Mayor presents roughly $4.84 million FY2027 budget proposal; council to hold in-person budget workshops

The Town of Brentwood's mayor presented the proposed fiscal year 2027 management budget, a document staff read aloud during the March 3 workshop and that the mayor asked to be posted for council and public review.

Clerk/staff read a line-item summary showing property-tax receipts, other taxes, license and permit revenues, restricted revenues and department allocations; the presentation described total revenues of roughly $4.84 million and total expenditures of roughly $4.84 million, presented as balanced for the coming fiscal year (07/01/2026'06/30/2027). The clerk cautioned that a final PDF would be distributed so councilors and the public could review the full numbers.

Councilors asked that the document be displayed visually during the meeting and requested that staff circulate the budget package. Vice Mayor Jerry Burgess and others emphasized the irregularity of presenting the budget without an immediately available copy and asked for visual access before the end of the session.

The council confirmed three budget work-session dates, which the mayor and staff said would be held in person on March 24 and March 31 to allow resident participation. The mayor said staff will provide cost estimates and supporting schedules at future sessions so the council can consider adjustments or amendments.

Why it matters: The budget sets town priorities and spending for the coming year and will be subject to workshop review and subsequent action at the regular meeting. Councilors asked staff to post the proposal promptly and to provide department-level details ahead of the next sessions.

Note on transcript figures: some line items in the read-aloud contained transcription irregularities; the article reports the overall totals as read by staff (approximately $4.84 million revenues and $4.84 million expenditures) and notes that the council requested the full PDF for precise line-item review.