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Medford collector/treasurer requests small FY26 budget increase; cites new online transactions and pending tax-title law changes

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The collector/treasurer told the City Council Committee of the Whole that the department's fiscal 2026 budget rises about $22,565 from FY25, mostly for personnel and data-processing costs and increased per-transaction online payment fees; the office is delaying tax-title filings while awaiting state law clarifications.

Judy, the city collector/treasurer, told the Medford City Council Committee of the Whole on April 30 that the collector/treasurer's office is proposing a fiscal 2026 operating budget of $780,059, an increase of $22,565 from the current year.

Judy said the increase is “mostly in the fixed cost growth area” and reflects contractual raises, step increases and higher payroll-processing costs. She told the committee: “it's a charge of 25' per transaction,” referring to the…

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