Yarmouth finance committee fails to reach quorum; FY27 budget hearing adjourned

The Town of Yarmouth Finance Committee convened a joint FY27 budget public hearing March 10 at Yarmouth Town Hall but did not achieve a quorum and adjourned without taking substantive action, according to the meeting minutes.

Finance Committee Chair Richard Simon called the session after the Select Board chair read a hybrid meeting notice. The minutes state that Chair Simon and Finance Committee member John Anderson attended, with Anderson participating remotely, but that the committee did not have a quorum.

The minutes list several committee members as absent: Nathan Ladley, Alyssa Mullin, Robert Harding, George Perkins and Rafael Gutierrez. The transcript of the minutes contains an inconsistency: John Anderson is identified both as attending remotely and separately listed among absent members. The minutes do not resolve that discrepancy.

At the conclusion of the Select Board meeting, the Finance Committee meeting was adjourned; the minutes record the adjournment at 11:00 p.m. and are signed "Respectfully Submitted by Richard Simon." The record does not specify any substantive budget votes, motions, or a rescheduled date for the FY27 budget hearing.