Advisory Committee Agenda 9/22/21

Virtual and In-Person Meeting
Date: 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 6:00pm

In-Person

  • Hanover Town Hall, 550 Hanover Street, Hanover, MA 02339
  • First Floor Small Meeting Room

Remote Meeting Access

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Agenda Items

  1. Call Meeting to Order, Public Forum
  2. Meeting Minutes, September 8, 2021
  3. Member Introductions
  4. Discuss Advisory Committee Role review
  5. Discuss and Assign Department Liaisons
    • School
    • Community Services
    • DPW/Facilities
    • DPW/Highway and Transfer Station
    • DPW/Water
    • Town Hall (CDMI, Finance, Town Manager)
    • Fire
    • Police
    • Library
  6. Discuss proposed FY23 AdCom Schedule
    1. Capital Budget
      • ​​​​​​​October 1: Deadline for Town Manager to receive capital requests
      • October: Liaisons meet with Dept Heads to review capital requests
      • October 18: Town Manager to present proposed capital requests to Selectboard
      • October 20: Meeting to discuss capital requests
      • October 27, Nov 3: Meetings with Dept Heads to review capital requests
      • November 10: Meeting to discuss and provide feedback on capital requests
    2. Operating Budget and Warrant Article
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ December 31: Deadline for Boards/Committees to provide initial input on operating budget to Town Manage
      • January: Liaisons meet with Dept Heads to review operating budgets
      • First Selectboard meeting in January: Town Manger to present budget scenarios
      • January 31: Town Manager to present proposed operating budget to joint AdCom/Selectboard meeting
      • February 9: Meeting to discuss operating budget
      • February 16, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Meetings with Dept Heads to review operating budgets and with article sponsors
      • April 6: Discuss motions and commentary
      • April 13: Finalize and vote motions and commentary
      • May 2: Annual Town Meeting
  7. Member Discussion
  8. Adjourn Meeting