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Selectmen approve FY27 department budgets in omnibus vote; contingency doubled for contracts
Summary
The Waterford Board of Selectmen approved proposed FY27 budget requests across municipal departments and outside agencies, including increases for emergency management and a raised contingency to cover coming contract settlements and unexpected costs.
The Waterford Board of Selectmen voted to approve a series of fiscal year 2027 budget requests for town departments and outside agencies during a regularly scheduled meeting. The board approved operating requests for social services, public health, the library, youth and family services, senior services, emergency management, police and information technology by voice vote.
The approvals included a contingency increase to roughly $285,000 to help cover anticipated contract settlements and potential backfilling costs after collective bargaining outcomes. Emergency management presented a $1,270,180 request that includes ongoing dispatch costs and a multi‑year radio replacement program; selectmen noted roughly $1.5 million in grant awards so far for that project.
Among other approvals: social service grants totaling $122,825; a public health/nursing VNA request of $17,280; the Waterford Public Library town allocation (approximately $145,991) alongside an authorized endowment draw; youth and family services (about $292,78); senior services ($528,682); and an information technology request near $1,380,69. The police department budget was approved after an itemized fuel line reduction recommended by staff, producing a revised series total of $7,371,124.
Most votes were taken by voice with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript. Where voters debated line items or policy questions, selectmen discussed follow‑up reporting and documentation requests; for example, the board asked for continued updates on emergency radio grant progress and IT subscription exposure.
