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Fitchburg council approves FY2027 operating budget actions and a package of finance orders
Summary
Council adopted the Mayor’s FY2027 budget referral to Council-as-a-Whole and approved a suite of finance orders and appropriations, including the FY2027 operating budget figures and multiple transfers and grant expenditures, by unanimous consent.
The Fitchburg City Council on June 16 approved procedural steps for the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget and adopted a package of finance orders totaling multiple appropriations and transfers.
Councilers voted to send the Mayor’s FY2027 Operating Budget to Council as a Whole; the budget figures recorded in the meeting packet were: General Fund $190,961,167; Water Enterprise $9,997,019; Wastewater Enterprise $18,316,809; Airport Fund $1,137,919. The council suspended rules to send the budget to Council as a Whole by unanimous consent (11/0).
Separately, the council adopted Orders 112-26 through 123-26 by unanimous consent (11/0). Notable items in that package included:
- Order 112-26: $400,000 appropriation charged to Available Funds for DPW stormwater expenses/MS4 contract services. - Order 113-26: $1,714,991 appropriated for Snow & Ice (overtime, equipment rental, salt). - Order 115-26 and 116-26: personnel-service transfers in the Water Enterprise and Fire Department to cover overtime, utilities and equipment repair (amounts and sub-allocations recorded in the order text). - Order 119-26: $50,000 transferred to install a concrete pad at Coolidge Park for the Mini Pitch Soccer Field (funded by personnel and recreation accounts). - Order 120-26: approval to accept approximately $15,000 in grant funds through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in partnership with Massachusetts Youth Soccer to provide public-health resources for the FIFA 2026 World Cup Watch Party at Coolidge Park. - Order 122-26: $384,943 transferred from Employee Benefits—Health Insurance to multiple benefit and insurance accounts. - Order 123-26: $830,000 appropriated to FY27 Reserve for Other Municipal Purposes, charged to FY26 reserve and Employee Benefits—Health Insurance.
The Finance Committee read the report and the council adopted the orders by unanimous consent; the meeting record indicates these orders were later signed by the mayor on June 26, 2026 where noted in the minutes. The actions were recorded as routine budgetary transfers and one-time appropriations; no extended debate is recorded in the meeting minutes.
