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Finance committee urged to engage earlier in FY26 budget after governor’s numbers arrive
Summary
Finance staff told the Springfield City Finance Committee that the city will use the governor’s budget numbers to build the FY26 budget and urged councilors to participate earlier in the mayor’s department hearings to spot potential cuts and understand drivers of increases such as Chapter 70 school funding.
Kathy Jarrett, of the finance team, told the Springfield City Finance Committee on Jan. 27 that the city will use the governor’s released budget numbers to build its FY26 proposal and urged City Council members to engage early in the mayor’s department budget hearings.
Jarrett said the governor’s release (issued Jan. 22) shows a 7.8% increase in Chapter 70 school funding and a 2.2% rise in unrestricted general government aid — about $1,000,000 — and that the city’s planning now proceeds from those figures. “We basically wait until the governor releases her budget, and she did release it on the 22nd,” Jarrett said. “As you can see, Chapter 70 went up 7.8%. So the school department again went up substantially.”
The recommendation matters because the mayor’s recommended…
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