Live reporting from FinCom meeting - starting off with Recreation Dept. Proposal to fix Fletcher Field courts like as done at King St fields basketball courts #fincom0115— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom next up is schools, #fincom0115 - special ed van, double stack combo oven, school technology. Replace about 500 Chrome books each year for incoming freshman. About 6000 chrome books district wide.— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom #fincom0115 have 11 vans, 2 from 2009, in a couple of years start a cycle of replacement process. Chrome books stored on powered carts at middle schools. $25 covers insurance for chromebook/year, a great buy— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom #fincom0115 some roof top heater units to be replaced at Keller/Sullivan, building 17 yrs old with a 15 yr life cycle for the units, after this should be good for 15 yrs. Parmenter canopy to be replaced. All designed ready to go to bid, get work done over summer— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom #fincom0115 a million dollar request spread over 4 years. Would bring the middle/elem school combo and the standalone elementary schools up to modern (i.e. high school ). Which schools would be done is not to be shared for security reasons. Work to be done in summer— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom #fincom0115 Horace Mann drain problem to be addressed, municipal generator on for town side due to risk assessment. Municipal building window project coming up the list for funding, but not now— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom #fincom0115 now to the votes, 19-02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 all motions passed by votes of 7-0 (2 absent)— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
FinCom last vote was to recommend approval for fiscal policies as discussed at last meeting #fincom0115 schools public hearing 2/26 and school committee votes scheduled for 3/12 . FinCom to use used chromebooks to save paper— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
Motion to adjourn passed, meeting over reporting done #fincom0115— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 16, 2019
Jan 15
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/2019-01-15_finance_committee_agenda.pdf
The documents for the Capital Budget discussions can be found
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xu_1JUPgKXNH8i9DhDZH7ZkfFk6tyFQp/view?usp=sharing
Note: the document is a single PDF file with 166 pages, so it will take some time to download/open.
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| The Finance Committee as it begins the Jan 8 budget hearing (part 1) at the Senior Center |
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