Select Board Hears FY27 Budget Requests, Warrant Articles
The Select Board and Finance Committee jointly held a FY27 budget hearing.
Select Board · Meeting of February 2, 2026
CHILMARK — The Select Board and Finance Committee jointly held a FY27 budget hearing. Multiple departments presented fiscal 2027 spending proposals at the joint meeting, including the Board of Health, which discussed a revamped public nursing program; the Police Department, which requested an 8 percent overtime increase and warrant articles totaling $10,808 for furniture, vehicle charging, and officer wellness; and the Martha's Vineyard Refuse and Resource Recovery District, reporting its service restructuring was 90 percent complete. The Dukes County Sheriff warrant article requested $30,602.31 for dispatch maintenance, a $2,239 increase, while the Beach Department discussed a 1.52 percent salary increase and equipment needs.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of February 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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