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Finance Committee

Reviews the town's entire budget and makes recommendations on how your tax dollars are spent.

69 items across 8 meetings.

April 13, 2026 · agenda
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Routine opening and agenda approval at 6:30 p.m.
📍 Scituate High School Gymnasium
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Approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Committee will discuss and vote recommendations on all Annual and Special Town Meeting warrant articles — likely including budget, taxes, and spending items.
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Committee members will attend and present their recommendations at the Annual and Special Town Meetings held the same evening.
📍 Scituate High School Gymnasium
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Any other business reasonably coming before the Committee.
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Meeting adjourned.
April 1, 2026 · agenda
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Routine meeting opening.
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Approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Joint session with Select Board to discuss and vote on a sewer expansion project in North Scituate; outcome will go before Special Town Meeting.
📍 North Scituate
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Any other business that may reasonably come before the Committee, then adjournment.
March 10, 2026 · agenda
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Routine meeting open and agenda approval.
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Approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Coming up March 10: committee may revise its recommendations on articles heading to the Spring Town Meeting (STM) and Annual Town Meeting (ATM) on April 13.
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Coming up March 10: Advisory Committee and Select Board hold a joint hearing and may vote changes to the FY27 town operating budget.
📍 Scituate Town Hall, Select Board Hearing Room
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Meeting adjourned.
March 10, 2026 · agenda
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Routine approval of the meeting agenda.
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Coming up March 10 — joint hearing with Select Board to discuss and potentially vote on changes to the FY2027 General Fund Operating Budget, which sets town spending and affects property taxes.
📍 Scituate Town Hall Select Board Hearing Room, 600 Chief Justice Cushing Highway
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Meeting adjourned.
March 5, 2026 · agenda
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Routine procedural approvals to open the meeting.
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Presentation by CPC Chair Dan Fennelly on recommended Community Preservation Act spending for FY27.
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Presentation by Capital Planning Chair Michael Gibson on recommended capital projects and spending for FY27.
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Committee votes on all town department budgets for FY27, setting the framework for next year's property tax rate.
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Committee takes positions on every article coming before the April 13 annual and special town meeting.
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Assigns members to present or prepare written comments on specific town meeting articles.
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Any other matters reasonably coming before the Committee.
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Meeting closes.
March 5, 2026 · agenda
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Routine agenda approval to open the meeting.
📍 Scituate Town Library, 85 Branch St., Community Room
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Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Community Preservation Committee Chair Dan Fennelly presents recommended FY27 spending from the Community Preservation Act fund (surcharge on property taxes).
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Capital Planning Committee Chair Michael Gibson presents FY27 capital project recommendations, covering major town infrastructure and equipment purchases.
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Advisory Committee will discuss and vote on all town department budgets for fiscal year 2027, which drive the property tax levy.
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Committee votes on its recommendations for all articles appearing on the April 13, 2026 Annual and Special Town Meeting warrants.
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Committee assigns members to present each warrant article and prepare written comments for Town Meeting.
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Any other business that may reasonably come before the Committee.
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Meeting adjourned.
March 3, 2026 · agenda
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Routine agenda approval to open the joint meeting.
📍 Scituate Senior Center, 333 First Parish Rd.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 200; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 420; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 450; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 520; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 580.3; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 610.1; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed change to Zoning Bylaw Section 620; specific amendment details not stated in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed amendment to the town's Stormwater bylaw; details not specified in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: proposed amendment to the Revolving Funds bylaw governing how certain town fee revenue is managed.
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Coming up March 3: proposed amendment to the Waterways bylaw; details not specified in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: Bylaw Review Commission-initiated amendments spanning multiple general bylaw sections; details not specified in agenda.
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Coming up March 3: citizen-petition amendment to the Waterways bylaw, separate from the board-sponsored Article 26; details not specified.
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Coming up March 3: vote to accept Carriage House Way as a public road, making it eligible for town maintenance.
📍 Carriage House Way, Scituate
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Coming up March 3: vote to accept Cold Brook Circle as a public road for town maintenance.
📍 Cold Brook Circle, Scituate
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Coming up March 3: proposed grant of easement at 0 Rear Driftway; details not specified in agenda.
📍 0 Rear Driftway, Scituate
• Status unclear
Meeting close.
February 23, 2026 · agenda
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Routine call to order and agenda approval — meeting was cancelled.
📍 Scituate Public Library, 85 Branch St.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 200; no additional detail provided in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 420; no additional detail in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 450; no additional detail in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 520; no additional detail in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 580.3; no additional detail in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 610.1; no additional detail in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting zoning change to bylaw Section 620; no additional detail in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting amendment to the town's stormwater bylaw; no specifics provided in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting change to the revolving funds bylaw; no specifics in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting amendment to the waterways bylaw; no specifics in agenda.
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Proposed Annual Town Meeting housekeeping amendments across multiple bylaw sections from the Bylaw Review Committee; no specifics in agenda.
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Citizen-petitioned Annual Town Meeting amendment to the waterways bylaw (same section as Article 26); no specifics in agenda.
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Proposed town acceptance of Carriage House Way as a public road, making it eligible for public maintenance.
📍 Carriage House Way
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Proposed town acceptance of Cold Brook Circle as a public road for public maintenance.
📍 Cold Brook Circle
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Proposed grant of a town easement at 0 Rear Driftway; no further detail in agenda.
📍 0 Rear Driftway
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Routine adjournment — meeting was cancelled.