Finance Committee approves prior minutes, defers March 4 revision.
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 11, 2026
CHESTERFIELD — Finance Committee addresses FY 2027 budget pressures, health care costs. Treasurer Meg McWherter projected employee health insurance expenses of $80,000 to $100,000 and warned that a proposed $1,000,000 Free Cash transfer to stabilization could reduce earned interest and limit cash-flow flexibility. The Committee unanimously approved holding a pre-Annual Town Meeting educational session on May 2, 2026 at the Chesterfield General Store and Café, featuring Town Moderator Rus Peotter, Assessor Ed Severance, and Finance Committee Chairperson Lee Manchester as speakers on budgeting procedures, tax-rate setting, and FY 2027 hot topics.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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