City Administrator Fidel Malte9s outlines $272 million FY2027 budget, warns of school funding gap after 350-student decline

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City Administrator Fidel Malte9s presented Chelsea's proposed $272 million FY2027 budget, citing rising health insurance costs, increased regional and charter school obligations, and a loss of about 350 students he attributed to federal immigration enforcement; the city will add $4 million and tap roughly $4e280934.5 million in reserves to stabilize schools.

City Administrator Fidel Malte9s laid out Chelsea's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget in a community address, saying the plan totals approximately $272,000,000 and that the city and schools face immediate funding pressures.

"El presupuesto total para el año fiscal 2027 es aproximadamente 272000000 de dólares," Malte9s said, framing the presentation around rising costs and their local impacts. He said roughly $116,000,000 of the proposal is for city operations and about $156,000,000 is for the Chelsea public schools.

Malte9s identified employee health insurance as a major cost driver, saying the city must pay more than $1,000,000 more this year than last to cover medical insurance for city and school employees and their families. To avoid immediate cuts to staff pay or benefits, he said the administration will use reserves to cover the increase but cautioned that reserves…

City Administrator Fidel Malte9s outlines $272 million FY2027 budget, warns of school funding gap after 350-student decline

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