No-override budget would cut four senior center jobs
Southampton's Council on Aging warns a no-override budget would cut four senior center staff positions.
Council on Aging · Meeting of April 13, 2026
Southampton's Council on Aging warns a no-override budget would cut four senior center staff positions. Director Kate DeSanto told the town's FY27 budget video series that losing the program coordinator, administrative assistant, outreach worker and volunteer coordinator positions would be "catastrophic," though staffing stays unchanged under either a $1.9 million or $2.5 million override. The center's tax-funded programming line is just $2,500 a year; most activity runs on outside funding, including a $25,000 FY26 earmark, modernization grants, and a State Formula Grant worth about $30,640 in fiscal 2026.
The center logged about 9,000 check-ins and 70 new members last year, a 20 percent attendance increase since 2024. Its Franklin Regional Transit Authority van service runs on a fully reimbursed $35,000 grant.
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Source: the Council on Aging meeting of April 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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