Present:

• Jay Bikofsky, Chair
• Steve Shatz
• Jim Balfanz
• Bill Vogt
• Pam Boudreau
• Diane Reuss
• Neil Holden
• Michael Canales

1. Minutes approved as written
2. Chair articulated purpose of meeting as organizing for Baby Town and Town meetings. Finance Committee runs the Baby Town Meeting (the meeting where all financial Warrant articles are discussed) and Finance Committee members read those articles at Town Meeting
3. Article 4, 5, 6 relate to expenditures for education both capital and operating budgets: Shatz will present these articles. School Superintendent Peter Dillon will be present at Town Meeting (not Baby Town Meeting) to answer questions
4. Warrant Article 7 will be presented by Chair — $4 million infrastructure — was Article 52, now amended
5. #8 related to fire truck (fire truck also in #7 — difference in money available for purchase has to do with whether or not Stockbridge is awarded grant for which it applied
6. # 9 and # 10 relate to borrow and an effort to pay down and borrow in a way that keeps level the annual interest rate (the amount Stockbridge pays for borrowing)
7. #11 [permission to transfer funds from Cemetery Trust Fund
8. #12 Jim Balfanz — asked Bill Vogt but Vogt declined as he is not attending Town Meeting (or Baby Town Meeting?)
9. #13 – #26 and #27 – #39 Michael Canales Town expenditures
10. # 40 – # 56 CPC awards Jim Balfanz. Balfanz suggested we vote as one shortening the Warrant from 62 Articles to 46 Articles. Canales disagreed
11. # 57 – # 62 not for Finance Committee as no financial component
12. Balfanz asked what the projected tax rate will be — increase from 9.38 to 9.52 per 1000

Meeting adjourned