![]() “What it quickly became was a town meeting, and what it did was take the focus and attention off this advisory committee and shift it to the public in attendance, and it became a back-and-forth, unproductive two-hour meeting,” Sharpe said.Ĭouncil Chairperson Robert Kilcollins said he would be open to having Sharpe back in the group if she should reconsider. A discussion of Town Manager Andrea Powers’ contract also ensued, which was inappropriate for a public hearing with the tax group, she said during the public comment portion of Wednesday’s council session. Sharpe became frustrated when the May 17 committee session devolved into disrespectful arguing from members of the public, she said. ![]() The council unanimously appointed seven members to the budget advisory committee at its April meeting: Sharpe, former deputy town clerk Danielle Cote, local pharmacist Kevin Bouchard, accountant Aaron Brown, former town councilor Jason Barnes, florist and business owner Pat Canavan and McGillan Inc. Sharpe, an accounting technician appointed to the group, said the first meeting went well but the second prompted her resignation. ![]() The committee met on May 12 and again on May 17. Following public complaints in 2021 over increased valuations and higher taxes, the council passed an ordinance in March to form an advisory committee composed of people with some financial experience to propose budget recommendations. ![]()
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