Analysis: Town and Schools

Select Board — 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 reviewedJan 14 → Jan 27Feb 28—Jan 14Aug 26, Nov 24, Jan 12, Jan 27—
a budget voteMar 5—Mar 5—Jun 3—
Town MeetingAug 13 → May 9Aug 9, Sep 6, Sep 13, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 11, Nov 1, Nov 8, Dec 6, Feb 28, Mar 7, Mar 21, Mar 28, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 25, May 9Aug 15, Sep 5, Sep 12, Sep 19, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 28, Jan 9, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 20, Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 23, Apr 30, May 8, May 14Aug 13, Sep 17, Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 22, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, Jan 14, Jan 15, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Mar 4, Mar 11, Mar 18, Mar 19, Apr 1, Apr 8, Apr 15, Apr 22, May 6Aug 19, Sep 23, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 24, Nov 4, Nov 17, Nov 18, Dec 9, Jan 6, Feb 17, Mar 3, Mar 17, Mar 31, Apr 7, Apr 14, May 5Jul 21, Jul 27, Aug 4, Aug 10, Aug 18, Sep 1, Sep 3, Sep 15, Sep 29, Oct 6, Nov 17, May 19
an overrideMar 10 → Apr 1—Mar 5, Mar 26, Apr 2Apr 1Mar 10, Mar 19, Mar 24, Mar 31—
warrant articlesSep 5 → Apr 30Sep 6, Sep 13, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 11, Nov 1, Nov 8, Feb 28, Mar 7, Mar 21, Mar 28, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 25Sep 5, Sep 12, Sep 19, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 14, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 20, Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 23, Apr 30Oct 1, Oct 22, Nov 12, Jan 14, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Mar 4, Mar 11, Mar 18, Mar 19, Apr 1, Apr 8, Apr 15, Apr 22, May 3Aug 19, Sep 2, Sep 23, Oct 14, Oct 21, Nov 4, Nov 17, Nov 18, Jan 13, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Mar 3, Mar 17, Mar 31, May 2Sep 3, Sep 29, Oct 6, Nov 17
the warrant closesJan 9—Jan 9Jan 15Aug 19, Jan 6Aug 4, Sep 3, Sep 15, Nov 17
a citizens’ petitionOct 11Oct 11————

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