School Committee Finance and Operations Subcommittee Meeting, November 20, 2025
Finance & Operations Subcommittee Agenda
November 20, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Conference Room, 57 Suffolk St, Holyoke MA 01040
https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85287777627
Members of the public can access the meeting here:
Today, March 29, 2025 Governor Maura Healey signed into law bodies to H.62, as amended by S.2506 (which contains the final form of the bill), entitled “An act Relative to Extending Certain Covid-19 Measures Adopted during the State of Emergency” (“ACT). Of interest to all governmental public bodies in Massachusetts, the Act extends until June, 2027, the authority for meetings of multiple-member bodies to be held in an entirely remote or hybrid format. All public bodies may hold fully remote or hybrid meetings, without the physical presence of a quorum of the public body, as long as “adequate, alternative means” of public access is also provided.
New Business:
- Facilities Report from Sean Sheedy, Facility Director
Discussion/Decision:
- Financial Transfers
From Contingency $38,293 To General Supply
Purpose: To pay costs not covered by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)
From Stipends $9,000 To Salaries
Purpose To pay for Dean students internships (Technology Department)
Old Business:
- Develop fiscal year 2027 budget guidelines
- Review/approve minutes from the 10.15.25 Finance and Operations Meeting Minutes