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agenda deviation on school budgets
Cambridge Finance Committee met May 5 to hold a public hearing on the FY2027 City and School budgets. Only city departments were reviewed. School budgets received zero discussion or questions. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/finance-committee/2026-05-05/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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omission of promised school budget review
On May 5 the Finance Committee forwarded 11 city department budgets to full Council after questions and 6-0 to 8-0 votes. The agenda listed a hearing on both City and School budgets. Schools never came up. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/finance-committee/2026-05-05/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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bypassed agenda items
May 5 Finance Committee agenda included City Manager's FY2027 budget submission and a hearing on City and School budgets. Committee instead conducted department-by-department reviews of city operations only. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/finance-committee/2026-05-05/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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unanimous city budget actions without schools
Finance Committee May 5 votes forwarded Arts Council ($1.4M), CDD ($6.99M), Housing, Human Services ($58.4M), IT ($11.65M) and others with favorable recommendations. All passed with little opposition and no school items raised. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/finance-committee/2026-05-05/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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Cambridge Finance Committee held its May 5 meeting under an agenda titled 'Public hearing on City and School budgets (FY2027)'. Committee reviewed and forwarded budgets for 11 city departments. School budgets were never mentioned. #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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Votes on May 5 sent the Arts Council, Community Development, Housing, Human Services, IT, and other city budgets to full Council with favorable recommendations. All passed 6-0 to 8-0. No school-related items appeared in questions, motions, or discussion.
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The posted agenda listed the City Manager's formal FY2027 budget submission and a hearing covering both City and School funds. Actual proceedings skipped the listed communications and omitted schools entirely in favor of granular city department Q&A. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/finance-committee/2026-05-05/
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At its May 5 Finance Committee meeting, Cambridge reviewed and advanced multiple city department budgets for FY2027, including the Arts Council at $1.4 million, Community Development at $6.99 million, Housing, Human Services at $58.4 million, and Information Technology at $11.65 million. All received favorable recommendations on roll-call votes ranging from 6-0 to 8-0. The meeting agenda explicitly called for a public hearing on both the City and School budgets. No school budgets were presented, questioned, or discussed during the session. Committee members instead moved directly into line-item questions on city operations and forwarded those items alone. Residents who checked the agenda expecting school funding details found only city departments on the record. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/finance-committee/2026-05-05/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA