Select Board advances FY27 budget at 1.9 percent increase.
Select Board approves $25.8 million FY27 operating budget at 1.9 percent growth. Town Manager Matt Hanson reported the proposal stays $150,513 below the Finance Committee's 2.5 percent guideline through revenue optimization and staffing restructuring that eliminated approximately three
Select Board · Meeting of January 12, 2026
BEDFORD — Select Board approves $25.8 million FY27 operating budget at 1.9 percent growth. Town Manager Matt Hanson reported the proposal stays $150,513 below the Finance Committee's 2.5 percent guideline through revenue optimization and staffing restructuring that eliminated approximately three full-time-equivalent positions. The plan closes a longstanding Police Overtime deficit with a $200,000 increase to that line while authorizing a 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for roughly 70 non-union employees.
Notable additions include $30,000 to $58,000 for energy and sustainability consulting, a Fire Department restructuring aimed at improved response times, and a Public Works reduction to $1.6 million while preserving paving conditions.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of January 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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