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Swansea board finalizes draft budget adjustments, adds library CIP and trims ambulance reserve ahead of hearing
Summary
Selectboard reviewed the draft 2026 budget, agreed to staff adjustments including a 2% merit update that raised the draft to $8,924,870 (a 6.63% increase), increased election and motor-vehicle supply lines, added $5,000 for Mount Caesar Union Library CIP, and by consensus removed a separate ambulance capital reserve while keeping a $30,000 fire-truck reserve.
Swansea’s selectboard on Monday reviewed its draft operating and capital budget ahead of the formal budget hearing, adjusting several line items and confirming warrant-article placements for February's deliberative session.
A town finance staff member told the board, “I updated the budget using the 2% merit that the board agreed to at their last meeting, which increased it by $62,006.00,” bringing the draft total to $8,924,870 — about a 6.63% increase over last year. Staff and members compared that figure to the town's default budget and discussed efforts to limit overall increases.
The board approved by consensus moving the draft forward for presentation next week and asked staff to prepare an overview PowerPoint for the budget hearing. Staff also said it would try to make slides available to remote viewers and that Kai would attempt to enable streaming for viewers at home.
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