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Meetinghouse 2027 Budget

Spending

July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Spending $316,044,835

Amount
School Department$136,998,618
Employee Benefits$59,327,682
Police Department$17,501,996
Wastewater Department$15,967,043
Fire Department$15,919,972
Water Department$14,805,633
State Assessments$10,271,435
Regional Schools$10,159,836
Debt Services$8,834,819
Refuse Collection$6,118,151
Library$2,010,050
Highway$1,940,000
Liability Insurance$1,381,899
Health & Inspections$1,317,160
Snow & Ice$1,210,000
Reserves$988,666
Information Technology$902,909
Parks Department$873,662
City Clerk$766,962
Outdoor Lighting$753,608
Treasurer & Collector$679,027
Veterans Services$664,895
Mayor's Office$652,754
City Auditor's Office$554,851
Citizens Center$486,432
Assessor's Office$481,162
Legal Department$472,754
Human Resources$461,855
Parking$448,396
Economic Development$419,290
Building Maintenance$399,500
Vehicle Maintenance$357,418
Public Works Administration$334,483
Recreation$320,397
Public Health Department$261,291
Other$250,000
City Council$243,276
Street Marking$200,000
Purchasing$117,682
Constituent Services$113,172
Stadium$61,600
Senior Center$14,500
Total$316,044,835
  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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