Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
The Brattleboro Selectboard began the FY27 budget process on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 with a listening session at Brooks Memorial Library. The budget was approved at Open Town Meeting, which was held on April 11, 2026.
FY27 Approved Selectboard Budget
Documents
• FINAL FY27 Voted & Approved Budget — OpenGov, PDF
• FY27 General Fund Budget (Selectboard Approved) — PDF, Excel
• Five-Year Capital Investment Plan (Selectboard Approved) — PDF, Excel
• 25-Year Capital Improvement Program — Excel
• Long-term Financial Projection for the General Fund — Memo, Excel
• Department Presentations —
- Assessor's Office, Watch
- Brooks Memorial Library, Watch
- Fire Department, Watch
- Human Resources/Finance Department, Watch
- Planning Department, Watch
- Police Department, Watch
- Public Works, Watch
- Rec & Parks, Watch
- Town Clerk's Office, Watch
- Town Manager's Office, Watch
• Finance Committee Report — PDF
Timeline
The following chart outlines the FY27 budget development process. Please note that dates listed below are subject to change.
| Sept. 11, 2025 | |
| Nov. 4, 2025 | FY27 Proposed General Fund Budget — Memo, Watch |
| Nov. 12, 2025 | |
| Nov. 18, 2025 | |
| Dec. 2, 2025 |
Department Budgets — Memo, Watch, Public Works, Library, Rec & Parks |
| Dec. 16, 2025 |
Department Budgets — Memo, Watch, Human Resources/Finance, Town Clerk's Office, Planning Department, Assessor's Office, Town Manager's Office |
| Jan. 6, 2026 |
Selectboard Meeting on Budget Revisions — Memo (Note: the budget discussion originally scheduled for the Jan. 6 meeting was tabled to Jan. 13.) |
| Jan. 13, 2026 | Budget Revisions — Memo, Watch |
| Jan. 22, 2026 | Budget Discussion — Memo, Watch |
| Jan. 27, 2026 | Budget Approval — Memo |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | Long-term Financial Projection for the General Fund – Memo, Excel |