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Board of Finance considers nearly $200,000 in FY26 transfers across town departments
Summary
The May 27 agenda lists more than a dozen out-of-series transfers and small appropriations across library, senior services, recreation, fire and public works totaling about $200,000; most items are reallocations rather than new recurring spending.
The Waterford Board of Finance agenda for May 27 lists more than a dozen FY26 out-of-series transfer requests and small additional appropriations across multiple departments that together total about $199,946. The requests are primarily internal reallocations of year-end balances or responses to unanticipated costs and, where required, may be forwarded to the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) for approval.
Highlights from the packet include:
- Recreation & Parks: Director Ryan McNamara requested two transfers totaling $25,000 ($20,000 to maintenance of property for pond and lake treatments, emergency tree removal, rentals and school-related work, plus $5,000 to vehicle maintenance and related lines). The agenda explains the $20,000 request will be covered by park maintenance savings from an unfilled position.
- Fire Services: Director Chris Haley submitted three requests totaling $45,156, including $18,973 to increase part-time firefighting funds and $20,483 to support full-time firefighting payroll, with offsets across equipment and generator purchases; a $5,700 transfer was listed to cover incident overages.
- Public Works and Building Maintenance: Director Gary Schneider requested three transfers totaling $111,752, including a $93,869 reallocation to professional fees that is offset by reductions in engineering, equipment maintenance, highway maintenance and refuse collection, plus smaller transfers to water and automotive equipment lines.
- Senior Services: Human Services Administrator Dani Gorman requested two transfers ($1,000 and $3,070) reallocating funds for postage, ADA services, professional fees, kitchen equipment and auto repairs related to required DMV inspections.
- Smaller items: The agenda includes a $100 library postage transfer, a $600 additional appropriation for advertising in the Town Clerk—s office, and a $3,268 appropriation to the Finance Department to comply with GASB 87 lease accounting rules.
All requests in the agenda include line numbers and short explanations; none of the items in the posted agenda record a board vote or final outcome. The packet references supporting memos and backup for several transfers.
