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Kennebunk boards review proposed 2026–27 budget and ask for clearer debt and fund-balance details
Summary
Select Board and Budget Board members reviewed the Town Manager's proposed 2026–27 municipal budget on Feb. 5, 2026. Finance Director Kayla Tierney presented an overview and an FY26 update; members requested a consolidated debt-service snapshot and analysis of using the unassigned fund balance for FY27 capital.
Select Board Chair Miriam Whitehouse and Budget Board Chair Fred Weber convened a joint meeting on Feb. 5, 2026, in Rooms 300/301 to review the Town Manager's proposed 2026–27 municipal budget. Finance Director Kayla Tierney presented an overview of the FY2027 Proposed Managerial Budget and provided an update on FY26 revenues and expenditures covering July 1, 2025, through Jan. 29, 2026.
Tierney outlined the structure of the proposed budget, identifying the gross municipal budget, total revenues and other financing sources, and the net municipal budget, and she reviewed the budget calendar. Materials for the meeting (the 2026-27 Proposed Budget Book and a meeting PowerPoint) were posted online for reference.
During the question-and-answer period, Select Board Chair Miriam Whitehouse asked that future budget presentations include page numbers from the Budget Book alongside slides so members can more easily follow and reference items. Budget Board member Charles Auger asked the town to provide a consolidated snapshot of past debt-service payments alongside anticipated future debt-service obligations so the boards could see total debt impacts at a glance. Budget Board Chair Fred Weber asked whether the town's unassigned fund balance would be a viable funding source for FY27 capital projects.
Finance Director Kayla Tierney acknowledged those requests and agreed to provide updated materials at the next scheduled meeting, including the requested debt-service information and analysis of the unassigned fund balance as a potential funding source. No formal votes or motions were recorded in the minutes for this agenda item.
Next steps: the Finance Department will prepare the additional documentation requested by board members for review at the next meeting so the boards can assess capital funding options and the town's longer-term debt obligations.
