Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Halifax Finance Committee Blames School District Errors for Override Defeat, Plans Budget Reforms

HALIFAX -- May 20, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee conducts post-mortem on override defeat, blames school number errors and lack of plan. The committee met May 20 in the aftermath of a Proposition 2½ override

Townbrief reporting · May 20

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton Finance Committee Approves $630,000 in End-of-Year Budget Transfers

BROCKTON -- May 18, 2026, Brockton Finance Committee recommends $630,000 in end-of-year transfers, postpones Boys and Girls Club home rule petitions. The committee voted unanimously Monday to send three fiscal-year 2026

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Finance Committee

Kingston Finance Committee Votes to Recommend $1.9 Million in Capital Projects for Town Meeting

KINGSTON -- May 13, 2026, Kingston Finance Committee backs $1.9 million in capital spending with Town Meeting weeks away. The committee voted 4-0-1 Wednesday to recommend favorable action on six capital projects

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Government · Finance Committee

Halifax Finance Committee Withholds Recommendation on PFAS Fund Over Oversight Dispute

HALIFAX -- May 11, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee backs employee raises but pulls support for PFAS fund article over oversight concerns. The committee voted unanimously at its May 11 meeting to recommend a 2 percent

Townbrief reporting · May 11

Government · Finance Committee

Bridgewater Finance Committee Recommends FY27 Budget, Calls for Multi-Year Fiscal Planning

BRIDGEWATER -- May 5, 2026, Bridgewater Finance Committee approves FY27 budget recommendations amid warnings of unsustainable benefit cost growth. The two-member quorum voted 2-0 Tuesday to send the annual town budget, two enterprise

Townbrief reporting · May 5

Government · Finance Committee

Plympton Finance Committee Votes to Increase IT Article, Outlines $835,000 Stabilization Draw

PLYMPTON -- May 4, 2026, Plympton's Finance Committee voted unanimously to increase an information technology warrant article from $28,500 to $56,500 and outlined a plan to draw roughly $835,000 from

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Finance Committee

Halifax Finance Committee Eyes Free Cash Backup as Override Vote Nears

HALIFAX -- May 4, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee debates free cash versus operating override ahead of annual town meeting. Meeting Monday with Chair Jim Walters and six other members present in-person or remotely, the

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton Finance Committee Hears Inspector General Detail Dozen Failures in $18 Million School Deficit

BROCKTON -- May 4, 2026, Brockton's Finance Committee heard Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro detail six findings and seven recommendations from his office's December 2025 report on the Brockton Public Schools&

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Finance Committee

Bridgewater Finance Committee Approves FY27 Budget With One Abstention

BRIDGEWATER -- May 4, 2026, Bridgewater Finance Committee votes 6-1 to recommend FY27 town budget amid a $4 million school shortfall and sweeping workweek cuts. The committee, meeting May 4, opened by unanimously electing

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Finance Committee

Millis Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $48.3 Million FY2027 Budget

PLYMOUTH -- April 29, 2026, Millis Finance Committee clears all 24 warrant articles ahead of May 4 Annual Town Meeting. At its April 29 pre-town meeting session, the eight-member Finance Committee voted unanimously

Townbrief reporting · Apr 29