Finance Committee reviews school assessment hike and police succession plan
Boxborough Finance Committee reviews school assessment and police staffing plan. The committee reviewed a $17,734,103 Assabet Regional School District assessment, a 5.57 percent increase to Boxborough, and discussed a Police Department succession plan involving promotion of a sergeant to new
Finance Committee · Meeting of January 20, 2026
Boxborough Finance Committee reviews school assessment and police staffing plan. The committee reviewed a $17,734,103 Assabet Regional School District assessment, a 5.57 percent increase to Boxborough, and discussed a Police Department succession plan involving promotion of a sergeant to new lieutenant and a patroller to sergeant with no net increase in staff or salary. Vice Chair and Clerk John Connor agreed to meet with the police chief for a presentation January 21.
Chair Antony Newton and Town Administrator Mike Johns will reconcile a $400,000 variance between two FY27 budget models regarding state aid and local receipts.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of January 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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