Brockton City Council Refers $555.9 Million FY26 Budget to Finance Committee

BROCKTON — June 16, 2025 — Brockton City Council introduces $555.9 million FY26 budget and votes 6-0 to authorize 10 new police cruisers. At a June 16 special meeting, the council referred the proposed $555,896,078 general fund budget — funded primarily by $315.9 million in state aid and a $186.2 million tax levy — to the Finance Committee for review, along with six enterprise fund budgets covering water, sewer, refuse, stormwater, parks and recreation, and parking. The single largest appropriation is net school spending at $251,570,700. The council also unanimously approved three mid-year fiscal year 2025 transfers, including $370,000 to cover a Medicare tax shortfall and $305,000 to fully fund the Law Department. Councilor Farwell moved to suspend the rules to act immediately on a $170,000 transfer from police personal services to capital vehicles, telling colleagues the purchase of the cruisers needed to "go forward" without delay; the council approved the transfer 6-0, with Farwell, Lally, Nicastro, Rodriguez, Texera, and Thompson voting in favor.