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Public Presentations & Related Meeting Minutes

2021 Spring Annual Town Meeting

  1. FY 2022 Town Administrators Amended Preliminary Budget Book
  2. FY 2022 Spring Town Meeting Budget Presentation
  3. FY 2022 Spring Town Meeting Motions
  4. FY 2022 Finance Committee Forecast Presentation
  5. FY 2022 Select-Board Forecast Presentation
  6. FY 2022 Healthcare Presentation to Finance Committee
  7. FY 2022 Public Budget Forum
  8. FY 2022 Natick Libraries Presentation to Finance Committee
  9. FY 2022 Finance Committee Preliminary Budget Presentation
  10. FY 2022 Select-Board Preliminary Budget Presentation
  11. FY 2022 Town Administrators Preliminary Budget Book
  12. FY 2021 Q1- Q2 Quarterly Report

Value & Vision and TA Goals

  1. Updated Calendar Year 2020 Goals - August 8, 2020
  2. TA Revised Goals Memo - July 28, 2020
  3. Calendar Year 2020 TA Revised Goals - July 6, 2020
  4. TA Goals - March 2, 2020
  5. TA Proposed Goals - February 1, 2020
  6. Proposed Calendar Year 2020 Goals
  7. TA Goals - May 11, 2019
  8. Values & Visions (adopted by Select Board) - March 25, 2019
  9. Financial Management Principles (adopted by Select Board) - October 17, 2016

Presentations Regarding FY 21 (Pre-COVID 19)

  1. Select Board Budget Presentation FY21 - January 6, 2020
  2. FY 2020 Preliminary Budget (Part 2)
  3. FY 2020 Preliminary Budget (Part 1)

June 2020 Refunding Opportunity & Details of Savings

  1. Select Board June 11, 2020 Refunding Vote
  2. Hilltop Securities Refunding Details - June 2020
  3. Certificate Bonds Natick - June 11, 2020

Financial Updates

  1. Deficit Spending Authority Select Board Presentation June 9, 2020
  2. FY20 Q2 Report Feb. 3, 2020
  3. Budget to Actual FY19 Year End Report
  4. FY19 Year End Table
  5. Fy 2019 Year- End Summary including encumberances
  6. FY19 Year End Report, October 7, 2019 Select Board Presentation
  7. 3rd Quarter 2019 Comptroller Report
  8. Fringe Benefits March 4, 2019 Presentation
  9. Comptroller Year End Reports FY 2018 and FY 2019
  10. TA Free Cash Spending Proposal - October 15, 2018

Fiscal Forecasts

  1. Comparison FY21 and FY20 Financial Indicator Comparison
  2. Financial Forecast - September 30, 2020
  3. Financial Indicators & Trend Analysis - September 16, 2019
  4. 4 yr Financial Forecast 2024 - September 16, 2019
  5. Executive Summary Fiscal Forecast Memo - September 13, 2019

COVID-19 and Strategic Planning For Our Community

  1. Compass Chart Presentation

News Articles Discussing Economic Impact

  1. Washington Post Recovery
  2. Additional Information November 18, 2020 Regarding Options
  3. NY Times - Time Changes to Retail November 17, 2020
  4. November 16, 2020 Tourism - The Boston Globe
  5. To Survive the Pandemic, Savile Row Cuts a Bespoke Strategy - The New York Times
  6. Pandemic Spikes Trigger New Shutdowns & New Hurt for Economy - The Washington Post
  7. Expedia CEO - The Boston Globe

Updates To The Select Board

  1. Financial Compass August 12, 2020
  2. FY21 TA Amended Preliminary Budget Power Point to Select Board June 8, 2020
  3. TA amended preliminary budget for Fy 21June 8, 2020
  4. Financial Update May 11, 2020 presentation to Select Board
  5. Financial recommendations May 2, 2020
  6. Financial Update April 27, 2020
  7. Financial Update Select Board FY21 April 13, 2020
  8. HillTop municipal-commentary April 8, 2020
  9. Historical Local Option Hotel and Meal Tax FY 10- 19

Memo Regarding Financial Options (Nov. 4, 2020)

  1. Natick Timeline Override FY 23 - November 16, 2020
  2. Additional Related to Nov. 4th Options Memo Presented November 11, 2020
  3. Attachments to Memo - November 4, 2020
  4. Memo to Select Board - November 4, 2020

Capital Projects & Planning

  1. Major Capital Projects 2022
  2. Major Capital Projects 2021
  3. Capital Planning Memo 2020-2025 - November 15, 2019
  4. FY2021-2025, Capital Improvement Plan November 2, 2019
  5. FY2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan - December 2, 2019
  6. Major Capital Projects 2020
  7. FY2020 Capital Projects
  8. Major Capital Projects 2019
  9. FY2020 Budget - Extinguishing Debt
  10. FY2020 Capital Improvements - 2019 FATM
  11. FY2020 Capital Equipment - 2019 FATM
  12. Capital Projects plus750K as of 11.15.2019
  13. Capital Projects 2019-2022
  14. Capital Infrastructure Projects May 10, 2019
  15. Capital Project Highlights Presented to Select Board December 2, 2019
  16. Capital Projects and Improvements Funding Proposals August 18, 2018

West Natick Fire Station & Kennedy Middle School Financing Analysis & Presentations

  1. Financing Recommendation - KMS & WNFS - August 20, 2019
  2. Capital Financing Recommendation WNFS & KMS August 14, 2018
  3. Capital Financing Recommendation KMS & WNFS August 14, 2018
  4. Capital Financing Options KMS & WNFS August 7, 2018

Bond Rating Information

  1. S&P Natick Rating May 19, 2020
  2. SP Credit FAQ COVID19 Recession And US Public Finance Ratings May14,2020
  3. SP Commentary US Local Government Mid Year Sector View Unprecedented
  4. Ratings Direct Guidance Criteria Governments US Public Finance Assessing US
  5. Ratings Direct Economic Research An Already Historic US Downturn Now Looks Even Worse 44596499 Apr-16-2020
  6. All US Public Finance Sector Outlooks Are Now Negative April 1, 2020 SP Global
  7. Fitch Rating November 21, 2018
  8. S&P Natick Rating November 2018
  9. 17-12-06 S&P Pension Obligation Bonds Credit Impact on US Local Govern.


Financial Transparency with Cleargov


The Town has partnered with ClearGov, a comprehensive financial tool which is periodically updated from our financial accounting software. This financial tool provides the public with easy access to the Town of Natick's expenditure, revenue, and budget information for the current fiscal year, as well as a historical view of previous years. It can be used to search details of municipal expenses and revenues by category, department, fund, and government area. The data within this site covers every level and every fund of municipal finances, from fiscal year totals to line item detail. The tool also has the capability to compare and benchmark per capita spending by governmental function.

Click this link or the graphic below to enter the ClearGov financial transparency site: https://www.cleargov.com/massachusetts/middlesex/town/natick/2019
 

ClearGov Financials

Budget for FY19 by Category (actual expenditures will be updated periodically)