Reviews the town's entire budget and makes recommendations on how your tax dollars are spent.
66 items across 6 meetings.
May 18, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine call to order by chair Ira Miller.
📍 90 South Main Street, Sharon (second floor meeting room)
📋 Proposed
Committee will elect new leadership team, including chair, vice-chair(s), and clerk.
📋 Proposed
FinCom will vote on appointing members to the Priorities Committee, Capital Outlay Committee, Nominating Committee, Standing Building Committee Selection Committee, and Audit Committee.
📋 Proposed
Three-member subcommittee to be appointed to review salaries of Town Clerk, Assessors, and Select Board, and examine whether Town Clerk should be elected or appointed; report due by Feb. 28, 2027.
📋 Proposed
FinCom reviews actual town and school spending through Q3 of FY2026.
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Update on the performance of Sharon's trust fund investments.
📋 Proposed
FinCom debriefs on the recent Annual Town Meeting and reviews a draft calendar for the May 3, 2027 ATM and FY2028 budget process.
📋 Proposed
Anticipated reserve fund transfer to cover DPW snow and ice overruns; vote expected at the June 29, 2026 meeting.
📋 Proposed
Anticipated transfer to cover Fire Dept. ambulance call-back overtime and initial funding for firefighters hired under a SAFER (federal staffing) grant.
📋 Proposed
Norfolk Aggie assessment came in at $60,511 based on actual enrollment vs. the budgeted $42,186, creating an $18,325 shortfall requiring a reserve transfer.
💰 $18,325 shortfall; actual assessment $60,511 vs. budgeted $42,186
📋 Proposed
FinCom will determine need for and assign members as liaisons to CPC, Schools, Library, Standing Building Committee, Planning/ZBA, Lake Massapoag Advisory Committee, Council on Aging, and others.
📋 Proposed
Routine vote to approve prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
FinCom will set its meeting calendar through December 2026 and decide whether meetings will be remote or in person.
📋 Proposed
Routine adjournment.
April 29, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine opening by Chair Ira Miller.
📍 90 South Main Street, second floor meeting room
📋 Proposed
FinCom opens the warrant to the public, reviewing every article slated for the May 4 Annual Town Meeting and taking voter comments and questions.
📋 Proposed
Meeting recesses so the Town Moderator can walk through procedural logistics for the May 4 Annual Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Based on new information from the logistics and open warrant sessions, FinCom may revote or amend its official recommendations on warrant articles before Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Committee discusses upcoming meeting dates and agendas, including a tentative June 1 organizational meeting and June 29 reserve fund transfer meeting.
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Liaisons to CPC, Schools, Library, Standing Building Committee, Planning Board, Lake Massapoag Advisory, Council on Aging, and Nominating Committee report as needed.
📋 Proposed
Vote to approve prior Finance Committee meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Meeting closes.
March 30, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening by Chair Ira Miller.
📍 90 South Main Street, second floor
📋 Proposed
FinCom reviews the running tally of articles and prior votes heading into the May 4 Annual Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Two citizen petitions ask Town Meeting to ban rodenticide use on town property (Art. 22) and on all property (Art. 23); FinCom will vote a recommendation.
• Status unclear
Sponsor withdrew this article; no FinCom action needed.
📍 20 Tracey Lane
📋 Proposed
FinCom considers recommending three CPA-funded projects: Town Clerk historical records ($10,800), Historical Society project ($28,000), and Lake Massapoag invasive-weed grant match ($100,000).
💰 $138,800 total: $10,800 + $28,000 + $100,000
📍 Lake Massapoag
📋 Proposed
FinCom discusses and may vote its recommendation on the town's full FY2027 budget ahead of Annual Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Vote to add Moderator, Select Board, and Board of Assessors to the existing subcommittee already reviewing Town Clerk compensation and method of selection.
• Status unclear
Fred Turkington provides a status update to the committee.
• Status unclear
Liaisons report as needed from CPC, Schools, Library, Standing Building Committee, Planning Board, Lake Massapoag Advisory Committee, Council on Aging, and Nominating Committee.
📋 Proposed
Routine vote to approve prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Placeholder Zoom meeting April 27 for any Town Meeting prep; in-person Open Warrant and Moderator's logistics meeting April 29 at 6:30 pm.
