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Meeting of the Canton Finance Committee                    Minutes Voted on: 5/13/19
                                                Meeting Minutes                                Vote: 7-0-1
                                             Thursday, April 4, 2019

Finance Committee Members Present:
Christos Arsondiadis, Rob Barker, Dan Cole, Cynthia Holcombe, Emilio Mauro, Tim McKenna, Barbara Saint Andre
and Wai Wong.

Finance Committee Members Absent: Cindy Thomas.

Guests Present:
James Murgia, Finance Director
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary

Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order by Chairman Barker at 7:04 pm. on
Thursday, April 4, 2019, in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall.


A.       Approval of Agenda

Chairman Barker reviewed the items on the agenda which included reopening previous votes on various Town
Meeting articles, voting the budget under Article 46 and reviewing the Finance Committee report and discussions
for ATM.

B.       Announcements

There were no announcements.

C.       New Business


Vote to Reopen Article 20 —Bolivar Pool Protect Funds Appropriation — At the Finance Committee meeting on
April 2, 2019 the Finance Committee voted to recommend an appropriation of $6,107,719 for Article 20. If
Community Preservation funds of $200,000 are approved under Article 19 Motion 9, the borrowing amount
needed would be $5.9 million instead of $6.1 million.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to reopen Article 20 was seconded by Mr. McKenna.
Vote: 6-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to amend the appropriation recommended for Article 20 Bolivar Pool Project
Funds Appropriation from $6,107,719 to $5,900,000 was seconded by Mr. McKenna.
Vote: 6-0-0.

Article 46 —Appropriate Funds to Meet Expenses for Next Fiscal Year (FY20

Ms. Saint Andre inquired if the transfers voted under Article 46 Motionl were reflected in the budgets that the
Finance Committee would be recommending under Article 46 Motion 2.

Of the $330,000 in savings from the Health Insurance Budget, $200,000 was added to the Finance Committee
Reserve Fund, $100,000 was added to the School Department Budget and $30,000 was added to Other Post
E mployment Benefits (OPEB).

M r. Murgia explained that the municipal budget the Finance Committee would be recommending to Town
Meeting would be $21,643,481 which is less than the target number of $21,777,124. The $21,777,124 being




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recommended by the Revenue Committee for municipal budgets already includes $83,643 to fund AFSCME COLAs
for Article 5 and $50,000 (transfer from Ambulance funds) to fund leasing of storage space for the Fire Department
u nder Article 23.

Vote —Article 46 Motion 2 —School Department Operating Budget for FY20

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $44,114,362 for the School Department operating budget for
FY20 was seconded by Mr. McKenna. Vote: 8-0-0.

Vote —Article 46 Motion 2(continued) —Municipal Departments Operating Budgets for FY20

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $371,857 for the Assessors operatin budget for FY20 was
seconded by Ms. Saint Andre. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $376,389 for the Building and Zoning operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $35,203 for the Committee and Commissions operating budgets
for FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $136,001 for the Conservation Commission operating budget
for FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $405,628 for the Council on Aging operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $1,225,266 for the Executive Area operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $1,151,448 for the Finance Department operating budget for
FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $6,487,105 for the Fire Department operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $380,400 for the Health Department operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $805,565 for the Parks &Recreation operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $67,628 for the Planning Board operating budget for FY20 was
seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $5,338,398 for the Police Department operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $1,318,501 for the Public Library operating budget for FY20 was
seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 5-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $2,983,941 for the Public Works Department operating budget
for FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.




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A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $271,361 for the Town Clerk and Elections operating budgets
for FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Mr. McKenna to recommend $288,790 for the Veterans' Services operating budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

The Municipal Departments operating budget requests for FY20 being recommended at Town Meeting total
$21,643,481. The Finance Committee does not vote the total budget request number.

