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Gardner City Council reviews FY2026 budget spreadsheets; flags large resurfacing and equipment requests and schedules further review
Summary
Councilors reviewed the FY2026 budget spreadsheet at an informal June 2 meeting, questioned large removed capital requests and departmental wish lists, and asked for more scrutiny of professional development, IT replacement and revolving account changes.
At the June 2 informal meeting the Gardner City Council conducted a page‑by‑page review of the FY2026 budget spreadsheet and discussed several large capital and operational items while agreeing to continue review at a follow‑up informal meeting.
Council President summarized the city's budget process and said the FY2026 proposal includes about a $1.3 million increase on the city side, and that roughly one‑third of that increase is attributable to the proposed nonunion salary changes. He proposed starting budget review from "current ordinance" salary line items as a baseline while the compensation ordinance is studied.
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