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Finance committee reviews FY2026 budget, flags salary-driven increases
Summary
The Gardner City Council Finance Committee met May 29 to review the proposed fiscal 2026 budget, with the mayor and department heads saying the plan shows an overall increase of about 2% driven primarily by salary step increases and recurring subscription costs.
The Gardner City Council Finance Committee met May 29 to review the administration's proposed fiscal 2026 budget, with the mayor and department heads emphasizing that a roughly 2% overall increase is driven primarily by salary line items and recurring subscription costs.
Committee Chairman opened the session by saying, "The focus of the today is to examine the impact of departmental budget expenses under the purview of the finance committee, and how they have an overall impact on be able to deliver services to our constituents." Mayor (role: Mayor) told the committee, "The budget itself is, 2% increase over last year's full budget," and explained the administration's conservative revenue…
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