Town Council Meeting (in person & virtual) – regional school budget on agenda

In person: Town Hall, Town Room. 4 Boltwood Ave. Amherst, MA 01002

Zoom:  https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/89889190786

Phone: (646) 876-9923; enter webinar ID 898 8919 0786

1. Call to Order
2. Announcements
3. Hearings – None
4. General Public Comment
5. Consent Agenda
6. Resolutions and Proclamations – Consent Agenda
   1. 2025 Jewish American Heritage Month Proclamation
7. Presentations and Discussion – None
8. Action Items
   1. Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools FY26 Debt Authorization 
   2. Amherst Black Reparations Committee Charge
   3. FY26 Water and Sewer Rates and Amendments to Water and Sewer Regulations – Consent Agenda
   4. Proposed Fiscal Stabilization and Planning Task Force – Carried over from March 24 and April 7
   5. Memo and Proposed Four Towns Fiscal Sustainability Task Force
   6. Long-Term Public Way Request: Mobile Market – Consent Agenda
9. Appointments – None 
10. Committee and Liaison Reports
    1. Budget Coordinating Group
    2. Community Resources Committee
    3. Elementary School Building Committee
    4. Finance Committee
    5. Governance, Organization, and Legislation Committee
    6. Joint Capital Planning Committee
    7. Jones Library Building Committee
    8. Town Services and Outreach Committee
    9. Liaison Reports: Amherst Affordable Housing Trust, Board of Health, Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Community Preservation Act Committee, Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, Conservation Commission, Council on Aging, Energy and Climate Action Committee, Human Rights Commission, Transportation Advisory Committee
11. Approval of Minutes – Consent Agenda
    1. April 7, 2025 Regular Meeting
12. Town Manager Report
13. Town Council Comments
    1. President Report
    2. Future Agenda Items
    3. Councilor Comments
14. Topics Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair 48 Hours in Advance of the Meeting
15. Executive Session – None
16. Adjourn

Meeting materials are posted here https://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/7275; materials may be added or changed up through and after the meeting date.