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Finance Committee

Members: Beth Brown, Julie Chalfant, Margaret Nartowicz, John Paresky, Tim Hilchey

Finance Committee, Select Board approve FY2027 school budgets

Deerfield school budgets approved for fiscal 2027. Finance Committee Chair Julie Chalfant and Select Board Chair Trevor McDaniel led approval of the FY2027 school budgets in a joint meeting. The Deerfield Elementary School budget rose 3.81 percent to $5,711,097 due to increased special needs

Senior Center relocation plan drives 189 percent budget jump

Three towns jointly reviewed EMS and Senior Center 2027 budgets. South County EMS assessments jumped 20 percent, with expenses up roughly $90,000 and revenue down approximately $100,000, driven by payroll and cost-of-living adjustments. The South County Senior Center's proposed 2027 budget hit

Three Towns Review 189 Percent Senior Center Budget Hike, No Vote Taken

Three Franklin County towns review proposed Senior Center budget nearly doubling in cost. Representatives from Deerfield, Sunderland, and Whately met jointly Monday to examine fiscal year 2027 budgets for South County EMS and the South County Senior Center, with no votes taken at the session.

Finance Committee approves 2027 budget with significant insurance cost increases

Deerfield Finance Committee recommends 2027 budget with substantial cost increases in health insurance and retirement contributions. The committee recommended Group Insurance-Town at $613,255, a 13.13 percent increase; Group Insurance-School at $1,102,846, an 8.23 percent increase; and Franklin

Deerfield Finance Committee Approves $4 Million in FY2027 Budget Lines at Joint Meeting

Deerfield Finance Committee and Select Board jointly approve 15 FY2027 budget lines totaling more than $4 million, with a late reversal on Town Clerk staffing.