Analysis: Town and Schools
Trust Fund Commission
Posted since 2014: 33 agendas, 24 sets of minutes, 22 recordings, 22 meetings with our minutes and 75 votes on the record.
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One open board seat available
The town printed a vacancy on this board in its FY2025 annual report. This is an elected seat — filled at the annual town election, third Saturday in May. See every open seat in town →
Next meeting
Nothing on the calendar yet.
Meets Thursdays, 5:00 pm · Bilotta Meeting Room, Town Hall · hybrid, Zoom link on each agenda · broadcast live on public access
Its record
16 of 18 meetings · FY27 so far 1 of 2
4 of 5 meetings · FY26 17 of 18
Annual report filed in 1 of the 15 years the town asked.
compared with every board →What it is deciding
Open matters, tracked across every board, that have come up at this one.
- The veterans property tax exemptionhere last Sep 24 2026
- Trust fund administration during a vacancyhere last Sep 24 2026
Lately
| date | our minutes | recording | agenda | official minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 2026 | needs video | not available | agenda | not available |
| Sep 24 2026 | Commission says school department is illegally withholding scholarship trust records; records request due Sept 26 · 0 votes | video | agenda | not available |
| Sep 10 2026 | Trust commission accuses school committee of illegally withholding scholarship fund records; dispute unresolved · 1 votes | video | agenda | not available |
Latest votes
| date | motion | outcome | record | check it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 2026 | Approve the rewritten warrant article on continuity of trust fund administration during a vacancy on the board, as amended per the lawyer's comments, for submission to the select board/town meeting warrant | passed unanimously (2-0), roll call: John Bowen aye, Richard Howard aye | the recording only | video 87:55 · ours |
| Aug 27 2026 | Draft and send an email requesting a joint meeting with the School Committee within 30 days regarding scholarship and trust accounts held by the school department. — moved by the chair | passed | the recording only | video 55:18 · ours |
| Aug 27 2026 | Resubmit the commission's previously submitted oversight bylaw, as written, for the November 17 special town meeting. — moved by the chair | not audible | the recording only | video 67:46 · ours |
| Jul 24 2026 | Motion by the chair to make Richard Howard vice chairman of the commission — moved by the chair (John Bowen) | passed (roll call: Bowen aye, Howard aye) | the recording only | video 7:26 · ours |
| Jul 24 2026 | Motion to accept, as written, Ernie Sund's clarification of donor intent regarding the American Legion Post 283 trust fund's eligibility terms — moved by the chair (John Bowen) | passed (Bowen aye, Howard aye/second) | the recording only | video 52:29 · ours |
Where its time goes
The top topics across the 22 recorded meetings we have minutes for.
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As of 2026-10-16. All boards.