Committee reviews FY2027 budget trajectory, high‑school project and approves warrants and donations
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Summary
School officials presented the FY2027 budget voted at $60,900,418 (a 4.02% increase) and reported a remaining gap of $628,290; the committee also heard a high‑school project update and approved warrants, donations, and meeting minutes with one attendance correction.
School business officials updated the committee on the FY2027 budget and routine district business.
The committee previously voted a FY2027 school budget of $60,900,418 (an increase of $2,354,232 or 4.02%). A level‑of‑service budget figure of $60,595,303 (3.5% increase) was presented along with the town administrator's recommendation of $60,272,128, leaving a current gap of $628,290. Committee members were told the school department will present to the Finance Committee after school vacation on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Separately, district staff reported the high‑school construction project (music and multipurpose/field house work) is progressing on schedule and budget, described as roughly "80–87 percent complete" in the presentation.
The committee approved warrants for payroll and accounts‑payable (warrant numbers read into the record) and accepted several donations from community donors (Dedham Savings, Baystate Textiles) with amounts listed in the agenda packet. A motion to approve previous meeting minutes was carried after a committee member requested a correction to the attendance record; that correction was noted on the record before the vote.
No new appropriations were made at the meeting; the budget gap and next steps were scheduled for the next presentation to FinCom.
