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Select Board sets FY27 budget guidance: no new positions or hours, $1.5M capital baseline, schools asked to target 3% increase
Summary
The Town of Southborough Select Board on Oct. 21 issued initial budget guidance for FY27: no new positions or additional hours, a near‑term capital target of $1.5 million, and a 3% overall school budget target including benefits.
The Town of Southborough Select Board on Oct. 21 set initial guidance for the FY27 budget process and identified priorities and constraints the finance staff should use when preparing department submissions.
After an extended discussion the board agreed on these initial parameters: no new full‑time positions and no increases in employee hours, a capital guideline of $1.5 million for the coming fiscal year (board members discussed $1.5 million as the base alternative to $1.8 million), and that non‑salary operating lines should begin from fiscal 2025 actuals and require justification for increases. For the…
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