Finance Committee adjourns after FY28 budget talks
Amherst Finance Committee reviewed an FY28 budget gap of about $170,000 and debated ending equal increases. Staff member Sean presented projections assuming 2.75 percent growth for operating budgets, with three added firefighters funded separately from the ambulance fund.
Finance Committee · Meeting of November 3, 2026
Amherst Finance Committee reviewed an FY28 budget gap of about $170,000 and debated ending equal increases. Staff member Sean presented projections assuming 2.75 percent growth for operating budgets, with three added firefighters funded separately from the ambulance fund. Investment income is projected at $700,000, up from $500,000, after $3 million in FY26.
Sam MacLeod would keep capital at 10.5 percent, while Ana Devlin Gauthier said she was "not convinced" of equal increases. Members left a possible November 24 guidelines meeting on the calendar before adjourning unanimously.
In the full story:
- AMHERST — November 3, 2026 —
- Opening and Quorum
- FY28 Projections
- Wages, Steps and Unions
- Ambulance Fund
- Abatement Reserve
- Jones Library Memorandum
- Free Cash and Capital
- Guidelines Discussion
- Scheduling and Adjournment
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,133 words
Source: the Finance Committee meeting of November 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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