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City Council · June 3, 2025 · 7:00 PM

City Council Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Ad Hoc Budget Committee recommended the City of Amesbury’s FY26 operating budget, including a $83,841,959 General Fund and a total appropriation of $92,459,026 with specified funding sources; the committee also approved the Library budget totaling $937,670.

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Key decisions
Approve Library Personal Services amount of $701,985
Passed 7-0 (President Mandeville recused)
Approve Library Other Expenses amount of $235,685
Passed 7-0 (President Mandeville recused)
Approve Total Library amount of $937,670
Passed 7-0 (President Mandeville recused)
Recommend unquestioned operating budget items totaling $82,904,289 to City Council
Passed 7-1 (Councilor Wheeler opposed)
Recommend Total General Fund amount of $83,841,959 to City Council
Passed 7-1 (Councilor Wheeler opposed)
Recommend a total FY26 appropriation of $92,459,026, funded by $81,085,559 in taxation and $2,756,400 from free cash, sale of cemetery lots, ambulance receipts, youth revolving receipts, cemetery trust interest, and enterprise funds
Passed 7-1 (Councilor Wheeler opposed)

Agenda

Minutes
Act on Minutes - May 2025
Act on minutes for May 15, 2025; May 20, 2025; May 21, 2025; and May 28, 2025.
2025-001. An order to adopt operating budget for FY26
Review and act on Order 2025-001 to adopt the FY26 operating budget; committee will provide a recommendation to the full City Council for the June 10, 2025 budget public hearing. Mayor sponsor.