The Joint Budget Subcommittee met on Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023 for almost 3 hours. The Council Chambers were at capacity, another 80+ connected via Zoom, another 60+ viewed the YouTube live stream.
Briefly
- Chair Tom Mercer opened meeting setting the stage for the process
- An overview of the 5 year forecast was provided by Town Administrator Jamie Hellen
- Town Council meeting of Aug 16 will include more details on the override process, including the Campaign and Political Finance rules and regulations that need to be followed (note that Brookline recently failed in compliance with these matters in their own process)
- Police Chief Lynch, Fire Chief McLaughlin, DPW Director Cantoreggi, School Superintendent Giguere answered some questions provided insights into their operational cost drivers
- Next step to committee meet again in October, Town and School to work on a more detailed update to the forecast for review and discussion by the Committee
- Resource constraints among Town and School personnel were acknowledged in getting to the next level of detail, it will take time to do it right
- Urgency in this matter was recognized
- Ultimately, the total wish number needs to be developed, and from that a practical number developed for a proposal to the Town Council for an operational override. On this timeline, it would be scheduled for 2Q 2024.
Franklin TV video replay link -> https://www.youtube.com/live/1bSbFZWQzu4
You may access the agenda and links for the meeting here: https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/august_2_2023_joint_budget_subcommittee_agenda.pdf
My notes captured during the meeting via Twitter can be found in one PDF ->
Photos captured during the session can be found in one album ->
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