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Selectboard sets Dec. 1 deadline and data reporting requirement for 2027 budgets
Summary
Chair Susan Culp proposed a firm Dec. 1 deadline for 2027 budget requests and required large agencies to report numbers served in Newbury; the board set hearing dates in January and a Dec. 9 preparatory meeting.
Selectboard Chair Susan Culp proposed a "hard-and-fast deadline of December 1 for all departments and committees to submit budget requests" for the 2027 budget cycle and suggested that large agencies seeking funding must include a report of numbers served in Newbury.
Budget Advisory Committee member Frank Tegethoff suggested providing a template to help agencies comply, and Selectboard member Shauna Prime recommended that all town committees be expected to submit meeting minutes as part of their requests. The board agreed on budget hearing dates (Jan. 2, Jan. 5 and Jan. 12) and scheduled a preparatory joint meeting on Dec. 9 at 6:00 p.m.
The measures are intended to create uniform submissions and to give the board better data for evaluating requests. The minutes record the board's agreement on the deadline and schedule but do not specify enforcement mechanics or a penalty for late submissions.
