Finance Committee

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

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

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

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

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