All local finance committee members are invited to the Association of Town Finance Committees’s Annual Meeting on Nov. 5 at the Sharon Community Center.
Needham Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick will open the meeting with a presentation on resiliency, sharing insights on her own resiliency journey spanning 25 years in local government. Her crowd-sourced poem, “We Long for a City Where We Go Hard on the Issues and Easy on the People,” has become nationally recognized.
The meeting will feature four educational workshops, running concurrently during two time slots.
The first session will be Finance Committee and Budgeting 101 with Northborough Town Administrator John Coderre, covering the basics for new members, and a session on climate change and sustainability initiatives.
The second session will feature a workshop titled “The Great Resignation and How It Affects Your OPEB Liability,” led by Arlington Town Manager Sandy Pooler and Jim Powers, CPA, of Powers and Sullivan, and a second workshop featuring Westborough Chief Assessor Jonathan Steinberg taking a closer look at the assessing function and the ways it affects municipal finance.
A general session, following lunch, will focus on the overall economic outlook and its impact on municipal budgets. This session will be interactive, and members will be encouraged to ask questions.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. The cost is $55 for dues-paying ATFC finance committee members and $65 for nonmember finance committee members and all other local officials.
Although we will no longer be checking vaccination status, the MMA is advising that all attendees stay up to date with the latest COVID vaccines for which they are eligible. In order to keep our meetings as safe as possible, we highly recommend all attendees take an at-home rapid antigen test prior to attending.
You are asked not to attend this meeting if you have any COVID symptoms or if a household member has tested positive for COVID, regardless of how you test.
The MMA encourages attendees to wear a mask, if that is your preference.
These safety protocols are subject to change based on the latest public health data and guidance.
Cancellation Deadline
The non-COVID related cancellation deadline is October 28. To cancel your registration, please send an email to [email protected]. After October 28, refunds will only be considered for COVID related cancellations.
Please make checks payable to:
Association of Town Finance Committees
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Boston, MA 02108
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