Town Council views 4 firefighter/paramedic swear-ins & discusses the process for charter changes (video)

The Town Council met on Wednesday, Nov 1, 2023 as scheduled.

Brief recap:

• 4 firefighter/paramedics were sworn in
• Key presentation and discussion around the Town charter and how to change it if so desired. A healthy discussion, some interesting nuances were revealed (a community with less than 6,000 can only use a town meeting format, a community with more than 12,000 can chose to use the city form of government). Likely to come forward again as part of the new Council goals setting session
• Finance Cmte meeting Nov 8 will review the budget update, still a downgrade of revenue of about $300K. Ways to manage this were found.
• Town Council will get to the budget at their Nov 15 meeting. The tax rate hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov 21
• Migrant housing update, hotel now full. Coordinated efforts to help as required. Portal on the Board of Health webpage with donation listing and the migrant housing statistics. $10,000 grant received for non-emergency medical transportation. Clinic in the works with State and Federal official on work permits, lots of unknowns remain as details are still scant.

Franklin TV video link -> https://www.youtube.com/live/a4szhufndn0?si=HqcE_7yLD66iBNf9

Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_nov_1_2023.pdf

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Town Council views 4 firefighter/paramedic swear-ins & discusses the process for charter changes (video)