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Budget committee approves corrections to two budgets and recommends several warrant appropriations
Summary
Committee approved adjustments to the insurance benefits and code-enforcement budgets and recommended warrants for highway equipment, road repairs and a master-plan trust; details and recommended follow-ups recorded for each item.
Brentwood — At its Jan. 26 meeting the Brentwood Municipal Budget Committee approved two budget corrections and recommended several warrant appropriations that will go to voters at town meeting.
Approved budget corrections: - Insurance benefits: The committee voted to reopen and realign the insurance-benefits account after trustees agreed to match the town handbook's $1,300 in-lieu payment. The committee approved changing the insurance benefits budget to $519,254 on a roll-call vote. - Code enforcement: The committee approved a correction to the code-enforcement budget after a payroll-calculation error (daily vs. weekly basis) was identified. The updated total—$107,933—was approved by motion and roll call; one member voted Nay during the roll call.
Recommended warrant appropriations (committee recommended to town meeting): - Highway Vehicles & Equipment CRF: recommendation to add $150,000 to the fund to replenish a depleted balance (reported at roughly $16,051) and prepare for upcoming truck replacements. - Road repair appropriation: recommendation to raise and appropriate $350,000 for public road repair and maintenance (estimated to cover about two miles of roadway); members discussed that a warrant ties the funds to specific roads. - Master plan expendable trust: recommendation to add $8,500 to the master-plan expendable trust fund (current balance cited around $8,590). Committee members debated master-plan costs and schedule; some asked the planning board to clarify expected total update costs and contract approach.
Process notes: The committee clarified public-hearing rules (changes must generally be discussed during the hearing to avoid a required second hearing) and scheduled its public hearing for Feb. 5, 2026, with Feb. 13 as a backup date.
What’s next: The committee’s recommendations and the corrected budget figures will be forwarded to the town administrator for inclusion in town-meeting materials; several members requested more detailed vendor or planning-board materials before town meeting.
