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Finance Committee Meeting Notice
Town of Canton
Finance Committee Meeting Date: Monday, February 25, 2019
Rob Barker, Chair Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Tim McKenna, Vice Chair Meeting Location: Salah Meeting Room
Christos Arsondiadis
801 Washington Street, Canton
Dan Cole
Cynthia Holcombe
Emilio Mauro
Barbara Saint André
Cindy Thomas
Wai Wong
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: 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 Community Preservation
2 Adopt Rules to Govern Town Meeting 19 Motion 1 - Administration Expenses for FY20 - $30,000
2 Motion 1 - Time and Date 19 Motion 2 - CCPC Fund Set Asides for FY20
2 Motion 2 - Non-Resident List 19 Motion 3 - Copper Roof Replacement at Town Hall $28,000
2 Motion 3 - Source of Funds for New App 19 Motion 4 - Stoughton Ancient Records Preservation & Digitization Project - $37,120
3 Hear Reports of Committees appointed at prior ATMs 19 Motion 5 - Siding Replacement at Brayton Circle Housing - $74,000
7 Set Salaries of Elected Officials 19 Motion 6 - Luce School Embankment Slide - $35,000
7 Motion 1 - Town Clerk Salary - $93,494 19 Motion 7 - Kennedy School Basketball Courts Renovation - $50,000
7 Motion 2 - Elected Officials 19 Motion 8 - Paul Revere Heritage Interpretive Signage - $55,000
14 4th of July Funding - $35,000 19 Motion 9 - Fields Reconstruction - Baseball & Softball at various locations - $80,000
Intentionally left blank. 19 Motion 10 - Earl Newhouse Waterfront Design & Engineering - $62,171.56
Intentionally left blank. 19 Motion 11 - Bolivar Pool - $200,000
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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