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Committee recommends multiple DPW payments and transfers as refuse, water and pension funding shortfalls draw scrutiny
Summary
The Finance Committee approved recommendations to pay prior‑year DPW invoices, accept performance grants and approve transfers from certified free cash and the pension stabilization fund. Officials warned the refuse enterprise could face a FY26 deficit exceeding $1,000,000 if fees are not raised; the mayor and staff described steps to resolve a $1.6 million shortfall tied to the Brockton Redevelopment Authority.
The Brockton Finance Committee on Dec. 1 recommended a series of orders to pay unpaid DPW enterprise bills, accept a MassDEP recycling grant, and approve transfers from certified free cash and the pension stabilization fund to close prior deficits.
Clerk items for unpaid invoices (items 5, 6 and 8) listed vendor payments across refuse, stormwater, highway, sewer and water enterprises. CFO Troy Clarkson and DPW Commissioner Pat Hill explained staffing shortages and invoice routing issues that contributed to unpaid prior‑year bills; Meghan McKee (DPW business manager) compiled spreadsheets to reconcile more than 2,700 annual invoices. Councilors asked…
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