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Brentwood recreation commission backs budget plan that keeps proposed program coordinator pay; will present to select board
Summary
After a lengthy discussion of revenue, audit delays and overspent land-maintenance lines, the Brentwood Recreation Commission voted to move Proposal B — which reallocates existing funds toward land maintenance while retaining the requested program-coordinator salary — to the Select Board for final review.
The Brentwood Recreation Commission voted to forward “Proposal B,” a draft 2026 budget that keeps the proposed increase for the recreation program coordinator and reallocates $1,700 into land maintenance, to the Select Board for consideration.
Commissioners debated two approaches: Proposal A, which trims electric and heating lines to cushion a salary increase, and Proposal B, which shifts those funds into land and facilities maintenance that the department regularly overspends. After discussion the commission voted to present Proposal B to the Select Board on Oct. 28.
The issue that re-opened the discussion was an accounting discrepancy discovered in the current-year budget: the salary line for the program coordinator and associated…
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