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File #: 25-1621    Version: Name:
Type: Financial Business Request (FBR) Status: Passed
File created: 3/13/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 5/27/2025 Final action: 6/18/2025
Title: MOTION to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget in the amount of $70,364,977 comprised of: * General Government: $29,902,735_ * Board of Education: $40,462,242.
Attachments: 1. Human Resources Director - Budget cut impact 6-11-2025-Floater Salary- Ltr dated-2025-06-15, 2. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Second Referendum-2025-06-10, 3. Post Referendum budget reductions 5-21-25, 4. Annual Town Mtg Budget 2025-2026-Handout-May 20-FINAL, 5. Fiscal Year 2025-2026-Budget Board of Education Public Hearing -2025-04-21, 6. GG Budget Presentation - Public Hearing Final as of 04.15.pdf, 7. Boad of Education budget Presentation-Public Hearing-2025-04-21, 8. Superintenent Hartling-Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget-Fire Alarm High School- Capital Projet Plan, 9. FY 25-26 budget draft for finance committee, 10. Mayor Budget Transmittal Letter Final 3.3.pdf, 11. FY 2026 Mayors Proposed Budget Submitted -2025-03-03, 12. BOE TC FY26 Budget Presentation, 13. LPS BOE Adpoted FY26 Budget 02.24.2024 with supplemental report (2), 14. 2024 LHSA Fire Alarm Upgrades, 15. Board of Education Budget Revenues-Tax Dollars-Other Funding-Superintendent Hartling email-2025-03-15, 16. Superintendnet-Board of Education- Supllememtal Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Information-2025-03-05
FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)

Motion/Request:
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MOTION to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget in the amount of $70,364,977 comprised of:
* General Government: $29,902,735_
* Board of Education: $40,462,242.
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Background:

In accordance with Chapter VII; Section 6 of the Town Charter, in the event that the second referendum does not approve a budget; the Town Council shall adopt a final budget by the fourth Monday in June. Should both the referenda and the Town Council fail to adopt a final budget by the fourth Monday in June, the budget that was presented at the second referendum shall be deemed to have been adopted, and expenditures made in accordance there with for the ensuing fiscal year.

Town Council June 11, 2025 Meeting:

With both the May 20, 2025 & June 10, 2025 Budget Referendums failing the Town Council made additional Budget Allocation Adjustments at their June 11, 2025 Meeting

Approved the following adjustments to the proposed Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget:

Account # Title Salary (change from 6/10/2025)
1011-2101-51600 Finance Director $133,000 $17,083
1011-0311-51600 Town Clerk $ 77,400 $ 7,639
1011-4301-51600 Land Use Director $108,150 $ 6,084
1011-0205-51606 Human Resource Director $ 97,850 $ 1,442
Total General Government Increase: $32,248

In addition, Adjusted the following Accounts:

Account # Title Reduction (New Amount 6/11/2025)
10110101-5879 Contingency-Town Council $4,000 $ 3,000
10110201-58790 Contingency- Mayor $5,000 $ 1,000
10110201-51305 Town Hall Floater $9,692 $ 19,000
10120301-5611 Fire Marshall Oper $2,000 $ 6,000
10140107-56301 Sand and Salt $10,000 $125,000
Total General Government Operating Decrease $30,692

Board of Education Capital
Title Reduction
Board of Education Capital $45,000
Total Board of Education Decrease $45,000



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