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Transfers moved $394,929 into school accounts and $309,839 out; the department ended $85,090 up, net.
1 · The facts
$394,929
moved into school accounts, FY2026
$309,839
moved out of school accounts
$85,090
net into the school department
$148,364.31
ten transfers itemised in the 29 July minutes
20
accounts given money that then ended under
$117,626
what those accounts were given, net
$223,361
what they still had left at the close
$13,500
moved into School Committee dues
$13,689
left on that line at the close
—
where the net came from, and by whose vote
not published
2 · What it shows
1
Transfers moved $394,929 in and $309,839 out; the department ended $85,090 up, net.
2
The 29 July minutes itemise ten transfers totalling $148,364.31, account by account.
3
20 accounts were given $117,626 by transfer and still closed with $223,361 left.
4
School Committee dues got $13,500, minuted as for a search invoice, and closed with $13,689 left.
Accounts given money in FY2026 that closed with money left
Year
Voted
Moved in, net
Paid
Left
Contracted services
$257,000
$31,291
$203,783
$75,660
Dues/meetings
$6,500
$13,500
$6,311
$13,689
Heating charges/natural gas
$145,000
$11,024
$92,495
$45,560
Dues and fees
$0
$29,965
$21,481
$8,484
Contracted services
$21,730
$16,598
$34,336
$3,992
General supplies
$1,500
$3,655
$490
$4,515
E.s. sped substitutes
$15,500
$2,893
$10,697
$7,696
New equipment
$6,000
$1,708
$6,391
$1,317
The eight largest of the accounts by what was left. Left is budget less paid less still committed.
What was said
“a series of year-end line-item transfers needed to cover overages within the FY26 budget”