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August 31, 2022
Members of the Select Board attended the Budget Subcommittee meeting.
Present: Mr. Michael Trowbridge, Chair; Mr. Frank DelVecchio, Vice -Chair; and Mr. less Aptowitz. Mr. Neil
Rhein, Clerk was not present at the start of meeting but arrived at 6:3313M.
Mr. Barry LaCasse, Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director was also present. Mr. Kevin Dumas, Town
Manager was not present at the start of the meeting but arrived at 6:5313M.
Not Present: Ms. Diana Bren
1. Open Meeting
Mr. Michael Trowbridge, Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30PM with three members present.
2. Review the proposed budget and meeting structure as discussed in June 22 meeting
Ms. Sara Walsh reviewed the meeting structure and summarized the discussion from June 22nd meeting.
There were no questions or comments.
3. Budget Planning Parameters (slide 7)
Mr. LaCasse summarized and explained the budget planning parameters for FY24. He explained the
information that was on slide 7 from the June meeting and provided an update to that slide. Mr. LaCasse
stated that he is conservative with planning and estimates that there will be approximately $2,600,000 of
projected new money for FY24 however he noted that there are contractual obligations as well as the
expected expenses of many things to go up due to inflation. There were questions and discussion from those
present but no motions were made.
4. Data requests and analysis to present in January
Ms. Sara Walsh stated that in previous years there has been a variety of analysis and the requests for data
should be parallel for the School and Town. Mr. Eagle noted that it would be helpful to see how Mansfield
compares to neighboring towns and Ms. Murphy noted that the information is in DESE and should be easy to
add that as part of the presentation. Ms. Sara Walsh stated that it would be helpful to have the number of
full-time employees and the salaries which may show some trends.
S. Any Items Not Known within 48 Hours
The next consensus meeting is scheduled for February 8, 2023 at 6:30PM.
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Motion: To adjourn the Select Board meeting on August 31, 2022 at 7:16pm. (*Uwitz�
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Minutes prepared by Carrie Champagne
Select Board Meeting Minutes
August 31, 2022