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Mayor submits two FY27 budgets, asks voters to consider $6.9M override

East Hampton City Council · May 7, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Salem Derby presented two FY27 proposals — one balanced with a $6.9 million override and a deeply cut alternative without it — citing a structural general‑fund deficit of about $6.5 million and sending both budgets to finance committee for review.

Mayor Salem Derby presented the proposed municipal budgets for fiscal year 2027 to the City Council on May 6 and asked the council and residents to engage in the review process ahead of a June vote on a $6.9 million Proposition 2'5 override.

The mayor said East Hampton faces a structural general‑fund deficit of roughly $6.5 million driven by fixed cost growth (health insurance, contractual wages, special education, and debt service). He submitted two balanced scenarios: Budget A, which assumes voter approval of a $6.9 million…

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