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Tewksbury administration outlines FY27 budget; salaries and health insurance drive request
Summary
At a Jan. 28 workshop, district business staff presented a FY27 plan requesting a 3.72% increase—about $2.2 million—driven mainly by salary step/longevity costs and a projected 13–15% rise in health insurance; the presentation also flagged lost competitive grant eligibility under the MBTA Communities Act and projected circuit-breaker reimbursements.
Mr. Libby presented the school department’s preliminary FY27 budget at a Jan. 28 workshop, saying the district has requested a 3.72% overall increase, about $2.2 million, from the FY26 level to cover step and lane increases, longevity and other salary costs. "At the end of the day, when it all gets put together, we requested a 3.72% increase," Mr. Libby said.
The request is largely salary-driven: Mr. Libby said salaries typically account for about 70% of the budget and will be about 72.4% in the proposed FY27 figures. He told the committee that the district has planned to advance staff steps and lanes and absorb known retirements and resignations in its baseline calculations.
Libby flagged employee health insurance as a major uncertainty. "We are expecting to see a significant increase in our…
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