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Norwood finance committee begins work on 2026 tax budget, aims for first reading June 10
Summary
The Norwood Finance, Claims, Budget and Audit Committee began drafting the 2026 tax budget, using figures from the city—s Financial Recovery Plan (FRP). Staff circulated a working spreadsheet, identified data and formula gaps, and set a tentative schedule to reach a first reading by June 10.
The Norwood Finance, Claims, Budget and Audit Committee on Tuesday began drafting the 2026 tax budget, with staff circulating a working spreadsheet that uses the Financial Recovery Plan as its initial revenue and expenditure source and the committee setting a tentative goal of a first reading at the June 10 council meeting.
On Saturday, Mary, a staff member, "sent everybody, the current version of the tax budget," and said she had uploaded the FRP and started populating the spreadsheet: "I uploaded the FRP, and I started copying and pasting in all the applicable tabs." Mary told the committee some revenue categories still need breakdowns and that Excel formulas linking multiple tabs are causing extra review work.
The committee…
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