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BGS proposes 5.5% FY2027 budget increase, cites rising utilities and fee-for-space costs

Appropriations Committee · January 30, 2026
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Summary

Buildings and General Services proposed a FY2027 budget that is 5.5% above FY2026, driven by higher utilities, insurance and internal-service transfers; agency leaders flagged vacancy-savings adjustments and said staff will follow up with data requested by the committee.

Wanda Manoli, commissioner of Buildings and General Services, told the Appropriations Committee that the department’s proposed FY2027 budget is a 5.5% increase over FY2026 and reflects rising operational costs and fund re‑alignments.

Manoli said BGS’s FY26 total was about $60,300,000 and the FY27 proposal is approximately $63,500,000. "What I like about this is that 77% of our budget, is internal service funds," she said, explaining that most of that funding supports fee‑for‑space, operations and…

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