Fiscal Sustainability Committee
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Meeting Information
Purpose
To understand the existing financial landscape for the Town of Gorham and the Gorham School Department; to evaluate the future financial landscape, and to use this knowledge to make recommendations for how to maintain sustainable taxes while continuing to manage the present and future growth of our community over the next five to 10 years.
Establishing Authority
Order #23-153 voted by the Council on October 3, 2023.
Member Expectation/Time Commitment
- Monthly or every other month meetings of 1.5 hours each, with initial meeting tentatively scheduled for February 2024.
- Reading/research between meetings.
Total Membership
18 members plus one facilitator.
Deliverables
- Development of a series of recommendations to the Town Council and School Committee for how to reduce costs (or mitigate continued cost increases) through efficiencies.
- Development of a series of recommendations to the Town Council and School Committee for how to increase revenues that will offset direct taxpayer expenses at both the municipal and school levels.
- Development of a series of recommendations to the Town Council and School Committee for how to improve communications between various stakeholder groups within the community of Gorham to aid in understanding current and future financial limitations moving forward.
Timeline
This work will begin in February of 2024 and will be targeted to start impacting the development of the Fiscal Year 2026 budgets at both the municipal and school levels in Gorham.
Members
Name | Title |
---|---|
Craig Freshley
| Professional Facilitator |
Town Manager | |
Heather Perry
| Superintendent |
Sarah Perkins
| School Committee member |
Stewart McCallister
| School Committee member |
Town Councilor | |
Town Councilor | |
William Benson
| Planning Board member |
Sarah Jackson
| GEDC member |
Aaron Carlson
| School Parent |
Christy Damon
| School Parent |
George Fox
| Community member appointed by Town |
Susan Sato
| Community member appointed by School Department |
Susan Coyne
| Business Owner |
Chris Kelley
| Business Owner |
Erin Eppler
| School Leadership team/ GMS Principal |
Norm Justice
| School Leadership team/ Facilities & Transportation Director |
Thomas M. Poirier
| Town Department Head |