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Town finances remain on budget

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Briefing

Aug 5, 2026

Online Vital Records Service Approved

The council authorized the Town Manager to enter an agreement for an online vital-records service covering birth, death, and marriage certificates. The service would not cost the Town, but customers would pay a $5 fee per transaction; the vote was 4-1.

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Briefing

Jul 20, 2026

Council Sets Five Strategic Priorities

The Town Council agreed on five strategic initiatives—fiscal sustainability, economic development, quality of life, housing, and organizational and governance excellence—to guide future goals for the Council and Town Manager.

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Briefing

Jul 15, 2026

Council Approves School Project Design Contract

The Town Council unanimously approved awarding Antinozzi Associates a contract for programming, conceptual design, and cost estimating for Jared Eliot Middle School window wall and heating unit replacements, and authorized the School Building Committee to execute the contract for the Town. The council also voted 5-1 to release the budgeted $10,000 contribution toward the fireworks.

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Briefing

Jul 1, 2026

Council Approves Joel School Boiler Funding

The Town Council unanimously authorized $549,285 from the Board of Education’s non-lapsing account for the Joel Elementary School boiler replacement. The total project is estimated at $633,285, including an $84,000 state grant.

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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Council Drafts Updated Vision and Mission

The Town Council reached consensus on draft vision and mission statements emphasizing a safe, thriving shoreline community, efficient municipal services, public health and safety, and responsible financial, physical, and environmental stewardship. The council will review the drafts at its next regular meeting.

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Briefing

Jun 17, 2026

Council Approves $94,662.45 in Transfers

The Town Council unanimously approved $60,850 in payroll-account transfers and shifted $33,812.45 from health insurance to a contractual severance benefit for a retiring Parks & Recreation director. The finance report said revenues were on budget after 11 months, with no major expenditure problems identified.

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Town sets next fiscal year's tax rate

The Town Council unanimously set the fiscal 2026–2027 tax rate at 22.24 mills. It also approved $60,000 for Board of Education network and S2 system costs, authorized a $4,000 historic documents grant application, and unanimously approved other personnel and budget actions.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Council Sends $44.3 Million School Budget to Referendum

The Town Council unanimously recommended a $44,288,204 Board of Education budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 and sent it to voters for a May 27 referendum.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Council Advances Revised Education Budget

The Town Council unanimously recommended a $44,288,204 education budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 after reducing the Board of Education budget by $500,000. The recommendation includes $260,492 in increased state grant revenue and was sent to a public hearing scheduled for May 20, 2026.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Council Reviews Roadwork and Summer Services

Route 81 overpass work has begun, reducing traffic to one lane between Glenwood Road and North High Street from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM; the full length of Route 81 in Clinton is scheduled for repaving later this year.

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Briefing

Apr 20, 2026

Town Council Sends Budgets to Referendum

The council recommended fiscal year 2026–27 town and education budgets totaling $68,026,139 for a May 13, 2026 referendum. It also unanimously approved $249,721 in budget adjustments after assessment reductions were projected to reduce current-year tax revenue by that amount.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Traffic Enforcement Ordinance Rejected

The Town Council rejected the Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Device Ordinance, with 2 members in favor and 4 opposed. The council also unanimously approved an amended authorizing resolution for the Jared Eliot Middle School Building Committee, authorized an Emergency Management Performance Grant application, approved a Parks and Recreation director appointment, and transferred $25,000 for a football field survey.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Landfill Update Projects $700,000 Host Fee

The landfill closure presentation revised the estimated fill volume to 350,000 tons, which would generate a projected $700,000 host fee for the Town of Clinton at $2 per ton. The presentation estimated closure construction would take 15 months.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Traffic Enforcement Ordinance Hearing Held

The Town Council held a public hearing on a proposed Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices Ordinance and received public comments; the minutes do not document a vote or final adoption.

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Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

Council Approves Department Budget Transfers

The Town Council unanimously approved four budget reallocations covering winter maintenance, harbor dredge permitting, maintenance overtime, and legal expenses, with no overall spending increase from the transfers.

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Briefing

Mar 12, 2026

Council Recommends 2026-2027 Budget

The Town Council recommended reducing the proposed budget by $500,244: $300,000 from the Board of Education and $200,244 from the Town budget. It recommended a $44,788,204 education budget and a $23,373,935 town budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, with a public hearing scheduled for April 20, 2026.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

Council Approves Public Works Tractor Purchase

The Town Council unanimously approved $20,500 from the General Fund for a new Public Works Trackless multipurpose tractor, using proceeds from surplus equipment sales. It also approved $15,000 for Economic Development marketing, $7,500 for a football-field survey, and a $6,754.55 nicotine-prevention grant application.

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Briefing

Feb 18, 2026

Town and School Budgets Presented

Town and education officials presented the proposed 2026–27 budgets to the Town Council; detailed budget workshops were scheduled for February 26, March 2, and March 5 at 6:00 p.m.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Traffic Enforcement Ordinance Moves to Hearing

The Town Council unanimously approved sending a proposed automated traffic enforcement ordinance to a March 25 public hearing, preceded by a 6:00 p.m. informational session. The town also received approval for $500,000 in federal funding for engineering work on the downtown wastewater treatment project.

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Briefing

Jan 29, 2026

Boards and Commissions Reports Reviewed

The Town Council confirmed that all department, board, and commission reports for Fiscal Year 2024–2025 had been reviewed; no questions were raised.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Town finances remain on budget

After six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, Town of Clinton revenues were reported as on budget, with no major expenditure problems noted. The estimated June 30, 2026 unassigned general fund balance is $15,176,598, or 23% of the total budget.

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