Finance Committee convenes budget listening session for FY2027
City Council Committee on Finance · Meeting of February 10, 2026
NORTHAMPTON — Finance Committee holds FY2027 budget listening session with community input on priorities. Councilor Deborah Klemer, chair, outlined the statutory timeline: the mayor must submit the proposed budget by May 15, 2026, and the City Council must vote within 45 days for a July 1 effective date. Multiple residents urged the committee to prioritize public education funding, calling for independent audits of school spending and highlighting systemic challenges identified in a recent student services audit of Northampton Public Schools.
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Source: the City Council Committee on Finance meeting of February 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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