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Council reviews FY26 budget highlights: revenue opportunities, rescue billing and insurance oversight proposal
Summary
At a budget workshop, staff outlined potential revenue opportunities including rescue/billing changes and pay‑for‑service responses on state roads; councilors debated an insurance oversight committee, police travel line increases and timing for mill‑rate estimates tied to the school vote.
Town staff reviewed budget highlights and possible revenue options for fiscal 2026 and councilors raised several administrative items, including a proposal for a small insurance oversight committee, increased travel/training line items for public safety leadership, and plans to pursue rescue billing and other pay‑for‑service opportunities.
Helene, a finance staff member, and Matt, the town manager, told the council there are no direct federal dollars in this year’s budget. Staff said some state library grant funding reductions had caused brief service pauses at the state level but had no direct financial impact on the town’s FY26 proposal.
On revenue opportunities, staff and…
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