Finance Committee reduces FY27 budget by $192,900
Finance Committee recommends $192,900 cut to proposed FY27 budget and $1.8M free cash use. Chair George Conley led the committee through deliberations that removed the full $150,000 OPEB contribution, added $50,000 for a part-time hybrid inspector position, and approved approximately $95,000 for
DocumentCenter · Meeting of April 9, 2026
FRANKLIN — Finance Committee recommends $192,900 cut to proposed FY27 budget and $1.8M free cash use. Chair George Conley led the committee through deliberations that removed the full $150,000 OPEB contribution, added $50,000 for a part-time hybrid inspector position, and approved approximately $95,000 for police equipment and technology. Recycling center fees increased from $35 to $50 for stickers and $65 to $85 for mattresses.
The school budget received approximately $60,000 in calculated reductions while school resource officers were retained, leaving approximately $800,000 in free cash available after the budget process.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of April 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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