Mr Sullivan concludes his recommendations with the director of finance should participate in School Committee meetings, explains the town's role in the School's budget, and recommends limiting ledger entries to those within the Comptroller's office.
Time: 6 minutes, 22 seconds
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Recommendation: Concerns over 2008 Budget (audio)
Mr Sullivan continues his recommendations with concerns over the state of the 2008 budget. He feels there is some concern with further potential deficits amongst the accounts, particularly in health care.
Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds
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Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds
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Recommendation: School Comm approves transfers
Mr Sullivan continues with the recommendations discussing that the School Committee needs to approve significant transfers from one cost center to another.
Time: 3 minutes, 9 seconds
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Time: 3 minutes, 9 seconds
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Recommendation: Hire the right skill set (audio)
Mr Sullivan starts with his recommendations: the first one details how to obtain and the importance of getting the right skill set for the finance position.
Time: 3 minutes, 57 seconds
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Time: 3 minutes, 57 seconds
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In the News - Dean moves in
Dean students move into new downtown building
By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - After picking up the keys to a student suite yesterday, Dean College sophomore Adam Olean bounded up the stairs of downtown's newest building, fumbled with his lock for a second and then rushed inside.
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By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - After picking up the keys to a student suite yesterday, Dean College sophomore Adam Olean bounded up the stairs of downtown's newest building, fumbled with his lock for a second and then rushed inside.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Boston Globe gets to the Audit Report
The director of financial services for the Franklin school system has been fired following an audit that indicated she made several accounting errors in the 2007 fiscal year budget, underreported a deficit, and ordered illegal transfers of employee payroll accounts.
Delores McCoy, who worked for the town for seven years, was dismissed by Assistant Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski on Jan. 2. She had been on leave since Oct. 22, three days after Franklin's comptroller, Susan Gagner, noticed a discrepancy in the records and brought it to the attention of town officials.
Read the full school financial audit story in today's edition.
Children of the World - Doll Workshop
The new ArtBeat store at 9 Summer St is holding a Doll Workshop on Jan 21 & 22 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Create a doll or stuff animal complete with clothing from Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Australia or the Americas. A coupon for this event was passed out to school children today. With the coupon, $5 of the $15 charge would go to a designated school. Each of the six Franklin elementary schools are listed to choose from.
Have some fun this weekend and help raise money for your school!
PS - ArtBeat has a blog. Infrequently posted to but with good info.
Create a doll or stuff animal complete with clothing from Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Australia or the Americas. A coupon for this event was passed out to school children today. With the coupon, $5 of the $15 charge would go to a designated school. Each of the six Franklin elementary schools are listed to choose from.
Have some fun this weekend and help raise money for your school!
PS - ArtBeat has a blog. Infrequently posted to but with good info.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Where in Franklin? #27
Here is the next photo in the "Where in Franklin?" series.
The guidelines for playing can be found here.
Have fun!
Where in Franklin? Answer #26
In the News - students on the air, consolidation of services
Franklin students hitting the airwaves
| FRANKLIN - Featured by an independent Los Angeles radio station this month, the students running the high school's Sound in the Hall Records are now hallway kings and queens. |
Franklin may consolidate some school, town services
| FRANKLIN - With focus shifting to other issues now that a budget inquiry is over, Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting has revived a proposal to consolidate some school and municipal services. |
Gov Patrick announces help for education
Patrick announces $368M in education proposals
| SOMERVILLE - Gov. Deval Patrick announced today in Somerville that his budget would increase education aid funds by $368 million for fiscal 2009. |
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Franklin: Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
The stage was ready for Jud Caswell and Richard Shindell to preform last Saturday night at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse here in Franklin.
Located at the First Universalist Church on Chestnut St, this is a gem of a coffeehouse with a great schedule, a reasonable price, and home cooked deserts to compliment the evening.
I have been several times each season and plan on returning a few more times this season. Check out the schedule here to see if something interests you.
How's your mailbox?
Mailboxes take a beating in winter storms
| FRANKLIN - Before the latest storm, Pond Street resident Cindy Martinez had already lost half a dozen mailboxes to town snowplows over the course of three winters. |
Monday, January 14, 2008
Mr Sullivan - Part 7 (audio)
Mr Sullivan continues to answer questions from Councilors McGann and Mason, Jeff Nutting chimes in with an answer. Frank Falvey tries to speak the first time.
Time: 4 minutes, 18 seconds
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Time: 4 minutes, 18 seconds
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Mr Sullivan - Part 6 (audio)
Mr Sullivan answers questions from Councilors Bartlett, Whalen, Zollo and School Committee member Ed Cafasso.
Time: 7 minutes, 58 seconds
MP3 File
Time: 7 minutes, 58 seconds
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