Analysis: Town and Schools

Finance Committee — budget schedule

Measured from this board’s own posted agendas over the last 5 budget cycles (July to June): the dates each subject appeared. The “expect” column is the typical first and last date across those cycles — a scheduled subject, not a decision.

subjectexpectFY24FY25FY26FY27FY28
a budget presented or reviewedOct 27 → Apr 24Oct 27, Jan 26, Feb 9, Feb 16, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 22, Mar 23Dec 7, Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb 21, Feb 22, Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 20, Mar 21, Mar 28, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 25Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24, Jan 9, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 25, Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 24Aug 26, Sep 30, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 13, Jan 12, Jan 27, Feb 12, Feb 19—
Town MeetingSep 12 → Apr 25Jul 21, Jul 28, Sep 20, Nov 10, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 22, Mar 23, Mar 30, Apr 20Dec 7, Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb 21, Feb 22, Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 20, Mar 21, Mar 28, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 25Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24, Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 24, May 8, May 23Sep 25, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 13, Jan 8, Apr 2, Apr 6Aug 13, Aug 27, Sep 10, Sep 24, May 28
an overrideFeb 8 → Apr 25—Feb 8, Feb 29, Mar 7, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 25Mar 27, May 23Jan 8, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 10, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 24, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 6—
warrant articlesSep 29 → Mar 27Sep 29, Oct 13, Mar 30, Apr 20Nov 13, Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 20, Mar 21, Mar 28, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 25Sep 12, Oct 24, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 25, Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27Mar 26Sep 24
the warrant closesFeb 8 → Mar 14—Feb 8, Feb 21, Feb 22, Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14Sep 12——
a citizens’ petitionMar 27——Mar 27——

A cycle is named for the fiscal year it builds: FY28 is the budget being built now. Read off the agenda text with a word search, so a subject named differently on an agenda is missed and one mentioned in passing is counted.

As of 2026-10-11. All boards.

What changed

Version 15 — updated September 20, 2026