FINCOM 20190725 Minutes

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Meeting of the Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 10/17/19 
Meeting Minutes Vote: 7-0-1 
Thursday, July 25, 2019 
Finance Committee Members Present: Wai Wong 
Rob Barker, Dan Cole, Emilio Mauro, Tim McKenna, Barbara Saint Andre, Cindy Thomas and Wai Wong. 
Finance Committee Members Absent: Christos Arsoniadis. 
Guests Present: 
Charlie Aspinwall, Town Administrator 
Tracy Kenney, Town Clerk 
Mike Trotta, Superintendent, Department of Public Works 
James Murgia, Finance Director 
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary 
Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order by Chairman Barker at 7:00 p.m. on 
Thursday, July 25, 2019, in the Upstairs Meeting Room of the Armando Recreation Center. 
A. Approval of Agenda 
Chairman Barker reviewed the items on the agenda which included a reorganization of the Committee, a review 
and voting of FY19 budget deficits along with a review and voting for a deficit in the State Assessments budget. 
B. Announcements 
An announcement was made that there was one vacancy on the Finance Committee due to the resignation of 
Cynthia Holcombe. 
C. New Business 
Chairman Barker thanked the Finance Director, Jim Murgia, for all of the assistance, knowledge and education that 
he provided over the past years to the Finance Committee. The Committee will miss him and wished him all the 
best in his retirement. 
Reorganization of the Finance Committee— Election of Officers 
A motion made by Mr. Barker to nominate Mr. McKenna as the Finance Committee Chair was seconded by 
Ms. Saint Andre. Vote: 7-0-0. 
A motion made by Mr. McKenna to nominate Ms. Thomas as the Finance Committee Vice -Chair was seconded 
by Mr. Barker. Vote: 7-0-0. 
Mr. McKenna thanked Mr. Barker for his great services for his years of serving on the Finance Committee and his 
years of serving as the Chair. 
FY19 Budget Deficit — Executive Office — Request for Transfer of $68,000 from the Health Insurance Budget 
Mr. Aspinwall explained that the deficit in the Executive Office was primarily due to the legal budget. Last year 
there were a two items going on with the Canton Holdings organization. One item was that the Town was suing 
Canton Holdings for their lack of proper work at the Pleasant Street Dam project. At the same time the Town was 
negotiating with them on their completion of the project in the downtown area. These projects wrapped into one 
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