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Needham finance committee hears Town Clerk budget as office plans tabulator replacements and flags state IT dependencies
Summary
The finance committee reviewed the Town Clerk’s FY27 budget, which totals about $745,000 (an $118,000 increase) driven largely by elections. Officials outlined an eight‑year plan to replace 15 tabulators and raised concerns about delays from multiple state IT platforms.
The Needham Finance Committee on Jan. 21 approved its previous meeting minutes and reviewed the Town Clerk’s proposed FY27 budget, which the committee was told will be about $745,000 — roughly an $118,000 (18.9%) increase over FY26, largely driven by three scheduled elections in 2027 rather than one in 2026.
The increase is “about $745,000,” Joe, the committee’s liaison, said, adding that election‑related expenses account for roughly $109,000 of the year‑over‑year change. The budget request divides the total into salary and wages (about $542,000), expenses (about $596,000) and $15,000 for capital equipment.
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