Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Recommends Warrant Articles for October Town Meeting
Finance Committee recommended six warrant articles for the October Town Meeting, approving $400,000 in stabilization funds.
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Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Reviews Sidewalk Work, Identifies Implementation Gaps
Finance Committee reviewed sidewalk work, finding discrepancies with 2021 study priorities. The town has spent approximately $3.5 million to date on sidewalk and ramp improvements, with annual spending of $500,000 to $700,000.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Reviews Draft October Warrant Articles
Finance Committee reviewed draft October warrant articles with millions in spending. Town Manager Frank Gervasio presented approximately 17 to 20 articles, with an estimated nine requiring Finance Committee action.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee examines $850K capital fund shortfall
Finance Committee examines $850K capital fund shortfall while reviewing FY2026 closeout. Town Manager Frank Gervasio reported an estimated $850,000 gap in the Capital Expenditure Fund; investigator Paul Watson, a former Billerica town accountant, has been engaged to determine what occurred and
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee reorganizes with Szajda as chair
Holliston Finance Committee reorganizes following May election, reelecting leadership. Chair Ken Szajda, abstaining from voting on his own position, was approved by a vote of 4 in favor, 0 opposed. Matthew Leach was elected Vice Chair and Robert Smith reelected Clerk, both by unanimous vote of the
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee endorses $2.5M capital plan ahead of Town Meeting
Finance Committee unanimously backs $2.5M capital appropriation before May Town Meeting. Chair Ken Szajda presided over seven committee members who voted 7-0 to recommend that the town appropriate $2,050,000 from the Capital Expenditure Fund, $100,000 from the HVAC/Roof Top Unit Reserve Account,
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee backs $45.9M school budget with $60K for out-of-district coordinator.
Finance Committee unanimously approves FY2027 budget recommendations for May town meeting. Chair Ken Szajda's committee backed a $45.874 million school budget, allocating $60,000 in state aid toward a half-time Out of District Coordinator position to address ballooning special education tuition and
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee backs $45.8M school budget, rejects DPW funding model.
Finance Committee endorses $45.8M school budget, backs $2.5M high school feasibility study. Chair Ken Szajda and five voting members unanimously approved FY2027 operating and capital spending, including $2,125,611 transferred to the Capital Expenditure Fund and $955,000 plus $343,000 in water
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee reviews Level 3 budget; no votes taken on spending.
Finance Committee defers FY2027 budget votes pending further review. Town Manager Frank Gervasio presented the operating budget to Chair Ken Szajda and five committee members, with Select Board Chair Ben Sparrell detailing a Level 3 budget centered on pension and OPEB funding over ten to fifteen
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee reviews FY2027 budgets for Keefe Tech and Holliston schools.
Finance Committee reviews FY2027 school budgets including Keefe Tech and Holliston schools. Keefe Tech Superintendent Jon Evans presented a $27.6 million operating budget with a $1,541,200 Holliston assessment, down $32,350 from the prior year, for a district enrollment of 903 students. Holliston
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