Finance Committee
Reviews the town's entire budget and makes recommendations on how your tax dollars are spent.
32 items across 6 meetings.
June 22, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting called to order.
📍 Town Hall, 1st Floor Meeting Room
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Committee reorganizes officer positions for the new term.
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Committee will review and approve end-of-fiscal-year budget transfers for FY26.
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Any further FY26 budget transfers beyond the main review will be considered.
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Update on the regional vocational school's budget position coming up June 22.
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Approval of four prior meeting minutes.
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Routine approval of recording secretary's time sheet.
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Open floor for any remaining items, then adjournment.
May 6, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
📍 TMHS Gymnasium
📋 Proposed
Committee may take votes on Special Town Meeting warrant articles — specifics not listed in the agenda.
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Town Manager presentation or update; topic not specified in the agenda.
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Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Meeting adjourns by 6:50pm ahead of the Special Town Meeting.
📍 TMHS Gymnasium
May 4, 2026 · minutes
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM; all seven members present along with Town Manager, Town Counsel, Town Moderator, and Shawsheen Tech School Committee member.
🗳️ Voted on
Voted 4-3 to amend the Finance Committee's Town Meeting recommendation to 5/12 of Shawsheen Tech's $9,560,993 budget request, bridging to October Town Meeting and avoiding a $20,000 special Town Meeting.
💰 $9,560,993 requested; 5/12 funded (~$3.98M); full rejection would cost town $20,000 for special Town Meeting
🗳️ Voted on
Voted 5-2 to adopt Chair Levasseur's formal statement citing unreconciled accounts, revolving finance-department leadership, and a 10-month-old unresolved state FY25 audit as reasons not to support the full budget.
💬 Discussed
Finance Committee recommends rejecting Article 24: Shawsheen Tech's free cash is uncertified due to unresolved accounting issues, and the committee deems it premature to advance a ~$350M building project; rejection protects $405,640.
💰 $405,640 protected; estimated building/renovation cost ≥$350 million
✅ Approved
Voted 7-0 to recess until the conclusion of Town Meeting.
May 4, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine opening of the meeting.
📍 TMHS Gymnasium
📋 Proposed
Committee may take final votes on Annual Town Meeting warrant articles — specifics not listed on agenda.
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Town Manager presentation or discussion; topic not specified on agenda.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourns by 7:20pm so members can attend the Annual Town Meeting at TMHS Gymnasium.
📍 TMHS Gymnasium
April 27, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
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Public session formally opened.
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Committee will review and make recommendations on all Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting warrant articles — likely including the town budget and tax-related items.
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Prior meeting minutes up for approval.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourned.
March 30, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting called to order.
📍 Town Hall, 1st Floor Meeting Room
📋 Proposed
Committee will review Town Meeting warrant articles — key step before residents vote on spending and bylaws.
📋 Proposed
Town Manager may present mid-year budget transfers between line items, if any are pending.
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Approval of minutes from two prior meetings.
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Meeting adjourned.