Finance Committee Reaches Budget Consensus, Schedules Final Hearing
Chilmark Finance Committee and Select Board discussed FY27 budget items on February 11.
Finance Advisory Committee · Meeting of February 11, 2026
Chilmark Finance Committee and Select Board discussed FY27 budget items on February 11. Accountant Tim Carroll reported that health insurance costs came in at 8 percent, lower than the 15 percent estimate, and the preliminary budget is tracking under 2.5 percent increase with estimated free cash of $1.1 to $1.5 million. Finance Committee Chair Linda Coutinho and Select Board Chair Marie Larsen led the session, during which the Committee reached consensus on legal fees at $150,000, OPEB funding at $73,551, and other line items, while deferring decisions on fire on-call funding at $52,000 and library adjustments.
The next hearing was scheduled for February 19.
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Source: the Finance Advisory Committee meeting of February 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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