Justin Paré, President
John Simmons, Vice President
John Costello
Daniel Donovan
Mark Gould, Jr.
Town Seal in Black and WhiteDarius Gregory
Andrew Shanahan
Andrea Slobogan
Patricia St. Pierre

Town of North Attleborough
FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
43 South Washington Street, North Attleborough, MA 02760
Phone: (508) 699-0100 ext. 2555

PUBLIC MEETING

MAY 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Town Hall - JoAnn Cathcart Conference Room
43 South Washington St. North Attleborough, MA



I.

Pledge of Allegiance

II.

Approval of Minutes

a.

Approval of Finance Sub-Committee Minutes of May 8, 2025

III.

Resident and Community Comment

IV.

Old Business

a.

Measure 2025-047- To authorize the Town Manager to petition the Massachusetts General Court for a special act authorizing a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption of $1,000, to include a Broader Discussion for Senior Tax Proposals. AMENDED

b.

Measure 2025-054 – Acceptance of M.G.L. c. 59, § 5O: Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption Guidelines for Municipalities in Massachusetts, including acceptance, criteria, and application procedures

V.

New Business

a.

FY26 Budget Presentations

1.

School Department (300)

2.

Crossing Guards

3.

School Transportation

4.

Bristol County

ii.

FY26 CIP- School Projects

b.

FY26 Final Budget Measures

i.

Measure 2025-060- FY26 General Fund Annual Appropriation

ii.

Measure 2025-061- FY26 OPEB Funding

iii.

Measure 2025-063- FY26 Ambulance Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Transfer

iv.

Measure 2025-064- FY26 Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

v.

Measure 2025-065-FY26 Sewer Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

vii.

Measure 2025-067- FY26 Comcast PEG Access Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

viii.

Measure 2025-068- FY26 Verizon PEG Access Enterprise Fund Annual Appropriation

ix.

Measure 2025-069-FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects to be funded by CIP Stabilization

x.

Measure 2025-070-FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects to be funded by FY25 Free Cash

xi.

Measure 2025-071-FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects without specified funding

xii.

Measure 2025-072- FY26 Capital Improvement Program Projects to be funded by the Fire Alarm Revolving Account

xiii.

Measure 2025-073- FY26 Water Enterprise Fund Capital Projects to be funded by Borrowing

xiv.

Measure 2025-074- FY26 Sewer Enterprise Fund Capital Projects to be funded by Borrowing

xv.

Measure 2025-075-FY26 Revolving Account Annual Authorization

xvi.

Measure 2025-076- FY26 Additional Real Estate Property Tax Exemption of One Hundred Percent (100%)

xvii.

Measure 2025-077-FY26 Local Acceptance of Certain Property Tax Exemptions

xviii.

Measure 2025-078- FY26 Establish the Amount for Town Manager Line-Item Transfers

c.

Measure 2025-083- Rescind Borrowing Authorization-PFA’s Removal & Fluoride Injection (McKeon Plant) $2,749,939.00 & Repair, Replacement, & Maintenance- Roads, Bridges, & Sidewalks $500,000.00

d.

Measure 2025-084-Funding for Snow and Ice Deficit FY2025

e.

a. FY2026 FINAL Revenue Projections- Updated from Preliminary Revenue Projections

f.

FY2026 FINAL Expense Projections- Updated with Reductions- General Fund-May 15, 2025

VI.

Adjournment

*Paper copies of Measures can be obtained at the Town Manager’s Office at the North Attleborough Town Hall between the hours of 8:00AM-6:00PM on Monday, 8:00AM-4:00PM Tuesday through Thursday, and Friday 8:00AM -12:00PM.*

*Hardcopies of all “Voted Measures” can be obtained in the Town Clerk’s Office at the North Attleborough Town Hall between the hours of 8:00AM-6:00PM on Monday, 8:00AM-4:00PM Tuesday through Thursday, and Friday 8:00AM -12:00PM upon request. *

All measures can be accessed in the Measures Database