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Clinton council recommends $44.29 million Board of Education budget, sends it to May 27 referendum
Summary
The Town Council of the Town of Clinton unanimously recommended a $44,288,204 Board of Education budget for fiscal 2026–27 and voted to send it to a referendum on May 27, 2026. The action came during the council’s May 20 meeting and was moved and seconded by council members Carrie Allen and Brian Roccapriore.
The Town Council of the Town of Clinton voted unanimously May 20 to recommend an education budget of $44,288,204 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and to send the proposal to a public referendum on May 27, 2026. Council member Carrie Allen made the motion and Brian Roccapriore seconded; the minutes record the vote as unanimous.
The recommended figure covers operations, debt service and capital for the Board of Education for the 2026–27 fiscal year. The council’s action is procedural: sending the budget recommendation to a referendum means voters will have the final decision at the ballot on May 27.
The vote takes place against a finance backdrop the council reviewed the same evening: town revenues overall were reported as on budget for the current fiscal year while the estimated unassigned general fund balance for June 30, 2026, was reported at about $14.18 million (roughly 21% of the proposed 2026–27 budget). Town officials did not record additional debate or amendments to the education figure in the minutes.
The next step is the referendum on May 27, 2026, where Clinton voters will accept or reject the education budget recommended by the council. The minutes do not record a formal roll-call tally by individual yes/no votes beyond the notation that the motion was unanimously approved.