Vote —Article 46 Motion 2(continued) —Fixed Costs Operating Budgets for FY20

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $1,448,406 for the Blue Hills Regional fixed costs budget for
FY20 was seconded by Mr. Mauro. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $4,555,133 for the Debt Service fixed costs budget for FY20
was seconded by Mr. Mauro. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $12,510,339 for the Employer Share-Health/Life fixed costs
budget for FY20 was seconded by Mr. Mauro. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $20,000 for the Norfolk County Agricultural High School fixed
costs budget for FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $1,030,000 for the OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits)
fixed costs budget for FY20 was seconded by Mr. McKenna. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $700,000 for the Reserve Fund fixed costs budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $5,638,751 for the Retirement Benefits fixed costs budget for
FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote. 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $650,500 for the Snow &Ice fixed costs budget for FY20 was
seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $85,000 for the Street Lighting fixed costs budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $1,212,368 for the Town Insurance fixed costs budget for
FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $2,010,000 for the Trash Collection fixed costs budget for
FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $100,000 for the Unemployment Compensation fixed costs
budget for FY20 was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

The Fixed Costs budget requests for FY20 total $29,966,497. The Finance Committee does not vote the total fixed
costs budget request number.

The combined total of School Department budget, Municipal Department budget and Fixed Costs budget for FY20
is $95,724,340.




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Vote —Article 46 Motion 2(continued) —Enterprise Funds' Operating Budgets for FY20

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $70,000 for the Rink Enterprise Fund budget for FY20 to be
funded by using Rink retained earnings was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $6,723,307 for the Sewer Enterprise Fund budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to recommend $7,042,683 for the Water Enterprise Fund budget for FY20
was seconded by Ms. Holcombe. Vote: 8-0-0.

M r. Arsondiadis joined the Finance Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m.

D.       Other Business/Open Issues

The Committee reviewed the Finance Committee Report and the discussions for the Town Meeting Document.

M r. Cole requested that compounded growth rate be added to Figure 1 —Historical Summary of Expenses.

Article 44 —Amend Borrowing for Pleasant Street Dam Protect -

      $1,250,000           Appropriation voted ATM 2018 Article 12 motion 5.
         275,000           Use of Free Cash towards the project.
      $1,525,000
        (275,000)          Reduces borrowing -Litigation settlement received from developer.
      $1,250,000

The intent of this Article is to use $275,000 of free cash as well as rescind unneeded borrowing.

Article 11 —Authorize Certain Revolving Funds -The language in Article 11 Motion 2 will allow the Board of
Selectmen to pursue a Home Rule petition to let them create anon-profit organization at a future Town Meeting.
M r. Mauro volunteered to write the clarifying language for Article 11 Motion 2 discussion.

Article 21 —Special Tax Agreement with Spear Street Capital

The estimated tax bill that Spear Street Capital will be paying is more than the amount being paid by Reebok. The
last tax paid by Reebok will be FY19.

E.       Approval of Minutes

A motion made by Ms. Saint Andre to approve the minutes for March 18, 2019 as written was seconded by
M r. McKenna. Vote: 7-0-1.

         Next Meeting Date:

The April 10`h meeting was cancelled. The next Finance Committee meeting would take place on Tuesday, April 30,
2019 at which time the Town's auditors would be in attendance at the meeting to review the FY18 Management
Letter.




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Adjournment: A motion made by Ms. Holcombe to adjourn the meeting at 8:52 p.m. was seconded by
M r. Wong. Vote: 8-0-0.

Minutes reviewed by: Dan Cole
 espectfully submitted,


        i\~
Rob Barker
                                     ~~


Chairman, Canton Finance Committee




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Canton Finance Committee Meeting
                                           Thursday, April 4, 2019
                                             Meeting Documents



Please note: Some meeting documents may be found on the Town's website under the Posted Minutes section
(Laser Fiche).

Some of the Municipal and School Department budgets or Annual Town Meeting documents referred to in
Finance Committee meetings may be found on the Finance Committee page of the Town's website.

Agenda for April 4, 2019. (1 page).

O perating Budget by Voting Category (2 pages).

Budget Report for FY 2020 (Salaries &Expenses)(8 pages).

Fixed Costs and State and County Charges, dated 4/4/19 (1 page).

FY20 Municipal Operating Budgets, dated 4/4/19 (2 pages).

Enterprise Funds' Operating Budgets, dated 4/4/19 (1 page).




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