Finance Committee approves FY27 budget with 2.98 percent increase.
misc · Meeting of May 18, 2026
Chester Finance Committee unanimously approves FY27 budget with 2.98 percent increase over prior year. Chair Florence Bolduc and the committee voted to level-fund Parks and Recreation while approving Board of Selectmen stipends at $2,789 per member, a 5 percent increase matching other town employees; Jon Williams voted no on the stipend motion. The committee directed staff to investigate municipal health insurance splits with surrounding towns and identified employee health insurance as the budget's largest growing line item, with plans for deeper scrutiny at the May 14 meeting and possible formation of a subcommittee.
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Source: the misc meeting of May 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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