Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Boxborough Finance Committee Approves $37,860 Fire Department Reserve Fund Transfer

Boxborough Finance Committee votes unanimously to cover a $37,860 fire department maintenance deficit.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 16

Government · Finance Committee

Boxborough Finance Committee Flags $60,000 Police Detail Debt, Backs Free-Cash Solution

Boxborough Finance Committee weighs free-cash fix for $60,000 in uncollectible police detail debt.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves reserve fund transfers

Finance Committee approves reserve transfers and reviews Fire Department needs. The Finance Committee unanimously approved $503.80 for Treasurer expenses and $5,000 for Accountant services during its April 28 meeting. Chair Antony Newton directed detailed analysis of Fire Department maintenance

Townbrief news summary · Apr 28

Government · Finance Committee

Boxborough Finance Committee Approves Two Transfers, Sends Fire Truck Request Back for Invoices

Boxborough Finance Committee approves $5,503.80 in reserve transfers, holds fire department request for documentation.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 28

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee works on audit issues, budget for May meeting

Finance Committee tackles audit discrepancies and FY27 budget planning ahead of May Town Meeting. Chair Antony Newton and the five-member committee worked through free cash certification issues and a $200,000 cash receivables discrepancy under auditor review. The committee will need to appropriate

Townbrief news summary · Apr 14

Government · Finance Committee

Boxborough Finance Committee Finds FY27 Budget Within Levy Limit, Barely

Boxborough Finance Committee finds FY27 budget within the levy limit but flags unresolved audit deficits and a likely FY28 override.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee recommends budget amid audit concerns

Boxborough Finance Committee unanimously recommends FY27 budget despite discovering significant accounting problems in the fiscal 2025 audit. Chair Antony Newton questioned a $144,000 police detail deficit, $200,000 in reconciliation variances, and $1 million in lost investment income over three

Townbrief news summary · Mar 31

Government · Finance Committee

Boxborough Finance Committee Demands Answers on Three Years of Repeated Audit Failures

Boxborough Finance Committee and Select Board pressed town officials Tuesday on eight recurring audit findings, including a $176,638 police detail receivable deficit and a $200,000 cash reconciliation error, in a joint session that ran more than an hour.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves $31.1M FY27 budget ahead of town meeting

Boxborough Finance Committee approves $31.1M FY27 budget for May town meeting. The committee voted unanimously to adopt the spending plan, including a $1,657,460 fire department budget with an added $10,000 for vehicle maintenance and a $17,734,103 school allocation. Members split 2-4 on OpenGov

Townbrief news summary · Mar 24

Government · Finance Committee

Boxborough Finance Committee Approves $31.1 Million FY27 Budget at March 24 Meeting

Boxborough Finance Committee unanimously recommends $31.1 million FY27 town budget and authorizes up to $38,000 for fire truck repairs.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24