This is the Town’s proposed budget information. (Updated as of 3/30/2025).
The Town is proposing a level-funded budget for FY 26. The Town anticipates $36,018,812 in FY2025 revenue, and estimates $36,265,915 in FY2026 revenue, an increase of 0.6 percent.
This does not include $449,436.16 from the Town’s free cash account, which would total $36,715,351.16.
Impact
Council on Aging: $215,381.81
- 2 percent Cost of Living Adjustment for staff
- Van driver hours cut in half (from 12 hrs to 6 hrs, equating to one service day each week)
- Reduction in special events trips
- COA programming will be reduced
- Increase in participation fees
- Library will only be open 5 days a week
- Daily hours will be reduced
- Fewer hours for community programming and meeting spaces
- 15-percent salary cut for Full-Time staff
- Inability to have patrons be able to access statewide lending network
Parks and Recreation: $10,500
- Beach staffing cuts during the busy season
- Reduce funding for goose management
- Reduce maintenance and repair funding
This accounts for an additional $6 million in funding as requested in a Proposition 2 1/2 override.
This does not include $449,436.16 from the Town’s free cash account.
Impact
Council on Aging: $228,581
- 2 percent Cost of Living Adjustment for Staff
- Maintain Current Staffing Levels
- Maintain and continue current programming
- Small renovation to improve working spaces for administration
- Library will be open 6 days a week
- Daily hours will remain the same
- Community programing, meeting space access will remain unchanged
- 2 percent of Cost of Living Adjustment increase for staff
- Minimal increase in hours for circulation and team librarians
Parks and Recreation: $25,500
- Maintain beach staffing, providing improvement to the atmosphere at American Legion Park, especially during the busy season
- Maintaining funding for maintenance and repairs, including goose management.
