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(3-23-26 Document #3) Town Warrant - Proposed FY27 Budget Levels 1 - 3 by Voting Category

Budgets & Finance · Record date 2026-03-23 · Record a9ab1791816ca4a575

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FY 2027         FY 2027
OPERATING BUDGET                                 FY25        ORIGINAL
                                                              BUDGET
                                                                            FY 2027
                                                                             BASE
                                                                                           FY 2027
                                                                                           DEPT.         EXECUTIVE       FIN. COMM.
                                                                                                                                           INC (DEC) FROM FY 26
                                                                                                                                             FIN. COMM. - BASE
                                                ACTUAL                                                    REQUEST         REQUEST
BY VOTING CATEGORY                                             FY 26        BUDGET        REQUEST                                             $$$$        %%


School Dept        (300)                        56,025,553    59,033,748    59,033,748     59,033,748      62,172,973                 0   (59,033,748)    (100.0)
            TOTAL           03-SCHOOL           56,025,553    59,033,748    59,033,748     59,033,748      62,172,973                 0   (59,033,748)    (100.0)

Assessors          (141)                          336,071       560,407       560,407        565,353         565,933                  0     (560,407)     (100.0)
Building & Zoning      (241;176)                  439,385       506,942       506,942        523,204         523,204                  0     (506,942)     (100.0)
Central Maintenance (192;632)                    1,473,377     1,686,010     1,686,010      1,798,933       1,898,935                 0    (1,686,010)    (100.0)
Committees & Comm                                 125,052       175,534       175,534        175,534         184,134                  0     (175,534)     (100.0)
(131;177;182;184;544;545;546;547;548;691;692)
Conservation Comm (171)                           177,819       191,520       191,520        196,234         235,167                  0     (191,520)     (100.0)
Elder and Human Services (541)                    503,397       510,888       510,888        575,919         575,919                  0     (510,888)     (100.0)
Executive Area (129;151;154;179;195;244;910)     1,330,276     1,973,384     2,003,651      2,028,255       2,065,188                 0    (2,003,651)    (101.5)
Finance Dept      (133;135;145;155)              1,505,665     1,606,529     1,606,529      1,618,916       1,703,293                 0    (1,606,529)    (100.0)
Fire Department (215;220;221;231;232;291)        7,983,067     8,178,341     8,178,341      8,445,311       8,566,842                 0    (8,178,341)    (100.0)
Health Department          (510)                  392,277       476,719       476,719        496,424         487,962                  0     (476,719)     (100.0)
Parks & Recreation (542;630;650)                 1,096,592     1,162,220     1,162,220      1,234,175       1,247,175                 0    (1,162,220)    (100.0)
Planning Board       (175)                         88,882        84,126        84,126         85,277          85,277                  0       (84,126)    (100.0)
Police           (210;292)                       6,637,872     6,549,722     6,549,722      7,216,808       7,465,704                 0    (6,549,722)    (100.0)
Public Library     (610)                         1,513,415     1,723,169     1,723,169      1,648,722       1,580,801                 0    (1,723,169)    (100.0)
Public Works (400;410;420;425-427;491-492)       3,327,496     3,292,067     3,292,067      3,053,870       3,082,930                 0    (3,292,067)    (100.0)
Town Clerk & Elected (161;163)                    390,776       368,139       368,139        374,483         376,233                  0     (368,139)     (100.0)
Unpaid Bills        (198)                             274               0             0              0               0                0             0        0.0
Veterans Services (543)                           251,080       305,798       305,798        308,789         312,776                  0     (305,798)     (100.0)
            TOTAL           01-MUNICIPAL        27,572,774    29,351,515    29,381,782     30,346,207      30,957,473                 0   (29,381,782)    (100.0)

Blue Hills Regional (840)                        1,753,230     2,164,782     2,164,782      2,164,782       2,273,021                 0    (2,164,782)    (100.0)
Debt Service       (710;751;752)                 4,374,887     4,358,436     4,358,436      4,358,436       6,237,187                 0    (4,358,436)    (100.0)
Employer Share-Health/Life (914;915)            13,800,106    14,660,257    14,660,257     14,660,257      15,858,953                 0   (14,660,257)    (100.0)
Norfolk Agricult HS (841)                          52,531        50,000        50,000         50,000          50,000                  0       (50,000)    (100.0)
OPEB Transfers (993)                             1,350,000     1,450,000     1,450,000      1,450,000       1,500,000                 0    (1,450,000)    (100.0)
Other Transfers (990)                            1,082,127      594,053       594,053        594,053         573,529                  0     (594,053)     (100.0)
Reserve Fund        (132)                                0      600,000       600,000        600,000         600,000                  0     (600,000)     (100.0)
Retirement Benefits (911)                        7,544,775     8,077,115     8,077,115      8,077,115       7,902,556                 0    (8,077,115)    (100.0)
Snow & Ice         (423)                          846,274       650,500       650,500        650,500         650,500                  0     (650,500)     (100.0)

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FY 2027             FY 2027
OPERATING BUDGET                             FY25           ORIGINAL
                                                             BUDGET
                                                                                FY 2027
                                                                                 BASE
                                                                                                     FY 2027
                                                                                                     DEPT.          EXECUTIVE           FIN. COMM.
                                                                                                                                                              INC (DEC) FROM FY 26
                                                                                                                                                                FIN. COMM. - BASE
                                            ACTUAL                                                                   REQUEST             REQUEST
BY VOTING CATEGORY                                            FY 26             BUDGET              REQUEST                                                      $$$$        %%


Street Lighting    (422)                        85,588           97,000            97,000                97,000               97,000                 0           (97,000)        (100.0)
Town Insurance      (946)                     1,533,940       1,728,912          1,728,912            1,728,912            1,728,912                 0        (1,728,912)        (100.0)
Trash Collection   (433)                      2,686,332       2,887,506          2,887,506            2,887,506            3,019,852                 0        (2,887,506)        (100.0)
Unemployment Comp (913)                        100,000          100,000           100,000               100,000             100,000                  0          (100,000)        (100.0)
           TOTAL           02-FIXED COSTS   35,209,790       37,418,561         37,418,561           37,418,561           40,591,510                 0       (37,418,561)        (100.0)

                           GRAND TOTALS :   118,808,117     125,803,824        125,834,091          126,798,516          133,721,956                 0       (125,834,091)       (100.0)




                                                                ORIGINAL             FY 2026              FY 2026             FY 2026         FY 2026               INC (DEC) FROM FY 25
                                                FY 24
                                                                                      BASE
     ENTERPRISE FUNDS                          ACTUAL            BUDGET
                                                                  FY 25              BUDGET
                                                                                                          DEPT.
                                                                                                         REQUEST
                                                                                                                            EXECUTIVE
                                                                                                                             REQUEST
                                                                                                                                            FIN. COMM.
                                                                                                                                             REQUEST
                                                                                                                                                                      FIN. COM - ORIG
                                                                                                                                                                       $$$$      %%



      RINK ENTERPRISE (700)                      467,189            482,341               482,341              482,341          488,168                  0           (482,341)        (100.0)

      SEWER ENTERPRISE (600 - 602)              7,278,231          7,511,395           7,511,395          7,533,362            8,378,001                 0         (7,511,395)        (100.0)

      WATER ENTERPRISE (640 - 642)              9,503,150          9,979,931           9,719,931          9,721,506           10,772,955                 0         (9,979,931)        (100.0)