The live reporting from the Financial Planning Committee meeting of 4/23/09 can be found here
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Live reporting - FPC
Clarification on average annual debt versus actual.
Page 5 of the executive summary, remove the reference to "outsource", it hasn't really been done to amount to much. There has mostly been elimination not outsourcing.
Need to adjust the deficit to ensure the forecast agrees with FY 10. Jeff and Doug to finalize the numbers as close as they can. The numbers may still change but we want to be to in the ball park and not an order of magnitude off.
Medical trends go at double digit growth so we still need to forecast accordingly.
The one-time savings are primarily associated with what was forecasted versus what can get into the budget.
Should we address the teacher retirement as it is not funded by the town? Yes, need to find a place appropriately.
Need to assign responsibilities for computer, screen projection (Jeff)
Microphone one at stage, one each aisle (Jeff)
Go through the executive summary
Discussion on using the connect-cty to notify the town of the meeting Monday night. School system will likely be used to notify the school community.
Discussion on confirmation of broadcasting via cable. Not confirmed yet.
Whole object here is that the problem is real, it is growing, it is systemic.
Use a dashboard on the web to show what the numbers are, they may change over time. It needs to be reflected as what changed and why, not that they "found money".
Page 5 of the executive summary, remove the reference to "outsource", it hasn't really been done to amount to much. There has mostly been elimination not outsourcing.
Need to adjust the deficit to ensure the forecast agrees with FY 10. Jeff and Doug to finalize the numbers as close as they can. The numbers may still change but we want to be to in the ball park and not an order of magnitude off.
Medical trends go at double digit growth so we still need to forecast accordingly.
The one-time savings are primarily associated with what was forecasted versus what can get into the budget.
Should we address the teacher retirement as it is not funded by the town? Yes, need to find a place appropriately.
Need to assign responsibilities for computer, screen projection (Jeff)
Microphone one at stage, one each aisle (Jeff)
Go through the executive summary
Discussion on using the connect-cty to notify the town of the meeting Monday night. School system will likely be used to notify the school community.
Discussion on confirmation of broadcasting via cable. Not confirmed yet.
Whole object here is that the problem is real, it is growing, it is systemic.
Use a dashboard on the web to show what the numbers are, they may change over time. It needs to be reflected as what changed and why, not that they "found money".
Live reporting - Financial Plng - 4/23/09
Attending: Roche, Bartlett, Hardesty, Nutting, Cameron, Trahan, Whalen, Wilschek
Absent: Kelly, Ogden, Zollo
Approved minutes of 4/2/09, 4/9/09 meeting
Review of new numbers to show decline in town employees since 1999 versus population increase since that same time.
Discussion on new slide which tries to get at the projected deficit for this year. Too much is still in float, leave out the revenue numbers. Focus on the one-time adjustments because that puts us in the hole to start out in FY 2011.
Discussion on freeze versus deferral. Deferral is more accurate.
Absent: Kelly, Ogden, Zollo
Approved minutes of 4/2/09, 4/9/09 meeting
Review of new numbers to show decline in town employees since 1999 versus population increase since that same time.
Discussion on new slide which tries to get at the projected deficit for this year. Too much is still in float, leave out the revenue numbers. Focus on the one-time adjustments because that puts us in the hole to start out in FY 2011.
Discussion on freeze versus deferral. Deferral is more accurate.
Live reporting - Financial Planning Committee - 4/23/09
The meeting was rescheduled to start at 7:30 PM.
fuel assistance
Seniors, veterans, all it takes
Is one phone call with Bob
To get it started
What is a sherku?
Call Bob who?
You can call Bob Fahey at the Franklin Senior Center. He and I had a good fact filled conversation on Wednesday and I'll have more to write about the assistance he provides guidance on for Franklin's seniors and veterans over the next several days.
For other sherku celebrating this National Poetry Month you can visit quiet poet here
School cuts put libraries in danger
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via Boston Globe -- Globe West by Rachel Lebeaux, Globe Correspondent on 4/22/09
A budget squeeze is forcing Franklin officials to consider laying off school librarians as one measure toward closing its deficit. It is seen as a grim possibility, one that other communities have also faced.Things you can do from here:
- Subscribe to Boston Globe -- Globe West using Google Reader
- Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
10th Annual Charles River Earth Day Clean Up
The 10th Annual Charles River Earth Day Clean Up will be held this Saturday (4/25/09) from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon all along the Charles River and its tributaries.
David Dobrzynski is the site supervisor for the Bellingham/Franklin/Medway/Millis/Norfolk portion of the Charles River Watershed for this event and would be happy to sign up anyone who would like to pitch in with this effort.
David will be manning the volunteer sign in site at the Whole Foods Market in Bellingham, MA beginning at 9:00 AM. People interested in volunteering can drop by and get an assignment for a specific area that needs to be cleaned up.
Full details about this event can be found at: http://www.crwa.org/cleanup.html
David Dobrzynski is the site supervisor for the Bellingham/Franklin/Medway/Millis/Norfolk portion of the Charles River Watershed for this event and would be happy to sign up anyone who would like to pitch in with this effort.
David will be manning the volunteer sign in site at the Whole Foods Market in Bellingham, MA beginning at 9:00 AM. People interested in volunteering can drop by and get an assignment for a specific area that needs to be cleaned up.
Full details about this event can be found at: http://www.crwa.org/cleanup.
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