Finance Committee Weighs FY28 Budget Guidelines

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What happened

The Finance Committee discussed preliminary FY28 budget guidelines with members raising concerns about revenue projections: an omitted ambulance revenue offset, an understated new-growth estimate (by several hundred thousand dollars, tied to Chapter 40B development), and doubts about a planned $1.8 million reserve release. Members also discussed department-level spending goals and benchmarking school spending against peer towns. No formal vote on the guidelines was taken despite the agenda listing a potential vote.

Key decisions

• 💰 Preliminary FY28 budget guidelines. The Finance Committee discussed preliminary FY28 budget guidelines and members raised concerns: an omitted ambulance revenue offset, an understated new-growth estimate (by several hundred thousand dollars, related to Chapter 40B development), and doubts about a planned $1.8 million reserve release. No formal vote on the guidelines was taken. Read case details

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