Dedham's Finance and Warrant Committee Reviews Articles This Week

Press release from the Town of Dedham:

DEDHAM, MA - The Finance & Warrant Committee (FWC) will continue to hold public meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the warrant articles for discussion listed below:

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

• Article 6 – Line-Item Transfers
• Article 10 - Sewer Enterprise Fund
• Article 11 - MS4 Stormwater Permit Funding
• Article 18 - Acquisition of temporary easements and appropriation for same for Bussey Street Road and Sidewalk improvements project
• Article 26 - Alteration of Layout of Bonham Road
• Article 27 - Acceptance of Wiggin Avenue as a public way
• Article 28 - Transfer of property on Clisby Avenue

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

• Article 2 - Collective Bargaining Agreements and proposed changes to Personnel Wage, Salary & Administration Plan for non-union personnel
• Article 13 - Appropriation for Town Green
• Article 14 - Ad-Hoc Committee for re-use of police station lot and appropriation for design of same
• Article 16 - Authorization for a Power Purchase Agreement at the ECEC

The full schedule of FWC meeting dates is available on the Town website calendar, www.dedham-ma.gov/calendar.

The FWC invites the public to attend the FWC meetings as they provide critical information about processes that contribute to developing the annual budget. Each meeting will be held using a hybrid format, allowing residents and taxpayers to attend in-person at Town Hall or to join via Zoom from a computer or mobile device.

All final meeting agendas and Zoom information will be posted to the Town website and posted at Town Hall no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting, To receive email notifications of these meetings, please visit www.dedham-ma.gov/subscribe, enter your email address, and select “Finance & Warrant Committee” from the list of options.

If you were not able to attend the previous FWC meetings, materials and recordings by Dedham TV are available on the Town website at www.dedham-ma.gov/2022SpringTM. Materials posted on the Town website include:

• 2022 Spring Town Meeting Warrant
• 2022 Election Warrant
• Planning Board Public Hearing Notices for Articles 19 and 20
• Town Manager Budget Message and FY23 Budget Presentation to Select Board (March 10, 2022)
• FY23 Proposed Operating Budget
• FY23 Dedham Public Schools Budget Book
• Assessed Values and Property Tax Presentation to FWC on March 16, 2022 (by Director of Assessing Kevin Doyle and Mike Butler)
• Links to Dedham TV recordings of March 16, March 19*, March 21, March 28, and March 29 FWC meetings

*The FWC held an all-day session to review the FY23 proposed operating budget with each Town Department. Dedham TV recorded this session in two parts: morning session and afternoon session.

This press release was produced by the Town of Dedham. The views expressed here are the author’s own.