Finance Committee joint work session with Town Council & Board of Education — FY 2026/2027 budget planning and long-term capital planning (Feb 4, 2026)
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The Finance Committee held a hybrid joint work session with the Town Council and Board of Education to collaborate on preparation of the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget. Agenda items included budget format and transparency, options to reduce expenses (including shared/regionalized services and privatization), more accurate revenue estimates, guidance for negotiating/executing contracts, correct ledger recording, employees and retirees healthcare, school nurses, long-term Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) development, procedures for recording and expending additional revenues, review of Public Act #24-45 and the OLR report on 2025 Acts affecting education, and scheduling joint quarterly meetings.
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Finance Committee
Joint Meeting-Finance Cmt-Agenda 2/4/2026 for -Town Council & Board of Education
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- In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building Remote Participation: Information Noted Below
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- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- BUSINESS OF THE WORK SESSION
- Round table discussion to collaborate on initiatives for the preparation of the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget to include the following: ü Budget format to provide transparency to residents, as provided in the December 11, 2025 Letter of Directive; including the format of budget question presented to voters, (separate General Government and Board of Education); ü Options to reduce expenses and minimize budget increases; · Potential areas to share/consolidate/regionalize services, purchasing, contracts, etc., between the General Government and Board of Education and/or for privatization; ü More accurately estimate projected budget revenues; ü Guidance for negotiation and execution of contracts (labor, services, supplies, utilities); ü Recording expenses on the appropriate side of the budget ledger for accuracy and transparency. · Employees & Retirees Healthcare expenses. · School Nurses ü Long term planning for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP); ü Potential ways to improve publicizing the Annual Budget and communication to engage residents throughout the process; and avoid mis-communication on social media.
- Budget revenues and process to record and expend additional revenues received.
- Discussion regarding the establishment of a Long-Term Capital Plan for all of the town-owned facilities.
- Public Act #24-45 "An Act Concerning Education Mandate Relief".
- Review Office Legislative Research (OLR) Report- 2025 Acts Affecting Education
- Joint Quarterly Meeting Dates.
- ADJOURNMENT
- DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the Town.
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