Finance Committee
Reviews the town's entire budget and makes recommendations on how your tax dollars are spent.
45 items across 8 meetings.
May 21, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Committee reviews current fiscal year financials — coming up May 21.
📋 Proposed
Committee discusses the upcoming fiscal year budget — coming up May 21.
📋 Proposed
Early-stage FY28 budget process begins — coming up May 21.
📋 Proposed
Ongoing financial tracking discussion for the Roland Green building — coming up May 21.
📍 Roland Green
📋 Proposed
Review of the town's long-term Bristol County pension obligation — coming up May 21.
📋 Proposed
Residents may address the Finance Committee.
📋 Proposed
Routine committee assignments, summer meeting schedule planning, and member comments.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourned.
May 5, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Chair Sara Walsh called the meeting to order at 6:26PM at Mansfield High School Cafeteria.
📍 250 East Street
💬 Discussed
No discussion of warrant articles was needed.
💬 Discussed
No additional items were raised.
✅ Approved
Committee adjourned at 6:41PM to attend the Annual Town Meeting; passed 5-0.
May 5, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine call to order.
📋 Proposed
Committee may discuss and take positions on warrant articles ahead of the Annual Town Meeting the same evening.
📍 Mansfield High School, 250 East Street
• Status unclear
Standard catch-all for last-minute business.
📋 Proposed
Committee adjourns as a body to attend the Annual Town Meeting at Mansfield High School.
📍 Mansfield High School, 250 East Street
April 16, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting called to order.
📍 Town Hall – Meeting Room 3AB
📋 Proposed
Committee considers approving minutes from two prior meetings.
📋 Proposed
Committee reviews current-year (FY2026) financial status.
📋 Proposed
Town Manager memo on a snow-and-ice budget shortfall and higher fuel costs, both of which can require mid-year transfers or affect future budgets.
📋 Proposed
Committee considers authorizing transfers between budget line items to cover spending gaps.
📋 Proposed
Committee discusses operating hours or cost issues related to the Town Green.
📍 Town Green
📋 Proposed
Committee discusses the plan to fill the open Finance Director role, a key town financial oversight position.
📋 Proposed
Full review of the proposed FY2027 town budget ahead of Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Committee discusses and considers taking positions on Town Meeting warrant articles.
📋 Proposed
Ongoing discussion of the Roland Green building's financial or capital status.
📍 Roland Green
📋 Proposed
Ongoing review of the town's required pension contributions to Bristol County Retirement.
📋 Proposed
Residents may address the committee.
📋 Proposed
Committee discusses drafting letters to state legislators, presumably on local budget or policy matters.
📋 Proposed
Update on an unspecified Finance Committee survey.
📋 Proposed
Internal reassignment of committee member roles and liaisons.
📋 Proposed
Committee prepares its official statement for Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Committee sets upcoming meeting dates for May and June.
📋 Proposed
Member remarks and adjournment.
April 6, 2026 · minutes
• Status unclear
Only three members present; without a quorum no business was conducted and no minutes were recorded.
April 6, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine call to order.
📍 Town Hall – Meeting Room 3AB
📋 Proposed
Full Finance Committee will join the Budget Subcommittee meeting — likely involves review of town budget figures.
📋 Proposed
Standard catch-all for late-breaking items.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourns.
April 1, 2026 · minutes
• Status unclear
Only three members present and no quorum, so no business was conducted or recorded.
April 1, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine call to order.
📋 Proposed
Finance Committee joins the Select Board to discuss how to allocate free cash (prior-year certified surplus), which can offset taxes or fund one-time expenses.
💰 Amount unspecified; involves town surplus funds
📋 Proposed
Catch-all for last-minute agenda additions.
📋 Proposed
Meeting closes.