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City Council adopts FY26 operating budget; amends free-cash appropriation downward after Keith Tech and software debate
Summary
The council approved the omnibus FY26 operating budget and related appropriations after amending the free-cash appropriation down to $9.6 million. Councilors debated using free cash versus bonding, and representatives from Keefe/Keith Tech reported $400,000 moved into a feasibility account toward a proposed bonding request.
The Framingham City Council voted, 10–1, to approve the FY26 omnibus operating budget and related appropriations after passing an amendment that reduced the free-cash appropriation from $10,000,000 to $9,600,000.
Councilor King read the formal omnibus order, which included a total appropriation request for municipal operations and a $150,000 appropriation to the Framingham Economic Development Corporation. The order also recorded transfers and enterprise fund appropriations and authorized classification and compensation schedules for FY26.
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