The Board of Selectmen voted to schedule a Proposition 2.5 override vote, a move seen as a precaution to cover funding for the Hoosac Valley Regional School District if an agreement between the school and town cannot be reached.
Finance Committee member John Tremblay suggested the Select Board to provide an overview of the budget and then committee members and board members could go line by line to discuss particulars.
The major goal for the coming fiscal year is to use less free cash, which was discussed at multiple points during the meeting while analyzing different line items. The panels mulled an informal goal of about $150,000 in free cash usage.