Finance Committee Liaison Updates
At a glance
- What: a plan for a standing updates item on Finance Committee agendas covering four high-visibility topics: the committee's appointee to the Master Plan Steering Committee, the schools, the Municipal Facilities Optimization Committee, and what a possible tax override might look like.
- Where it stands (Oct 15, 2026): the committee agreed to try the four topics. Chair Jim Flynn will reach out to the School Committee and Superintendent Tiffany Ostrander and build the November agenda with staff; an informal workshop, suggested by Jean Budenhagen, may come in November or December.
- Why: to learn about school and budget pressures well before the budget crunch rather than all at once in winter.
Sources
- 2026-10-15 - Finance Committee (YouTube auto-captions).
Discussion time
About 13 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Finance Committee | 13 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - 2026-10-15 - Finance Committee: Jim Flynn proposed a standing updates item with four topics; members favored direct outreach to the schools over a three-board meeting, plus an informal workshop. No vote taken. About 13 minutes.