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Finance Committee Approves September, October Minutes
The Paxton Finance Committee opened talks on weaning the town off its decade-long reliance on free cash to balance the operating budget.
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Barre Finance Committee Adopts First Finance Policy
The Barre Finance Committee adopted the town's first written finance policy and approved a fiscal 2028 budget calendar at its October 27 meeting. Chair Zachary Macutkiewicz was reelected unanimously, and Don Markowski was elected the committee's clerk.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Backs CPA Funding Before Town Meeting
Hubbardston's Finance Committee voted to recommend favorable action on two Community Preservation Act articles ahead of the October 27 Special Town Meeting.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves Minutes, Presses Finance Team
The Hopedale Finance Committee approved minutes from two prior meetings and pressed the town's finance team for unresolved answers on PAX project funding, ARPA overspending and police detail billing.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance panel opens hearing on Nov. 17 warrant
The Lunenburg Finance Committee opened a hearing on the Nov. 17 special town meeting warrant and learned a track and field retaining wall is "in a state of failure." Finance Director Karen Barrett said free cash likely won't be certified by Nov. 17, citing 624 active funds still being reconciled.
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Finance Committee elects Ottmar as clerk
The Paxton Finance Committee elected Karl Ottmar as clerk and held off naming a member to a paused Select Board ad hoc committee reviewing the Police Department.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Backs $50,000 Building Study
Mendon's Finance Committee recommended a $50,000 study of a three-building municipal project estimated at $12 million to $13 million.
Government · Finance Committee
Arnold outlines four town meeting rule changes
Westborough's town meeting moderator previewed four rule changes for Monday's Special Town Meeting during a Finance Committee briefing.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance panel reviews five-article December warrant
The Shrewsbury Finance Committee reviewed a five-article draft warrant for the December 7 Special Town Meeting, including proposals to exempt police captain and deputy chief positions from civil service and repeal a 32-year age cap on new police and firefighter hires.
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Finance panel backs plan to close budget gap
The Hubbardston Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend closing a $274,500 fiscal year 2027 budget deficit using free cash and stabilization funds instead of an override.
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