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Subcommittee backs $183,171.62 supplemental budget to fund body cameras, grant-writing, ambulance, tree removal and school technology
Summary
The council subcommittee on Oct. 1 recommended the full council adopt an order to raise and appropriate $183,171.62 for FY2026 operational needs, including $35,000 for police body cameras, $54,000 for the citygrant-writing contract, a $25,000 ambulance purchase from Westminster, tree-removal work and $39,171.62 restricted school E-rate funds.
The Gardner City Council subcommittee recommended that the full council approve a supplemental appropriation of $183,171.62 for various departmental needs for fiscal year 2026 at its Oct. 1 meeting.
The mayor summarized the sources and uses: "September 4, the Department of Revenue certified our city's new growth for the fiscal year at $344,698," he said, and noted that $39,171.62 from the schools' E-rate program is restricted to school-technology spending. The mayor said the city had originally budgeted $200,000 of expected new-growth revenue (of which $150,000 was designated for abatements), leaving an additional roughly $144,698 in surplus from new growth to support supplemental requests.
The supplemental order itemizes department requests and operating needs. Major line items discussed included $35,000 for police body-worn cameras, $54,000 to fund the city's five-year grant-writing contract through the fiscal year, roughly $25,000 to purchase an ambulance from the town…
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