2026-06-15 – City Council Special Meeting – Meeting Agenda

In City Council, June 15, 2026
Council Chambers, 2nd. Flr.
City Hall, 45 School St.,
Brockton, MA 02301
6:00PM

SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA

  1. Call of the meeting
  1. Officer’s return of notice

The matters to be acted upon are:

 

ORDERED: 1. Move that $565,450,363 be appropriated for the following general fund departmental expenditures of the City for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, which will be funded through the following sources:
State Aid $320,199,216
Tax Levy 193,253,325
Local Receipts 33,307,000
Available Funds 6,662,767
Stabilization Funds 2,000,000
Free Cash 984,615
Chapter 324 Supplemental Reserve 9,043,440
TOTAL $565,450,363
GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Assessor

Personal Services – Overtime $7,500
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 621,267
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 122,150
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 7,000
Auditor
Personal Services – Overtime $2,500
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 772,222
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 277,750
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 18,500
Auditor Mail
Ordinary Maintenance – Services $275,500
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 0
Audit-Telephone
Ordinary Maintenance – Services $77,000
City Clerk
Personal Services – Overtime $10,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 331,815
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 20,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 12,300
City Council
Personal Services – Overtime $15,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 872,585
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 31,500
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 25,750
Conservation Commission
Personal Services – Overtime $1,500
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 20,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 850
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 3,200
Election Commission
Personal Services – Overtime $10,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 502,899
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 63,950
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 6,105
Finance
Personal Services – Overtime $500
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 837,148
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 133,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 27,718
Out of State Travel 0

Human Resources

Personal Services – Overtime $1,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 443,656
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 149,280
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 42,652
Human Resources- Employee Benefits
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime $70,964,635
Information Technology Center
Personal Services – Overtime $50,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 1,555,007
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 1,491,500
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 427,500
Out of State Travel 0
Law
Personal Services – Overtime $0
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 770,597
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 507,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 412,400
Court Judgments 0
Workers Compensation 1,240,183
Property Insurance 2,300,000
License
Personal Services – Overtime $10,950
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 115,667
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 1,600
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 1,750

Mayor

Personal Services – Overtime $0
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 777,278
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 219,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 50,800
40R Activities 11,041
Cultural Affairs 15,000
Cable Access 675,000
Women’s Commission 1,500
Diversity Commission 1,500
Historical Commission 1,500
Youth Task Force 100,000
Planning and Economic Development
Personal Services – Overtime $3,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 641,811
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 136,600
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 9,950
Planning Board
Personal Services – Overtime $5,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 19,500
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 4,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 1,300
Procurement Department
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime $233,182
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 525
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 9,450
Public Property
Personal Services – Overtime $200,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 3,272,427
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 553,850
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 183,600
P.P. Stadium Ordinary Maintenance – Services 107,500
P.P. Stadium Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 0
Treasurer/ Tax Collector
Personal Services – Overtime $7,500
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 1,266,527
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 23,750
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 27,970
Medicare Tax 4,510,000
PUBLIC SAFETY
Emergency Management Agency
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime $199,028
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 6,800
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 7,100
Fire
Personal Services – Overtime $408,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 34,206,587
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 1,116,274
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 515,110
Personal Services -Fire Staffing Overtime 1,300,000
Principal & Interest on Long-Term Debt 301,750

Police

Personal Services – Overtime $1,500,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 30,660,318
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 815,676
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 622,703
Out of State Travel 0

Police – Animal Control Division

Personal Services – Overtime $45,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 820,732
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 51,095
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 11,095

Police – Public Safety Division

Ordinary Maintenance – Services $578,754
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 15,000

Traffic Commission

Personal Services – Overtime $50,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 8,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 164,822
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 313,000

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

DPW-Commissioner
Personal Services – Overtime $2,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 550,837
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 1,550
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 8,300
DPW-Engineering
Personal Services – Overtime $10,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 260,270
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 12,600
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 13,487
DPW-Highway
Personal Services – Overtime $338,092
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 2,017,300
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 722,100
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 988,035
Snow and Ice 2,610,000
DPW-Maintenance
Personal Services – Overtime $30,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 256,808
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 20,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 509,260

HUMAN SERVICES

Health and Human Services
Personal Services – Overtime $3,500
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 777,499
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 21,250
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 29,000
Cemetery
Personal Services – Overtime $110,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 434,584
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 134,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 92,500

