This session of the radio show shares our “Town Council Quarterbacking” with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge on Thursday, December 19, 2024.
• ok, what just happened?
• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?
Topics for this session
Joint Budget meeting
• Health care, pension cost updates; deficit was 3.7ish, now more like 4.5
• Communications planned with 5 or 6 listening sessions at different locations, end of Jan through March…
Town Council meeting
PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
• Fourth and Sixth Grade Youth Football Teams
• Peter Brunelli
• Steve Carlucci
5. APPOINTMENTS = Agricultural Commission - Benjamin Rousseau
Annual License Renewals
PRESENTATIONS / DISCUSSIONS
Legislation
The recording runs about 40 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Tom as we recap both the Joint Budget and Town Council meetings held this week
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Franklin TV video
Joint Budget -> https://www.youtube.com/live/Pq0-UqDkm4o?&t=54
Town Council -> https://www.youtube.com/live/5h-UYum-TtQ?&t=132
Agendas
Joint Budget -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2024-12-17_joint_budget_subcommittee_meeting_agenda.pdf
Town Council ->
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/tc_agenda_-_dec_18_2024.pdf
My set of notes in one PDF ->
Joint Budget -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVajSM_qNPtttoVAWuWjqA9OMDRtTyYl/view?usp=drive_link
Town Council -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yn6Ems4Gc0TfI9L-9vE_Ll40oVGHPfFU/view?usp=drive_link
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