Franklin Finance Committee elected new leadership September 23. Ryan Lavorgna was elected Chair, Jennifer D'Angelo Vice Chair, and Tom Sullivan Clerk, with D'Angelo elected after Sullivan's initial bid for Vice Chair deadlocked 4-4.
Franklin Finance Committee elects Ryan Lavorgna chair, ending George Conley's multiyear run. Jennifer D'Angelo was elected vice chair on a 6-1 second-round roll call after an initial vote for Tom Sullivan failed 3-4; Sullivan was then elected clerk.
Franklin Finance Committee backs $170.3M FY27 budget with reduced free cash reliance. Chair George Conley and the nine-member panel unanimously approved the revised operating budget using $1,104,132 in free cash, down from the originally proposed $2.06 million, after the Senate budget delivered
Franklin Finance Committee completes FY27 budget deliberations, reduces planned free cash usage. The committee, after extensive discussion, recommended net operating budget reductions of approximately $192,900, bringing free cash usage to approximately $1.8 million instead of the originally
Finance Committee reviews FY27 budget requests for public safety and public works. Police Chief Thomas Lynch requested reinstatement of two officers cut in FY26 and extension of ARPA-funded mental health clinicians serving over 800 residents annually. Fire Chief Chuck Allen presented a
Finance Committee continues FY27 budget hearings; schools budget rises 3 percent. Superintendent Lucas Giguere and School Business Administrator Jana Melotti presented the Franklin Public Schools FY27 budget, rising 3 percent from contractual salary and step increases while maintaining net zero new
The Finance Committee reviews FY27 budget with $2 million free cash allocation to avert service cuts. Town Administrator Jamie Hellen presented a $152.5 million budget built on a $100.4 million tax levy and $35 million state aid, proposing free cash withdrawals to close a structural deficit
Franklin Finance Committee examined the town's fiscal policies and ten-year grant history. Chair George Conley questioned whether annual allocations for fire trucks and other equipment remain realistic as costs have doubled or tripled since policies were set five years ago. CFO Kerri Bertone
Franklin Finance Committee issues $935,000 borrowing note for fire truck purchase. The move came after Fire Chief Charles Allen reported that a 2013 Pierce engine with advanced frame corrosion must be removed from service immediately; a demo model priced at $935,000 beats new-truck costs of $1.1
Franklin Finance Committee unanimously backs $1.8 million in capital spending and $451,845 stabilization transfer. The committee voted down a motion by Ryan Lavorgna to defer a roughly $740,000 fire prevention system repair at the senior center, with Fire Chief Chuck Allen emphasizing the system is
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