb. 19-22 not available.)
Capital Planning Committee - Dave Emhardt - CPC to present FY21 capital
Thursday March 5 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room
requests to the Finance Committee. Confirmed.
Monday March 9 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room MAY NOT NEED MEETING. KEEP AS PLACEHOLDER ONLY.
Charlie Aspinwall & BOS Chair - Discussion of FY21 operating budget &
warrant/articles. (BOS votes final positions. BOS will not be meeting on 3/3.
Wednesday March 11 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room
BOS supposed to send their votes to FINCOM on 3/4). Charlie confirmed.
Invite sent to Chris as well.
School attending on February 10th may or may not need to meet with the
" " " " " School Committee - discussion of FY21 operating budget and warrant
articles/etc.
Friday March 13 NA NO MEETING this day. Deadline - Planning Board motions to Town Counsel.
Tom Scully, Planning Board Chair & Laura Smead, Town Planner to discuss
Monday March 16 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room
Zoning Articles. Laura confirmed.
" " " " " Last day to Vote FY21 Capital Requests & Articles.
Thursday March 19 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room MAY NOT NEED MEETING. KEEP AS PLACEHOLDER ONLY.
Friday March 20 NA NO MEETING this day. Deadline - FINCOM draft motions to Town Counsel.
Monday March 23 7-9 PM Armando Recreation Center MAY NOT NEED MEETING. KEEP AS PLACEHOLDER ONLY.
Blue Hills Regional High School FY21 budget, status of building renovation
Wednesday March 25 7:00 PM Salah Meeting Room project (Jill Rossetti, Supt., Steve Moore, Aidan Maguire). Sent invite on
1/29/20.
" " " 7:30 PM " Review Warrant Discussions. May be combined with meeting on March 23.
Last day to Vote all remaining Articles and Budgets: Article 4 (Consent
Thursday April 2 7-9 PM Salah Meeting Room Agenda) ; Article #TBD Motion 1 (Transfers for FY21); Article #TBD Motion 2
(Operating Budgets, Fixed Costs Budgets & Enterprise Budgets).
Monday April 6 NA NO MEETING this day. Warrant with recommendations & motions sent to Printer.
April 20-24 - School Vacation
Finance Committee Recommendations to the Voters delivered to
Monday April 27 NA NO MEETING this day.
citizens/voters by April 27.
Roselli, Clark & Associates - Auditors to review Fiscal 2019. TENATIVE DATE
Library Community Meeting
Thursday April 30 6:30 PM AND TIME. TBD IN FUTURE. (This meeting sometimes follows the Auditors
Room
meeting with the BOS on the same night.)
Monday May 11 6:00 PM High School Cafeteria Finance Committee will meet at 6:00 prior to first session of ATM at 7:00.
Finance Committee may or may not meet at 6:30 prior to second session of
Wednesday May 13 6:30 PM High School Cafeteria
ATM at 7:00.
FINCOM MEETINGS.xlsx2020 Meeting Dates DRAFT
SUBJECT TO CHANGE As of 2/6/2020
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