Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 11/13/18

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 11/13/18

Single tax rate approved for FY19 ā€¢ FY18 Annual Reviews of the Town Manager, Fire Chief and Police Chief ā€¢ FY19 Goals for Town Manager The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted below. 1. i. MINUTES 

Board of Selectmen 11/13/18

Board of Selectmen 11/13/18

The proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2019Ā is $17.17 per thousand of valuation. The Board of Assessors and the Principal Assessor will appear before the Board of Selectmen on 11/13/18 to presentĀ information to assist the Selectmen in making decisions in reference to property tax options.

Recap of eHop’s Spotlight Forum on Town Growth & Development

Recap of eHop’s Spotlight Forum on Town Growth & Development

On March 22, 2018 eHop hosted a public forum on Town Growth and Development attended by a standing room only crowd. Ā The forum provided a high-level snapshot of Hopkintonā€™s dramatic population growth, the impact on our budget and services, and information on how residents can 

FY19 Joint Budget Working Session

FY19 Joint Budget Working Session

Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 PM HCAM-TV,Ā 77 Main St (lower level), Hopkinton The next joint FY19 Budget working session for the Selectmen and School Committee is coming up this Tuesday. Previously at the March 9 working session, the town and school department heads were asked 

FY19 Budget Joint Meeting

FY19 Budget Joint Meeting

New Date & Location Due to Weather Forecast: Friday, March 9 at 3:00 PM Temporary Town Hall, 80 South St. The meeting will NOT be recorded by HCAM-TV Update:Ā The meeting was recorded after all, here is the link to the video. Wednesday, March 7 at 

Town Budget Season Underway – Facing $2.7M Budget Gap

Town Budget Season Underway – Facing $2.7M Budget Gap

The FY19 Town Budget season is in full swing, and as reported on the front page of the Hopkinton Independent, the town is facing a $2.7 Million budget gap. The Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Appropriation Committee met on Monday, January 29 in a 

Preliminary School Budget for FY19

Preliminary School Budget for FY19

The school budget season is in its preliminary stages. The initial presentation from November 2 showed a 8.9% increase over last year. If out of district costs are separated out the increase would be 6.9%. Personnel increases included eight elementary Teachers, two elementary Specialists, and