FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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"MOTION TO ADOPT A FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET AS PROPOSED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,555,506"
(General Government: $31,698,171
Board of Education: $41,857,335).
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Background:
In accordance with Chapter VII; Section 6 of the Town Charter:
SECTION 6. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
The annual Town Meeting for the consideration of the budget and the transaction of other business shall be held on the third Monday of May at such hour and at such place as the Town Council shall determine.
The Town Meeting(s) may not alter the amount of any appropriation recommended by the Town Council. The vote of the Town meeting on the annual budget shall be adjourned to a vote on the voting machines the day following the Town Meeting in the same manner as outlined in Chapter VII, Section 9 and, if approved by a majority of those voting hereon, shall be deemed to be the vote of the Town Meeting.
The Town Meeting may, by failing to approve the budget presented at referendum, refer the entire budget back to the Town Council for further consideration and changes.
Should the referendum on the budget refer the budget back to the Town Council, the Town Council shall reconsider the budget and present it for a second vote on the voting machines three weeks following the previous referendum.
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 therewith for the ensuing fiscal year.
Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget Referendum on the Voting Machines
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Electors will vote in-person at the following polling location:
District One: Town Hall Lower Level, Registr...
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