Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee votes 3-0 four times on new financial policies
Belchertown Finance Committee advances four new financial policies, targets cut in free cash reliance.
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Finance Committee
Members: Brian Gibbons, Richard Kowal, Katie Longley, Jill Rossi
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee approves final FY26 transfer requests totaling $3,331.
Finance Committee unanimously approves final FY26 municipal relief requests totaling $3,331. Chair Brian Gibbons and all four voting members on July 13 backed three separate appropriations transfers: $500 to Inspection Service Wage, $2,550 to Animal Control Wage, and $281 to Assessors Wage. Town
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee approves $45,400 reserve transfer for legal services.
Belchertown Finance Committee approves $45,400 legal-services transfer, exhausting reserves. Chair Brian Gibbons, Vice Chair Mike McMorrow, and Clerk Richard Kowal were unanimously re-elected. The committee also unanimously approved five separate appropriation transfers totaling $31,944 covering
Government · Finance Committee
Belchertown Finance Committee Drains Reserve Fund, Approves $45,400 Legal Transfer
Belchertown Finance Committee zeroes out its reserve fund and approves five budget transfers to close out fiscal year 2026.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee endorses warrant articles for May town meetings
Belchertown Finance Committee unanimously endorsed warrant articles for Special and Annual Town Meetings set for May 11. Chair Brian Gibbons and four members voted 4-0 to accept Special Town Meeting articles after eliminating a $125,000 Health Insurance Stabilization Fund item from Article 1. The
Government · Finance Committee
Belchertown Finance Committee Approves All FY27 Budget Warrant Articles 4-0
Belchertown Finance Committee unanimously approved all financial warrant articles for the town's $69,389,027 fiscal year 2027 budget at its April 17 meeting.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee approves FY27 budget recommendation and reserve transfers.
Finance Committee accepts FY27 budgets and approves $23.6M in reserve transfers. Chair Brian Gibbons and the committee reviewed town and school budget documents previously approved by the Select Board, noting Belchertown ranks fifth in tax rate among ten comparable area municipalities. The
Government · Finance Committee
Belchertown Finance Committee Approves $23,600 in Reserve Fund Transfers
Belchertown Finance Committee approves $23,600 in reserve fund transfers and debates future of vacant Tadgell School.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee defers personnel decision on Fire Chief funding
Finance Committee declines stand on Fire Chief versus Finance Director funding. The panel met March 23 as part of a tri-board session to review the town's FY27 budget and School Department final FY27 budget, but declined to recommend allocating $20,000 for a new Finance Director position or
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves Free Cash Distribution Shift for FY27 Budget
Finance Committee approves 50-50 free cash split for FY27 budget. The panel unanimously backed Chair Brian Gibbons and Town Manager Steve Williams's shift from the historical 40-60 distribution to a 50-50 split between the stabilization fund and operating budget. The committee also voted
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