📋 Proposed
Full Annual Town Meeting opens May 4 (continued to May 5 if needed); residents vote on all warrant articles including the budget.
📍 90 South Main Street
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns.
March 23, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Committee deferred both rodenticide-ban articles, requesting DPW provide cost-per-visit and total annual pest control expenditure data before voting.
💰 Cost impact expected modest but unquantified; current pest control costs not tracked as a separate budget line
✅ Approved
Bylaw amendment to clarify the Priorities Committee's duties, confirmed consistent with state law, approved 10-0.
✅ Approved
Technical corrections to last year's ADU bylaw required by the Attorney General — no substantive changes to policy — approved 10-0.
💬 Discussed
Request to grant a construction easement over a Town-owned 40-ft parcel so a landowner can subdivide an ~8-acre family property into two additional buildable lots; committee found the proposal premature — no compensation, no abutter notice, unclear maintenance responsibility — and did not vote.
💰 No compensation proposed to Town; applicant would fund construction; Town could face road maintenance costs if built to public-road standard
📍 20 Tracey Lane
✅ Approved
Standard annual articles with no substantive changes approved 11-0.
✅ Approved
Updated salary ranges and pay structures for non-union department heads and appointed positions (e.g., Veterans Agent, seasonal waterfront staff) approved 10-0-1.
💰 Sets salary ranges for non-union employees; specific dollar amounts not detailed in minutes
✅ Approved
Town will be authorized to charge higher interest rates on overdue bills and tickets under existing state law, approved 11-0.
💰 Residents with unpaid Town bills face higher interest/late fees
💬 Discussed
Proposal to spend $31,544 in Community Preservation funds to digitize Historical Society artifacts was not voted on; committee wants Town ownership of equipment/files and a clearer governance structure before supporting it.
💰 $31,544 from Community Preservation Act funds requested
❌ Denied
Petitioner agreed to withdraw the article; issue will be handled through traffic-regulation changes per Town Counsel.
💬 Discussed
Committee discussed but did not vote on the FY2027 budget; school enrollment data discrepancies and fee-collection questions remain outstanding, with a final vote expected at the next meeting.
💰 FY2027 budget amounts still being finalized; school budget within agreed priorities allocation
💬 Discussed
Town met with MassDEP about Section 319 grant funding for lake management and may also qualify for 604(b) grant funds for testing and design work.
💰 Grant funding amounts not specified
📍 Lake Massapoag
💬 Discussed
Library is switching to a new system; staff professional development scheduled for April.
💬 Discussed
Four FinCom seats are open for Town Meeting; only three applicants so far — residents encouraged to apply on the Town website.
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 11-0.
March 23, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening by Chair Ira Miller.
📋 Proposed
Two citizen petitions to ban rodenticides (rodent-killing chemicals) on town-owned property and potentially all private property in Sharon come up for FinCom review.
📋 Proposed
Petition to change the responsibilities of the Priorities Committee under town by-laws goes before FinCom for a recommendation.
📋 Proposed
Proposed amendment to Sharon's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) zoning rules heads to FinCom for a recommendation ahead of Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Town is asked to grant an easement to the property at 20 Tracey Lane; FinCom will consider a recommendation.
📍 20 Tracey Lane
📋 Proposed
Routine annual articles covering town reports, appointments, property tax exemptions, and revolving fund renewals up for FinCom recommendation.
📋 Proposed
Proposed updates to the town employee compensation plan in the Personnel By-Law come before FinCom for a recommendation.
📋 Proposed
Article would adopt state law provisions changing how town bills are issued, payment due dates set, and interest charged on unpaid amounts.
📋 Proposed
CPC's annual request for funding and project appropriations — amounts not listed in agenda — goes to FinCom for a recommendation.
📋 Proposed
Citizen petition to ban parking of boats and trailers in Sharon; FinCom will consider a recommendation.
📋 Proposed
FinCom discusses and may vote on its recommendation for the full town FY2027 operating budget ahead of May 4 Annual Town Meeting.
• Status unclear
Town Administrator Fred Turkington provides an update to the committee.
• Status unclear
Committee liaisons report on Community Preservation, Schools, Library, Standing Building Committee, Planning Board, Lake Massapoag Advisory, Council on Aging, and Nominating Committee.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Next FinCom meeting March 30 at 7:00 pm in person will vote on the FY2027 budget and any remaining warrant articles.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.