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Swansea officials trim 2025 budget increases by cutting vacant positions and insurance assumptions
Summary
Town officials proposed reductions tied to vacant positions and insurance budgeting that would reduce the projected 2025 increase to about 5% from earlier estimates above 11%.
Town of Swansea board members and staff reviewed the recommended 2025 budget and discussed targeted reductions that staff said would lower the town’s projected year-over-year increase to roughly 5%.
A staff member who led the review told the board the analysis focused on lines connected to currently vacant positions and insurance budgeting. "If we change those to an opt out, that'll allow budget reduction of about a 100,000," the staff member said, adding reductions in public works, fire and police personnel costs. "Public works... that's about 73,000. Fire department reduced the vacant second full time position…
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