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Waterford selectmen tentatively approve six FY27 departmental budgets totaling $13.64 million
Summary
On Feb. 9, 2026, the Waterford Board of Selectmen tentatively approved FY27 budget requests for six departments — Recreation & Parks, Public Works, Building Maintenance, Building Department, Fire Services and Finance — forwarding the requests to the Board of Finance; one staffing increase motion failed for lack of a second.
The Waterford Board of Selectmen met Feb. 9, 2026, at Waterford Town Hall and tentatively approved six departmental FY27 budget requests totaling $13,644,761, forwarding the proposals to the Board of Finance for further review.
First Selectman Robert Brule chaired the special budget meeting, which began at 4:02 p.m. All votes on the departmental requests were 3-0 in favor unless noted. The board recorded no public comment.
The largest single tentative approvals were for the Public Works Department ($5,312,218) and Fire Services ($4,345,218). The Building Maintenance request of $1,217,876 and the Recreation & Parks Commission request of $1,608,405 were also tentatively approved. The Building Department request of $355,537 and the Finance Department request of $805,507 were approved as presented. According to the meeting record, the board will forward these tentative approvals to the Board of Finance for its consideration and action on the FY27 budgets.
During consideration of the Recreation & Parks budget, Selectman Greg Attanasio moved to increase the request by $60,000 to fund a full-time “Maintainer II” position. That motion received no second and therefore failed. The board then tentatively approved the Recreation & Parks request as presented, by motion of Selectman Rich Muckle, seconded by Selectman Greg Attanasio (vote 3-0).
The meeting included routine procedural motions to reorder agenda items so Building Maintenance and the Building Department were considered earlier; both procedural motions passed 3-0. Each departmental budget then received a separate tentative-approval motion and was approved unanimously.
All motions recorded in the minutes were taken as tentative approvals; the minutes identify the actions as tentative and indicate that the Board of Finance will subsequently review the proposals. The board recessed at 7:19 p.m.
Votes at a glance
- Recreation & Parks Commission: tentatively approved $1,608,405 (motion to increase by $60,000 to add a Maintainer II failed for lack of a second; final tentative approval vote 3-0). - Public Works Department: tentatively approved $5,312,218 (vote 3-0). - Building Maintenance: tentatively approved $1,217,876 after an agenda reordering vote (vote 3-0). - Building Department: tentatively approved $355,537 after an agenda reordering vote (vote 3-0). - Fire Services: tentatively approved $4,345,218 (vote 3-0). - Finance Department: tentatively approved $805,507 (vote 3-0).
What happens next
The minutes describe these actions as tentative approvals; the Board of Finance will receive the board’s tentative recommendations and consider the FY27 budgets in its process. The minutes do not record public comment, staff presentations, or departmental detail beyond the listed totals and the failed staffing-motion on Recreation & Parks.
