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Finance Committee appoints clerk and approves year‑end transfers including $601,800 for water
Summary
The Littleton Finance Committee voted unanimously July 9 to appoint a clerk, approve a slate of officers and accept year‑end transfers including $601,800 in water department transfers and $27,000 in sewer transfers; members asked for follow‑up on a $600,000 water capital overrun.
The finance committee on July 9 appointed Sanjay as clerk, approved a slate of officers and accepted year‑end transfers covering several departmental shortfalls and enterprise fund adjustments.
Treasurer Robin Healy presented the transfers and told the committee the packet this year was “a small list” compared with prior years. Healy walked members through general fund line‑item shortages including a deficit in the assessing account (about $48,569), stipends and certification payments in field maintenance, an interim health‑department director expense, and information‑technology contract costs tied to the Munis software platform. "We went line by line with every department," Healy said, describing efforts to reduce the need for transfers.
Healy also described enterprise fund transfers previously approved by the water commission, including what she characterized as a $600,000 shortfall tied to capital work (a replacement of a water main and related projects). The committee summary listed water department transfers of $601,800 and a sewer department transfer of $27,000. Chair (speaker 4) and other members pressed for more detail about why the water capital costs exceeded estimates; Healy offered to obtain and circulate additional documentation to the committee.
Rick Kingsley moved to accept the finance director’s transfers, including the water and sewer transfers; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee recorded the transfers as general fund transfers (amount listed in the committee packet), water transfers of $601,800 and sewer transfers of $27,000.
Members also discussed betterments and tax collection for a property referenced as 550 King Street, noting some anticipated payments had not yet been received but that current fiscal‑year 2027 projections remain balanced. On the fire department, the committee noted the department expects to return roughly $50,000 to free cash (about $45,000 in wages and $5,600 in expenses) rather than request a reserve fund transfer.
The committee approved minutes from prior meetings and voted to authorize payment for the Association of Town Finance Committees dues not to exceed $300. The appointments and transfers were approved by unanimous voice votes; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
The meeting adjourned with a plan to reconvene in September unless an emergency reserve request arises.