Council on Aging

Personal Services – Overtime $1,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 366,157
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 45,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 25,450
Veterans’ Council
Vet Council Goods & Supplies $16,000
Veterans’ Services
Personal Services – Overtime $2,000
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 332,158
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 14,000
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 619,500
CULTURE AND RECRECATION
Library
Personal Services – Overtime $26,000
Personal Services – Other than Overtime 2,451,955
Ordinary Maintenance – Services 507,450
Ordinary Maintenance – Goods 462,000
Treasurer’s Debt Service
Treasurer’s Debt Service $21,770,112
Pension Obligation Debt Service 25,258,622
Pension/ Retirement
Contributory $13,846,344
Non-Contributory 0
Net & Non-Net School Spending
Net School Spending $251,570,800
Non-Net School Spending 18,000,000

EDUCATION

Collaborative Programs Southeastern Regional School $5,934,808
General Fund Subsidies
Parks and Recreation General Fund Subsidy $500,000
Total General Fund
Amount to be Raised – Overlay $1,300,000
Government Assessments 40,068,544
GRAND TOTAL GENERAL FUND BUDGET 565,450,363

ORDERED 2. Moved that $770,056 be appropriated for the Stormwater enterprise fund that $75,000 be included in appropriations to the general fund for indirect costs and be allocated to the Stormwater enterprise fund for funding and that $845,056 be raised as follows:

User Charges $850,000
TOTAL 850,000
Stormwater
Personal Services – Overtime $5,000
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 230,056
Purchase of Services 440,000
Goods and Supplies 35,000
Debt Service 60,000
Direct Costs 770,056
Indirect Costs 75,000
TOTAL 845,056

ORDERED 3. Moved that $20,573,876 be appropriated for the Water enterprise fund that $2,000,000 be included in appropriations to the general fund for indirect costs and be allocated to the Water enterprise fund for funding and that $22,573,876 be raised as follows:

User Charges $21,200,000
Retained Earnings 1,373,876
TOTAL 22,573,876
Water
Personal Services – Overtime $750,000
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 2,988,333
Purchase of Services 5,808,432
Goods and Supplies 780,300
Debt Service 3,039,246
Other Contracted Services 7,207,565
Direct Costs 20,573,876
Indirect Costs 2,000,000
TOTAL 22,573,876
ORDERED 4. Moved that $21,586,158 be appropriated for the Sewer enterprise fund that $1,500,000 be included in appropriations from the general fund for indirect costs and be allocated to the Sewer enterprise fund for funding and that $23,086,158 be raised as follows:
User Charges $23,500,000
Retained Earnings 0
TOTAL 23,500,000
Sewer
Personal Services – Overtime $405,433
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 1,892,349
Purchase of Services 13,953,344
Goods and Supplies 652,500
Debt Service 4,682,532
Other Contracted Services
Direct Costs 21,586,158
Indirect Costs 1,500,000
TOTAL 23,086,158
ORDERED 5. Moved that $11,052,327 be appropriated for the Refuse enterprise fund that $1,000,000 be included in appropriations to the general fund for indirect costs and be allocated to the Refuse enterprise fund for funding and that $12,052,327 be raised as follows:
User Charges $13,324,100
Retained Earnings
TOTAL 13,324,100
Personal Services – Overtime $172,236
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 927,085
Purchase of Services 9,874,006
Goods and Supplies 79,000
Direct Costs 11,052,327
Indirect Costs 1,000,000
TOTAL 12,052,327
ORDERED 6. Moved that $2,691,492 be appropriated for the Parks and Recreation enterprise fund and that $2,691,492 be raised as follows:
Other Departmental Revenue $1,800,000
User Charges 0
Retained Earnings 391,492
General Fund Subsidy 500,000
TOTAL 2,691,492
Parks and Recreation
Personal Services – Overtime $250,000
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 1,176,323
Purchase of Services 1,060,360
Goods and Supplies 132,041
Other Contracted Services 72,768
Direct Costs 2,691,492
ORDERED 7. Moved that $1,949,129 be appropriated for the Parking Authority enterprise fund that $400,000 be included in appropriations from the general fund for indirect costs and be allocated to the Parking Authority enterprise fund for funding and that $2,349,129 be raised as follows:
Departmental Revenue 1,821,000
Retained Earnings 528,129
TOTAL 2,349,129
Parking Authority
Personal Services – Overtime $24,000
Personal Services – Other Than Overtime 931,074
Purchase of Services 360,940
Goods and Supplies 54,150
Debt Service 518,965
Snow and Ice 60,000
Direct Costs 1,949,129
Indirect Costs 400,000
Total 2,349,129

All other related matters

Councilor’s Recognition

All council business as listed on the agenda have been emailed to the City Council members in their complete form, with exception of oversized material, such as maps, photos, etc. Recommendations are based on reports from committees.

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