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Town Accountant presents modest 5% budget increase, training funds held steady
Summary
Town Accountant Elizabeth Cleary presented a FY27 budget with a modest 5% increase mainly for salaries as the office returns to full staffing; training funds remain level‑funded for state accounting conferences and software needs.
Town Accountant Elizabeth Cleary told the FinCom her department’s FY27 budget shows a modest 5% increase, which she said reflects salary costs now that the office is fully staffed. Instruction and training funding was level‑funded to allow attendance at the Massachusetts Municipal Auditors & Accountants Association and Uniform Massachusetts Accounting Systems conferences; Cleary noted the department will need to budget for consulting or training as software and accounting requirements evolve.
FinCom members asked the department to account for ongoing training and consulting needs to keep pace with software changes and accounting practice updates. The department’s written budget materials are on file with the town and were cited as the basis for the figures discussed in the meeting.
