An Order to vote to adopt an Operating Budget for 2026.

The City of Amesbury adopts its FY2026 operating budget, funding city operations and essential services. It includes enterprise budgets for Water, Sewer, and Cable Public Access and totals $92.46 million in appropriations.

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STEP 1

Submitted

MAY 13 2025
STEP 2 · CURRENT

Approved

MAY 13 2025

AI summary · plain-language

The Amesbury City Council approves the FY2026 operating budget, totaling $92.46 million in appropriations. The General Fund of $83.84 million will be raised through taxes and other revenue sources. It includes enterprise budgets for water, sewer, and cable public access, and allocates funds for debt service, state assessments, employee benefits, and reserves. The plan funds essential city services including Police, Fire, DPW, libraries, and Amesbury Public Schools, with proceeds allocated across departments and programs for the coming fiscal year.

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Key provisions

§1 Approves FY2026 Operating Budget for the City of Amesbury.

§2 General Fund total of $83,841,959 to be raised by taxation and other revenues.

§3 Enterprise Funds budgets: Water $4,843,166; Sewer $3,448,901; Cable Access $325,000.

§4 Total appropriation is $92,459,026, funding debt service, state assessments, and employee benefits.

Discussed at meetings

City Council City Council MeetingJune 10, 2025

approve2025-001

Councilor Haggstrom offered a motion to accept the unobjected items for the total of $42,889,686.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR HAGGSTROM · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 9-0

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve the Amesbury Public School budget of $39,842,711 as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 8-1 (COUNCILOR WHEELER OPPOSED)

approve2025-001

Councilor Gilday offered a motion to accept the Council on Aging Personal Services budget of $171,892 as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 9-0

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve the Library’s total budget of $937,670 as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 8-0 (PRESIDENT MANDEVILLE RECUSED)

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve a total general fund appropriation of $83,841,959.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HAGGSTROM · VOTE: PASSED 8-1 (COUNCILOR WHEELER OPPOSED)

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve the water budget of $4,843,166.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: PASSED 8-1 (COUNCILOR WHEELER OPPOSED)

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve and appropriate the sewer enterprise budget of $3,448,901.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 8-1 (COUNCILOR WHEELER OPPOSED)

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve and appropriate the Cable Public Access budget of $325,000.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 9-0

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve the total appropriation of $92,459,026.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: PASSED 8-1 (COUNCILOR WHEELER OPPOSED)

City Council City Council MeetingMay 13, 2025

refer2025-001

Councilor Gilday moved to refer 2025-001 to the Ad-Hoc City Council Budget Committee of the Whole and set second reading and public hearing for June 10, 2025.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 7-1

approve2025-001

Councilor Stanganelli moved that City Council approve the creation of the Ad-Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: PASSED 8-0

2025-0012025-001 An Order to adopt operating budget for FY26