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Meetinghouse 2027 Budget

Spending

July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Spending $316,044,835

Parking Lot Paving at Citizens Center

The Citizens Parking Lot, installed in 1978, is showing signs of age with persistent potholes and visible cracking throughout the year. This estimate is based on similar projects, such as Plug Pond.

Essential — $60,000

  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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