Southampton Select Board Orders Three-Budget Plan Ahead of Override Vote
Southampton Select Board votes to present three budget options to voters as FY27 override debate sharpens.
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Select Board
A collection of 21 issues
Southampton Boards Weigh Override Between $1.7 Million and $2 Million for FY27
Southampton's Select Board and Finance Committee met jointly Thursday to debate a Proposition 2.5 override expected to fall between $1.7 million and $2 million to balance a roughly $23 million FY27 budget.
Southampton Boards Face $2.4 Million Gap, Eye Proposition 2½ Override for May
Southampton Select Board and Finance Committee confront a $2.4 million fiscal year 2027 budget gap with a Proposition 2½ override now under active planning.
Southampton Select Board Approves Trust Withdrawal, Joins Finance Committee on $2.4M Budget Gap
Southampton faces a projected $2.4 million budget gap for fiscal year 2027, with a Proposition 2½ override now likely before the May 2 town meeting.
Southampton Select Board hears FY27 budget preview without quorum
Southampton Select Board previews fiscal year 2027 budget without a quorum, taking no formal votes. Meeting Wednesday, two board members heard pitches from the town clerk, treasurer-collector, and town accountant covering a wide range of line items.
Southampton Boards Face COA Funding Cliff, Highway Deficit in Joint FY27 Budget Hearings
Southampton Select Board and Finance Committee scrutinize four department budgets under override pressure. At a February 19 joint session, the boards reviewed FY27 spending requests from the Council on Aging, Board of Health, Public Library, and Highway Department, with no votes taken.
Southampton Select Board Says FY27 Override Needed for Level Services
Southampton Select Board signals a Proposition 2 1/2 override will be required to fund level services in fiscal year 2027.
Southampton Finance Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across Four Departments
Southampton Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets for assessors, building, fire, and police departments with no new spending approved.
Southampton Select Board appoints Dowd Insurance Agencies as new benefits broker
Southampton Select Board names Dowd Insurance Agencies as employee benefits broker in 3-0 vote. The board selected the Belchertown-based firm over competitor Pete Roth of Group Insurance Concepts after back-to-back presentations at the February 3 meeting, with board member John abstaining.
Southampton Select Board Creates Budget Task Force for Uncertain FY27 Cycle
Southampton Select Board unanimously backs a new budget task force as FY27 uncertainties mount.