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Town manager says FY2026 budget funds fifth police officer without raising property tax
Summary
Town Manager Matt Spuck told a budget hearing the FY2026 draft funds a fifth police officer at $91,000 by cutting other expenses and increasing some revenue lines; the council left the budget unchanged and will vote May 19, 2025.
Town Manager Matt Spuck opened the FY2026 budget public hearing on April 28 and said the primary goal of the proposed budget is to add a fifth police officer to town staff. "The primary goal of the FY2026 budget was to add a fifth police officer to town staff and the associated training. This is a $91,000 cost and that is what we reduced other expenditures by and increased other revenues to achieve this goal," Spuck said during the hearing.
Spuck told the council the budget as presented would not increase real estate taxes; the plan relies on a small increase to personal property taxes and modest increases to meals tax and transient occupancy tax (TOT). After public comments and brief discussion, the council left the presented budget unchanged and scheduled a formal vote on the FY2026 budget for the May 19, 2025 meeting. The hearing included public requests for clearer budget-category descriptions in town notices to help residents understand how revenue and expense lines are coded.
