Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee Backs 20-Year Tax Break Downtown

Brockton's Finance Committee unanimously recommended a 20-year, 75 percent tax increment exemption for a 40-unit downtown redevelopment.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 19

Government · Finance Committee

Finance panel backs schools' exit from DESE oversight

Brockton Finance Committee backs DESE review showing schools' growth, tables $1.6 million trash-barrel bond. Superintendent Dr.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Finance Committee

Finance panel OKs $2.3M fire truck purchase

Brockton Finance Committee backs $2.3 million fire truck bond, citing $1 million in locked-in savings.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 21

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton panel accepts report on $440,000 World Cup unrest response

Brockton Finance Committee hears $440,000 tab for World Cup unrest, warned of statewide zoning shake-up.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Finance Committee

Council postpones $1.6 million trash barrel loan

Brockton's Finance Committee heard Chief Financial Officer Dr. Troy Clarkson warn that the city's budget faces an "existential" crisis tied to unresolved pension cost-sharing with Brockton Public Schools.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 17

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton Finance Committee Advances Seven Health Council Picks, Splits on Grant Transfers

Brockton Finance Committee recommended seven new Advisory Council on Health members and advanced a long-stalled Boys and Girls Club easement while tabling two home rule petitions at its July 20 meeting. All seven nominees — including Dr.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 20

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton Finance Committee Backs Election Recount Limits, Raises Ballot Signatures

Brockton Finance Committee advances election recount limits and ballot signature changes after a costly 2025 recount cycle.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 15

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton Finance Committee Hears Twelve Budgets; No Cuts Made Yet

BROCKTON -- June 10, 2026, Brockton Finance Committee takes budget testimony from twelve departments, with trash fees and a desalination plant deal dominating debate. The committee, chaired by Council President Troy, heard presentations spanning the

Townbrief reporting · Jun 10

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton Finance Committee Reviews Thirteen Department Budgets in Single Session

Brockton's Finance Committee reviewed thirteen department budgets in a single June 9 session, with police staffing shortfalls and a sharp law department budget cut drawing the most scrutiny.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 9

Government · Finance Committee

Brockton City Council Begins Three Nights of Hearings on $629 Million FY2027 Budget

Brockton City Council opens three-night hearings on a $629 million FY2027 budget that relies on $15 million in one-time transfers to balance.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8