How much additional funding does the Town want in the override?

The Town has identified over $11.4M in additional costs, of which approximately $6M are recurring expenditures. The Town plans use approximately $5.3M in one-time funds and $1M in other recurring sources of revenue to lower the total current override proposal to $4,995,000, phased in over three years as follows:

  • YEAR ONE: $2.86M
  • YEAR TWO: $3.98M
  • YEAR THREE: $4.995M

For more information on the Town’s override proposal, please refer to the Town Administrator Override Presentation and the Town Administrator’s FY24 budget message linked below under Supporting Documents.

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1. What is an operating override?
2. How does an override differ from a debt exclusion?
3. How much additional funding does the Town want in the override?
4. How much additional funding does the Public Schools of Brookline (PSB) want in the override?
5. Are there other override proposals on the ballot?
6. What about debt exclusions?
7. How much will the override and/or debt exclusion increase my property taxes?
8. Why is an override needed?
9. What is Brookline doing to assist senior citizens or residents on a fixed income?
10. How does Brookline compare with other communities’ tax bills?