Natick Finance Committee

 

Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Meetings

And

Annual Spring Town Meeting Warrant Hearing

 

 

Tuesday, January 7, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Town Administrator’s FY-2003 Budget Message

 

Tuesday, January 14, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Open – time available for Fin Com subcommittees.

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Open – time available for Fin Com subcommittees.

 

Thursday, January 23, 2003: School Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

(Voted Open Hearing 10-0-0 @ 7:10 PM)

 

AGS

Board of Selectmen (voted 13-0-0)

Community Development (voted 13-0-0)

 

Historic District Commission (voted 13-0-0)

Historical Commission (voted 13-0-0)

 

Parking Enforcement (voted 13-0-0)

Registrar of Voters (voted 13-0-0)

 

Sealer of Weights (voted 13-0-0)

Town Clerk (voted 13-0-0)

 

Town Counsel (voted 13-0-0)

 

 

(Voted 13-0-0 Adjournment @ 9:20 PM)

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

(Voted Open Hearing 11-0-0 @ 7:04 PM)

 

HHS

Arts Council (voted 11-0-0)

Board of Heath (voted 11-0-0)

 

Commission for the Disabled (voted 11-0-0)

Council on Aging (voted 11-0-0_

 

Human Services (tabled to 1/30 9-2-0)

Neighborhood Bus (table to 2/11/03
11-0-0)

 

Recreational Services (voted 11/0/0)

Veterans Services (voted 11-0-0)

 

(Voted 11-0-0 Adjournment @ 10:48PM)

 

Thursday, January 30, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

(Voted Open Hearing 11-0-0 @ 7:08 PM)

 

Moved following to 2/27/03:

FIS

Debt Service & Lease Purchase

Information Systems

 

Property & Liability Insurance

Town Comptroller

 

Town Report

 

 

Town Collector

 

 

FIS

Town Treasurer (voted 11-0-0)

Assessing Department (voted 11-0-0)

 

 

 

PB

Employee Insurance (voted 11-0-0)

Natick Contributory Retirement System
(voted 11-0-0)

 

Non Contributory Retirement Benefits (voted 11-0-0)

 

Personnel Pay Plan (voted 11-0-0)

 

 

Elected Official Salaries (no consideration)

Personnel Board (no consideration)

 

 

 

HHS

Human Services (tabled 1/28); (voted 11-0-0)

 

 

(Voted 11-0-0 Adjournment @ 10:08PM)

 

Tuesday, February 04, 2003: School Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

(Voted Open Hearing 9-0-0 @ 7:07 PM)

 

PW

B-8 Public Works Administration (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-10 Engineering Division (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-12 Highway Maintenance (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-13 Land Facilities & Natural Resources (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-15 Rubbish Collection & Disposal (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-14 Recycling Ctr (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-53 Sanitary Sewer Collection & Disposal (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-54,55 Water Supply & Distribution (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-56,57 Water Sewer Debt. (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-58 Water/Sewer Employee Fringe Benefits & Insurance (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-59 Utility Billing (voted 11-0-0)

 

 

CEI

B-9 Building Maintenance (voted 11-0-0)

 

B-11 Equipment Maintenance (voted 11-0-0)

 

Pay-As-You-Throw Reserve Fund Transfer (voted 11-0-0)

 

(voted 11-0-0 Adjournment @ 10:37 PM)

 

Thursday, February 06, 2003: School Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Meeting not held

 

Tuesday, February 11, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

(voted Open Hearing 10-0-0 @ 7:12 PM)

 

PS

B-2 Emergency Management Assistance (voted 13-0-0)

 

B-3,4 Fire Department Services (tabled to 3/6; voted 12-1-0)

 

B-5,6 Police Department (voted 13-0-0)

B-7 Street Lighting (voted 13-0-0)

 

 

 

LIB

B-24 Morse Institute Library (voted 12-1-0)

B-23 Bacon Free Library (voted 13-0-0)

 

(voted 13-0-0 Adjournment @ 11:14PM)

 

Thursday, February 13, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Meeting not held

 

Tuesday, February 25, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Meeting not held

 

Thursday, February 27, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Meeting not held

             

Tuesday, March 04, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Update Town Administration

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT

 

Moved from 1/28/03 & 2/27/03:

 

FIS

Debt Service & Lease Purchase

Information Systems

 

Property & Liability Insurance

Town Comptroller

 

Town Report

Town Collector

 

Thursday, March 06, 2003: School Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

Canceled due to Inclement Weather

 

Tuesday, March 11, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT

 

Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Hearing

 

CEI

Capital Acquisitions

Capital Improvements

 

 

 

BP

Reserve Fund

Finance Committee

 

B-51 &52  Sassamon Trace Golf Course (Tabled until 3/06/03)

 

ED

South Middlesex Reg. Technical School

Natick Public Schools

 

 

 

PS

B-3,4 Fire Department Services (tabled to 3/6; voted 12-1-0)

 

 

 

HHS

Neighborhood Bus (moved to 3/4/03)

 

Fire Department Reserve fund Transfer

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT

 

Article 12

Council on Aging Revolving Fund

Article 17

Amend 41C , Section 5, Chapter 59 MGL:  Decrease eligibility Age, Amend eligibility amounts

Article 18

Accept MGL Chapter 59, Section 5K as amended by Section 52, S52, Increasing Senior Work-Off Property Tax Reduction to $750.00

Article 4

Morse Institute Library

Article 5

Bacon Free Library

Article 6

Elected Officials Salary

Article 7

Capital Equipment

Article 8

Capital Improvement

Article 9

Lease/Repair

 

Thursday, March 13, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT

 

Article 1

Omnibus Budget – Fiscal 2003

Article 2

Budget Adjustment For State Aid Cut

Article 3

Omnibus Budget – Fiscal 2004

Article 10

Commission on Disability:  Handicap Improvements/Education Material

Article 11

Unpaid Bills

Article 13

Wetlands Protection Revolving Fund

Article 14

Skating Rink Revolving Fund

Article 15

Board of Assessors:  Increase Personal Exemption Amounts

Article 16

Amend By-Laws:  Open Space Advisory Committee

Article 19

Charter & By-Law Review Committee:  Amend By-Laws Article 90

Article 20

Amend By-Laws:  Eligibility for Membership on Finance Committee

Article 21

Amend By-Laws: Change Requirement for Full Text of Warrant in Newspaper

Article 22

Amend By-Laws:  Allow Debate on Motion to Dissolve

Article 23

Street Acceptance:  Stillman Circle

Article 24

Authorization To Sell and/or Dispose of Eliot School

Article 25

Committee Article

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2003: Dlott Meeting Room, Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT (tentative)

Meeting cancelled 11/18/2003

Thursday, March 20, 2003: TBD, Town Hall; @ 7:00 PM

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT (tentative)

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2003: Finance Committee Report Mailed To Town Meeting Members

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2003: H.S. Auditorium; @ 7:30 PM; Annual Town Meeting 1st Session

 

 

 

Revised schedule posted on natick.info March 11, 2003.  Updated March 18, 2003