Monomoy committee approves FY27 budget draft for town review amid compressed timeline

The Monomoy Regional School Committee voted on March 12 to approve the fiscal year 2027 draft budget and assessments for submission to the towns for review.

Committee members and administrators described a compressed timeline for town review: the district will meet the new town administrator and then present to town finance committees and select boards before the school committee’s next meeting on March 26 and the final select board vote by March 30. Administrators said the towns can reduce the figure at town meeting if they need to adjust the warrant but that the school committee’s approval would provide a current draft for the towns’ warrant process.

The vote to approve the draft was made and recorded on the transcript; specific vote tallies were not listed in the meeting record. Administrators asked the committee to consider the vote a re‑authorization of the draft while they collect additional input from construction managers and town officials.

Next steps outlined in the meeting: meet with the incoming town administrator, review any recommended adjustments at a finance subcommittee meeting and return to the school committee on March 26 with any updates for final action prior to town warrant deadlines.