Finance Committee (RM B)

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 6:00pm
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above.  This means that at least a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public are welcome to attend in person as well.  As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided via remote means in accordance with applicable law.  Please note that while an option for remote attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda, should make plans for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.  
 
Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner:  
Phone: Call (929) 436-2866 or (301) 715-8592.  Webinar ID: 862 2956 9696  Passcode: 565167
To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
Passcode: 565167
To request to speak: Tap Zoom “Raise Hand”, then wait to be recognized.
When required by law or allowed by the Chair, persons wishing to provide public comment or otherwise participate in the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above.
Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma.gov), or Video recording (tv.brewster-ma.gov).
1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Meeting Participation Statement
4. Recording Statement - As required by the Open Meeting Law, we are informing you that the Town will be video and audio taping as well as broadcasting this public meeting.  In addition, if anyone else intends to either video or audio tape this meeting, they are required to inform the chair.
5. Public Announcements and Comment: Members of the public may address the Finance Committee on matters not on the meeting’s agenda for a maximum of 3-5 minutes at the Chair’s discretion. Under the Open Meeting Law, the Finance Committee is unable to reply but may add items presented to a future agenda.
6. Introduction of new member Patrick Buckley
7. Town Manager/Finance Director Report
8. Report on FY23 Free Cash & FY24 Tax Rate
9. Town Meeting Overview
10. Liaison Assignments
11. Liaison Reports on Bay Parcel and Pond Parcel Planning Committee
12. Liaison Reports and Assignments 
13. Approval of Minutes 
14. Request for agenda items for future meetings
15. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
16. Next Finance Committee Meeting/Finance Committee calendar
17. Adjournment