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Tisbury CPC says accounting errors forced amendments to nine CPA warrant articles ahead of Town Meeting
Summary
Committee documents show corrections to CPA revenues for FY2027-28, attributed to Town accounting errors, led to amendments of nine Community Preservation Act warrant articles four business days before Annual Town Meeting.
At its May 27, 2026 meeting, the Town of Tisbury Community Preservation Act Committee heard that corrections to the committee’s revenue accounting forced amendments to nine warrant articles ahead of Annual Town Meeting.
Heidi Dietterich, the committee administrator, told members that adjustments to the Community Preservation Act (CPA) revenue figures for FY 2027-28 were required after staff found errors in the town’s accounting of separate CPA fund balances — historic, open space, housing and unreserved. Dietterich said those corrections prompted changes to nine CPA warrant articles to fix incorrect funding-source designations.
Dietterich said she met with Town Treasurer Elena DeFoe, Town Accountant Libby Cleary and financial consultant Amy Tierney to review and correct the revenues. The meeting, she reported, took place four business days before the town’s Annual Town Meeting, and Dietterich followed up with Town Administrator Joe LaCivita.
Committee Chairman Paul Munafo reported to members that the committee had been notified of the corrections and the resulting warrant-article amendments; no formal CPC vote on the amendments was recorded during the May 27 meeting. The committee did not adopt new funding decisions at the meeting; Dietterich described the session as informational and corrective in nature.
The committee asked staff to brief the Finance Committee in a joint session about the CPA surcharge and related revenue issues; Dietterich was directed to prepare talking points and consult with the State Community Preservation Coalition for background information. The joint meeting date is to be determined.
Votes at the meeting were procedural: the committee approved its March 9, 2026 minutes (motion by Carolyn Wallis, second by Anne McDonough) with one abstention by Victor Capoccia, and later adjourned (motion by Dave Ferraguzzi, second by Anne McDonough) by unanimous vote. The CPC recorded no policy votes regarding the amended warrant articles at this meeting.
