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Danvers Council on Aging reviews FY27 budget, shifts several staff and vehicle costs to revolving accounts
Summary
At its March 19 meeting, the Danvers Council on Aging reviewed FY27 staffing and budget allocations, moved a staff salary portion to town payroll, proposed increasing a staff member’s hours, and shifted mileage, training and vehicle maintenance expenses into revolving accounts; the budget will go to the Finance Committee.
The Danvers Council on Aging reviewed its proposed FY27 budget at a meeting on March 19, with board members approving several internal allocations and preparing the budget for referral to the Town Finance Committee.
Matthew Mitchell, director of senior and social services, told the board the council currently has six full-time and 14 part-time employees and reviewed two revolving-account balances: a transportation balance of $100,778.54 and a DCOA program balance of $358,013.67. The figures, Mitchell said, frame the council’s spending options for the coming fiscal year.
In a set of staffing and accounting adjustments discussed during the meeting, the board agreed to move 25% of "Lorene's" salary to the town payroll side rather than paying that portion from the council’s revolving account; the minutes do not specify Lorene’s official role. Mitchell also said all van drivers will be paid from the revolving account. The board discussed increasing the hours of an employee identified as Jen from 26.5 per week to 30 to accommodate a second Bistro Day.
Board members also agreed to reallocate several operating expenses. Mileage reimbursement, staff training and vehicle maintenance costs were moved into the council’s revolving account, and a few under-used operating line items were reduced. Mitchell said the FY27 operating budget will move on to the Town Finance Committee for its review.
The board did not take a roll-call vote on individual budget line items at the meeting; motions recorded in the minutes were unanimous where indicated. The council expects further review and possible adjustments by the Finance Committee before final adoption.
The board adjourned at 3:20 p.m.; the next meeting was rescheduled from April 16 to April 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
