Selectmen tackle $217,595.71 budget gap ahead of town meeting
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of May 12, 2026
North Brookfield Selectmen debate options to close $217,595.71 budget gap. Finance Committee Chair Joe Trentacosta detailed FY27 departmental budget increases across police (due to contract negotiations), fire (vehicle repairs and gear replacement at $39,000 increase), and other departments, with potential funding sources including a $30,000 PEG grant and $170,000 in Group Insurance reserves. A separate Department of Elementary and Secondary Education audit found the school lunch account failed to collect accumulated interest while held in the General Fund, requiring Special Town Meeting reallocation of $2,631.37 for FY26 and $3,555.28 for FY25.
The board approved library grant applications and advanced Fire Department restructuring from a Board of Engineers to Weak Chief model.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of May 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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