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Finance Committee

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0 active membersLast meeting May 27, 20265 summaries in 30d

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Aug 21, 2026

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Committee Recommends Fiscal Year 2027 Budgets

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Apr 13, 2026

Committee Recommends $78.95 Million Budget

The Finance Committee voted 6-0 to recommend raising and appropriating $78,948,009 by taxation for operating expenses and salaries at the May 27 Town Meeting. It also unanimously recommended several FY2027 department and enterprise budgets, including $4,010,015 for water, $2,190,930 for sewer, and $1,081,306 for stormwater.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

Committee Recommends Fiscal Year 2027 Budgets

The Finance Committee voted 6-0 to recommend Fiscal Year 2027 budgets for 20 departments with proposed budgets of $60,000 or less, along with 10 additional department budgets. The largest recommendations included $739,485 for the Library, $446,337 for Public Building Maintenance, and $353,377 for the Council on Aging.

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Briefing

Mar 30, 2026

Committee Recommends FY27 Department Budgets

The Finance Committee voted 5-0 to recommend all Fiscal Year 2027 department budgets presented at the hearing, totaling $14,337,430 across the listed departments.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

Committee Recommends Fiscal 2027 School Budget

The Finance Committee unanimously recommended a $35,842,585 Fiscal Year 2027 School Department budget, along with five related budgets for health insurance, retirement, debt service, property insurance, and Medicare totaling $22,252,652.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

Committee Approves Old Town Hall Asbestos Funding

The Finance Committee unanimously approved transferring $22,500 from the reserve fund to cover asbestos design, remediation, and monitoring at Old Town Hall.

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