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Finance Committee flags fire department budget gaps for FY27

Finance Committee flags fire department budget crisis. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins reported that the FY27 fire department budget book lists 35 full-time staff but payroll records show 41 to 42 people, creating a 162,000-dollar shortfall between federal Safer Grant funding received and payroll

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee launches FY27 budget review

Finance Committee begins preliminary FY27 budget review. Chair Robert Sullivan led members Nathan Demers, Alan R. Krischner, and Eric Machado through the first round of departmental budget discussions, with the school budget adjusted to $42,550,000, down $400,000 from the original proposal. Several

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee reorganizes amid FY27 budget crisis

Middleborough Finance Committee confronts FY27 budget gap threatening up to 30 town positions. Robert Sullivan was elected Finance Committee chair and Nathan Demers vice chair; Demers prevailed 4-2 over Matthew Phillips for the vice seat. Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins informed the committee that

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee discusses FY27 budget shortfall and framework

Finance Committee develops framework for $637K FY27 budget shortfall. The committee met with Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins to discuss budget adjustments, establishing guiding principles for potential cuts rather than making immediate reductions. Perkins outlined state aid processes and noted a

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee schedules March 26 meeting on FY27 budget

Middleborough Finance Committee schedules Thursday session to discuss fiscal 2027 budget. Meeting Monday at Town Hall, six of seven members unanimously approved prior minutes and scheduled the next session for Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. The committee adjourned early so members could attend a

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee seeks seat at table amid budget crisis

Middleborough finance committee seeks formal role in budget overhaul after manager reveals crisis. The Finance Committee unanimously voted to send a letter to the Select Board reaffirming its commitment to advise and assist in budget development, after Interim Town Manager Joe Perkins revealed that

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee votes 5-2 to request financial data

Middleborough Finance Committee seeks comprehensive financial data. The committee voted 5-2 on February 9 to request all expenses, revenue, payroll, headcount, turnbacks, capital spending, and town debt information from the town manager and finance director by February 17, with Chair Eric Machado

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