Essex Elementary School 12 Story Street, Essex, MA 01929
Agenda:
Essex Finance Committee
November 2, 2017
7:00pm
Essex Elementary School
Members Present:
1. Review and Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting
2. Act on Transfer Requests (if required)
3. Introductions
4. Partnership and Collaboration Principles and Processes
a. Review and discuss current budgeting process and timeline
b. Discuss how to optimize partnership and collaboration with MERSD and Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea
5. Status Update on Progress Relative to Harmonizing Five-year Operations Projections with the Manchester Essex Regional School District (MERSD)
6. Key Assumptions Driving Town of Essex and MERSD Operating Budgets
a. Factors that can be anticipated
b. Factors that are likely subject to variability
c. Factors that are discretionary and non-discretionary
7. Future Process for Capital Budget Forecasting
8. Town of Essex Anticipated Future Capital Needs
9. MERSD Anticipated Future Capital Needs
10. Timing of Town Meeting and Referendum Vote for Memorial School Capital Project
11. Public Comment
12. Adjourn