The Haverhill City Council approved a package of FY26 operating budgets after departmental presentations and council questions. Councilors cast roll‑call votes on each budget item; the items below list motioners, seconders, roll‑call tallies and the outcome recorded on the meeting minutes.

Votes at a glance

- School Department FY26 operating budget — motion by Vice President Jordan; second by Councilor LePage. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor Tuohy — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor (vote recorded as “myself”) — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Human Services FY26 budget (includes Citizen Center reorg and Plug Pond staffing) — motion by Councilor LePage; second by Councilor Tuohy. Roll call recorded: Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Mitchinson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Public Health FY26 budget — motion by Councilor Mitchinson; second by Vice President Jordan. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Mitchinson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor Tuohy — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Veterans Services FY26 budget (adds small training stipend for coverage) — motion by Vice President Jordan; second by Councilor Tuohy. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Mitchinson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor Tuohy — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Stadium Commission operating budget — motion by Vice President Jordan; second by Councilor Tuohy. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Mitchinson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — abstain; Councilor Tuohy — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved (Lewandowski recorded as abstain).

- Information Technology (IT) FY26 budget (internalizing services, cutting consultant/project management fees) — motion by Vice President Jordan; second by Councilor LePage. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Mitchinson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor Tuohy — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Public Works and Parks FY26 budget (non‑water/wastewater DPW items) — motion by Vice President Jordan; second by Councilor Tuohy. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — abstain; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Mitchinson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved (Basalier recorded as abstain).

- Water, Wastewater, Engineering & Conservation FY26 budgets (enterprise funds combined presentation) — motion by Vice President Jordan; second by Councilor Tuohy. Roll call recorded: Vice President Jordan — yes; Councilor Basalier — yes; Councilor Hobbs Everett — yes; Councilor Richardson — yes; Councilor Ferrera — yes; Councilor Lewandowski — yes; Councilor Tuohy — yes; Councilor LePage — yes; Councilor Rogers — yes; President/mayor — yes. Outcome: approved.

Notes on procedure and tallies: the meeting minutes record each motion, seconder and roll‑call response as read into the record. Where the transcript listed an abstention (two instances), the articles above preserve those recorded abstentions. The meeting proceeded to the next agenda items after each roll call vote concluded.

Ending: Councilors offered public thanks and praise to department staff after votes, and the meeting continued to remaining departmental presentations and capital plan discussion.