Finance Committee Meeting - November 9, 2026

The Marlborough Finance Committee meeting on November 9, 2026, considered a free-cash transfer for FY2027 capital needs and several salary ordinance amendments. The committee approved transfers for police ($436,338.20, including four cruisers, radios, body armor, Tasers and training supplies), fire ($239,225 for vehicles), DPW ($1,661,000 for listed department needs), and IT ($80,000 to replace two out-of-warranty police-department servers). The mayor’s letter also described a $300,000 request for a citywide sewer hydraulic model, but the transcript does not capture a separate vote on that item; the stated overall transfer amount and the listed components do not reconcile. No vendors or contract awards were identified. The committee also approved the related salary-line transfer for the salary amendments discussed later in the meeting.

The committee approved an amendment renaming the Council on Aging program coordinator position without changing its salary, and approved raising the emergency management director’s annual stipend from $15,000 to $17,000, effective January 1, 2027. It also approved salary schedule amendments for several non-union positions, including the chief procurement officer, along with a supporting transfer. A proposal to reclassify the DPW financial analyst from salary group F to E was not decided; the mayor said he would evaluate the grouping and report back. Members also heard that the city and school district are exploring how to organize and account for IT services in a future budget cycle.