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Meetinghouse 2027 Budget

Revenue

July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Revenue $310,893,296

Amount
Tax Levy$146,107,374
Chapter 70$96,427,042
Wastewater Revenue$16,666,024
Water Revenue$15,040,417
Unrestricted General Government Aid$12,327,448
Motor Vehicle Excise$9,025,789
Waste Disposal Facility Payment$3,023,244
Building Permits$1,327,000
Meals Tax$1,300,000
Cannabis Excise$1,133,040
School Medicaid$1,000,000
Investment Income$1,000,000
Charter Tuition Reimbursement$942,297
Penalties and Interest on Taxes$637,000
Tax Collection Fees$600,000
Veterans Benefits$407,089
Elderly & Veterans Exemptions$347,433
Hotel Room Tax$310,000
Payment in Lieu of Taxes$281,555
Clerk-All Other Licenses$250,000
Parking Meters$230,000
Parking Fines$227,000
Cable Fee$200,000
Lease & Rentals$198,450
Health Licenses$175,000
Wire Inspector$165,000
Refuse Charges$160,000
Court Fines$144,000
Ambulance Fee$140,000
Sale of Trash Bags/Carts$135,000
Hospital Trust$125,000
Police Detail Administration Fee$115,000
Penalties and Interest on Excise$105,000
Plumbing$95,000
Fire License$90,000
Liquor License$90,000
Clerk Fees$55,000
Fire Fee$50,000
Gas$50,000
Marriage$42,000
Recycling Revenue$30,000
Compost Revenues$20,000
Towing Fines$19,000
Sealer Weights & Measures$16,000
Planning & Appeals$14,000
Abandoned Property Fee$10,000
Fire Detail Admin. Fee$10,000
Health Services$10,000
Boat Excise$6,900
Non Criminal Fines$5,000
Police Misc Fees$4,200
State Owned Land$1,794
Farm Animal Excise$1,500
Waterway Fee$700
Total$310,893,296
  1. 1/9/26 Directives to departments Mayor distributed budget directives to departments. Done.
  2. 1/15/26 Finance projections Finance prepared revenue projections, high-level budget estimates, identified budget pressures, compiled capital requests, and assessed debt capacity. Done.
  3. 2/5/26 Forecasts evaluated The budget team evaluated revenue and appropriation forecasts, offering insights into high-priority requirements. Done.
  4. 2/6/26 Department requests due Department budget requests, narratives and KPIs due. Done.
  5. 2/23-3/13 Department reviews Mayor, CFO and Deputy Auditor met with each department to review requests, priorities and KPIs. Done.
  6. 4/2/26 Capital requests ranked The budget team met with departments to discuss, rank, and prioritize all capital requests by utilizing standardized ranking criteria. Done.
  7. 4/3/26 Preliminary budget Mayor and CFO formulated Mayor's preliminary budget. Done.
  8. 4/9/26 Budget team feedback Presented Mayor's preliminary budget to budget team for feedback. Done.
  9. 4/10/26 Final revisions Mayor and CFO finalized and implemented the last revisions to the budget. Done.
  10. 4/13-4/17 Final review PDF, the budget book, opens the city's file in a new tab Mayor, Chief of Staff, CFO and Deputy Auditor met with departments to review final recommendations. Done.
  11. 5/27-6/8 Public hearings PDF, the City Council agenda, opens the city's file in a new tab Department public budget hearings -City Hall Council Chambers 6pm. Done.
  12. 6/16/26 Budget adopted Budget Adoption by City Council. Done. This is where the budget is.
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