Weston Finance Committee approves 10 warrant articles, defers FY22 budget vote
Weston Finance Committee splits on FY22 budget, defers vote and clears 10 warrant articles.
Topic
Finance Committee
Members: Maija Cirulis-Gooch (Member), Zachary Sadek (Member), Jonathan Harris (Member), Rebecca Kantar (Member), Sarat Pothuri (Member), Michael Wilberton (Member), Matthew Seltzer (Member), Bharath Venkataraman (Chair), Rui Zhang (Member)
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Select Board warns Finance Committee over treatment of department heads
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Weston FinCom defers fire staffing call, banks on new operational study
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Weston Finance Committee reviews $1 million IT budget and assessor briefing
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Weston Finance Committee turns cancelled budget walkthrough into structural critique of process.
Finance Committee builds question framework before FY22 department budget hearings
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Finance Committee model projects 7% to 9% tax-bill increase for FY22
Weston Finance Committee preps for financial summit with a model projecting a 7 to 9 percent tax-bill jump.
Weston Finance Committee appoints Paul Clark to fill mid-term vacancy
Weston Finance Committee appoints Paul Clark to fill mid-term vacancy as fiscal 2022 outlook darkens.