Agenda for the Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting - Wedsneday, Oct 7, 2026

Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting

(Members of the Town Council, School Committee, and Finance Committee)

Agenda & Meeting Packet

October 7, 2026, 6:00 PM

Franklin Municipal Building: Council Chambers

355 East Central Street, 2nd Floor

Agenda

1. Call the Meeting to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

a. August 13, 2026

3. Vote on Joint Budget Subcommittee Goals

4. Discussion of Franklin Finances 101 Educational Video Series

5. Kitchen Table Discussion: FY27 Financial Baseline

6. Revenue Ideation - Initial list of revenues to research

7. Future Agenda Items/Next Meeting Date

a. Revenue Ideation follow up

b. Massachusetts Municipal Association A Perfect Storm and Navigating the Storm reports

8. Adjournment

Agenda document contains remote participation info

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/11250/2026-10-07-JBSC-agenda-packet

Franklin School Committee: Budget Subcommittee - October 6, 2026 - 6:00 PM

Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Budget Subcommittee

October 6, 2026 - 6:00 pm

Municipal Building - Training Room

AGENDA

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

I. Joint Budget Subcommittee Discussion

II. FY28 Budget Process and timeline

The agenda document also contains remote participation info

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/School-Committee-35/?#_10062026-2545

Joint Budget Subcmte in healthy discussion seems to coalesce on 3 goals (audio)

FM #1810 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1810 in the series. 

This session shares the Joint Budget Subcmte Meeting held on Thursday, August 13, 2026. 

• TA Jamie Hellen provides a budget update  https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/10586/3a-MEMO---FY27-Update-and-Five-Year-Forecast- 

• Five year forecast more accurate based on the process  https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/10582/03b-1-Five-Year-Fiscal-Forecast---Control-Summary-Forecast 

• Discussion on goals   https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/10588/04-JBSC-2026-27-Goals 

• Consensus developed around three goals;, in my kitchen English wording - 

• (1) education/awareness of the Town finances 

• (2) alignment on the structural deficit for 3 years 

• (3) potential solutions or strategy to resolve such deficit in that time. 

• Additional wordsmithing being done by the committee for review at next session, no date available for next session

The recording runs about 2 hours & 15 minutes, so let’s listen in.

Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1810-joint-budget-subcmte-mtg-08-13-26/

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Franklin TV video is available for replay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PITPcwF6Lg 

The agenda for this session

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08132026-2445   

My notes captured during the session

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UzwDKCfD_wh4wmgQdqZDH101egZACz-j/view?usp=drive_link 

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