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May 28, 2020
Present: Mr. Walter Wilk, Chairman; Mr. Brian Eagle, Vice -Chairman; Mr. Scott Feely;!IVfr'.!Nchael DeSantis;
Ms. Sara Walsh; and Mr. Jack Cooney, Clerk 11 , (JiFICE
Also Present: None
Not Present: Ms. Kathleen Aguiar
1. Call the Finance Committee meeting to order and review the agenda
Chairman Wilk called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
2. Review and vote on revised Pandemic fiscal policy
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Ms. Walsh reviewed the Pandemic fiscal policy that the Finance Committee proposed to the Select Board and
School Committee. She stated that the purpose was to provide guidance on how to return the money to the
Town and schools to the appropriate "buckets" when reimbursed from the State and/or the Federal
government. Mr. Eagle asked if this was to bring us back to whole and Ms. Walsh stated it was to get the
funds back to where they started from and any additional money would be turned back to the Town.
3. Review FY21 Budget
Chairman Wilk stated that he spoke with Mr. LaCasse and he indicated that he and the Town Manager were
meeting with the department heads to make the additional cuts necessary to balance the budget. Mr. Eagle
asked when the Finance Committee could expect to get the budget to vote on prior to the Town Meeting on
June 23 as Town Meeting was less than a month away. Chairman Wilk stated that perhaps the Finance
Committee should videotape an educational piece about the budget to be played on cable access prior to
Town Meeting.
Mr. DeSantis asked about the 31d party marketing consultant that was hired and Chairman Wilk stated that the
second part had not been completed and scheduled yet and Mr. DeSantis stated that the Committee needed
to stay on top of it so it did not fall between the cracks.
4. Preparation for June 23 Town Meeting
Mr. Eagle stated that the Finance Committee should start working on their presentation to Town Meeting and
requested any ideas/suggestions be sent to him. He stated he would send out the prior years' slide deck for
the FinCom to review and revise. Ms. Walsh asked when could they expect updated and revised "cherry
sheets" prior to Town Meeting.
Mr. Feely stated that the Finance Committee should emphasize their policies that has helped the Town with
the budget issues due to COVID, ie the Stabilization Fund that is being used to balance the FY21 budget.
Mr. Eagle emphasized that the tax title properties and the RFP for the fire station should be included again on
the goals for the Finance Committee. Mr. DeSantis suggests a slide of "Missed Opportunities" highlighting the
RFP for the fire station and the tax title properties. Mr. Eagle stated that this should be an opportunity to
learn about where things can be cut from the budget without any repercussions or issues.
5. Any items not known within 48 hours
None.
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6, Adjourn
Motion: To adjourn Finance Committee meeting of May 28, 2020 (Feely/DeSantis) at 7:57.
Pass 6:0
John Cooney
Finance Committee Clerk Signature
Minutes Clerk Signature
Minutes Prepared by Mary Dalton
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