Gardner Finance Committee Meeting Mar 31 2026 Part 2 of 2

Gardner City Council · April 1, 2026

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Treasurer's office report: excise enforcement, parking revenue, system upgrades, staffing and draft FY27 budget

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Treasurer (speaker 1) summarized collection and enforcement steps for unpaid excise bills (warrant fee, mailing fee, service and marking fees), reported $25,364.70 in parking revenue (net $22,622.43 after $2,742.27 in card fees) over six months, 674 parking citations since September totaling $11,010, described new cash-counting machine and ongoing check-printer issues, noted completion of a billing-module upgrade to enable Unipay uploads, listed reconciliations submitted to the auditor (Nov–Feb), reported community development drawdowns are current, and said a draft FY27 budget was submitted.

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Committee reviewed treasury and finance updates, heard a detailed presentation on cost increases and National Grid back charges affecting the Rear Main/Wilkins Road MassWorks project and recommended a resolution to reallocate previously authorized funds to cover the shortfall; several minor budget and personnel motions were also advanced.

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