Town of Franklin: Finance Committee - Meeting Agenda - January 11, 2023

Finance Committee Meeting

Agenda & Meeting Packet

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 = 7:00 PM

Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building

2nd floor, Council Chambers

355 East Central Street

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comment

3. Approval of Minutes: None

4. The Bill Dowd “Deep Dive” Series

a. Discussion: Compensation & Classification Study

i. Final Report, Results & Methodology -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/class_and_comp_draft_final_report.pdf

ii. Compensation & Classification Plan -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/class_and_comp_plan.pdf

5. FY23 Capital Plan

a. Town Administrator FY23 Capital recommendations memo -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_memo.pdf

b. FY23 Department Summary Requests & Capital Plans  -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_requests_5yr_plan_sheets.pdf

c. Quotes (if available)  -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_quotes_and_backup.pdf

6. 2023 Finance Committee Member Committee Assignments -    https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/franklin_finance_committee_roster_fy_2022_website_0.pdf

7. Standing Updates:

a. Stabilization Funds -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/stabilization_fund_balances_11-30-2022.pdf

b. FY23 Year To Date -   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/ytd_budget_report.pdf

c. MMA Letter to incoming Governor Healey  -   https://www.mma.org/advocacy/mma-letter-to-incoming-governor-outlines-key-municipal-priorities-for-fy24-local-aid-and-ch-90-funding/

8. Future Agenda Items

9. Adjourn

The agenda doc contains remote participation info ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/fin_com_agenda_jan_11_2023.pdf

Town of Franklin: Finance Committee Meeting - January 11, 2023

This Talk Franklin episode includes insights on the forthcoming Compensation study & goodbye to Alecia (audio)

FM #906 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 906 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Alecia Alleyne, Assistant to the Town Administrator. We had our conversation via conference bridge.  

Topics for this session

Quick Recap

200 acres open space preserved with last 17 acres 

License renewals

Franklin Library Association ends it long service & donation run

Economic Development

Inclusionary zoning

MBTA, Franklin For All, etc.

Outlook

First pass at Capital budget, CPC, ARPA

Compensation study

Job opportunities across a variety of Dept/functions

Goodbye Alecia, best wishes

The conversation runs about 42 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie & Alecia. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-906-talk-franklin-12-22-22

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Town Administrator page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator

Finance Committee (with School budget deep dive) 12/07/22 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/finance-committee-gets-some-financial.html 

Town Council 12/14/22 (video, audio & recap) ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/town-council-approves-open-space.html 

Note: The video portion with Library Director Felicia Oti talking about the Franklin Library Assoc begins at about 25 minutes

Open positions with Town of Franklin ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities 

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This Talk Franklin episode includes insights on the forthcoming Compensation study & goodbye to Alecia (audio)