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Select Board March 4,2026 Minutes Present: Selectwoman Michaela A. Wyman-Colombo-Chair Selectman John J. Cotton-Clerk Selectwoman Tracy Kelley-Wilson Town Manager Rodney C. Collins Assistant Town Manager Wayne E. Taylor Meeting Called to order by Chair Michaela A. Wyman-Colombo at 6:00 p.m. Mashpee Public Library, 64 Steeple Street Mashpee, MA 02649. Opening Pledge of Allegiance Moment of Silence New Business Presentation of Proposed FY 2027 Operating Budget – Town Manager Rodney Collins Town Manager Rodney Collins presented the recommended FY2027 operating budget and provided an overview of the ﬁrst draft of the warrant articles. Collins explained that while the Town was able to avoid signiﬁcant increases in health insurance beneﬁts, the assumption of the wastewater enterprise fund has created a substantial shortfall in the operating budget. The wastewater enterprise was established in the previous ﬁscal year and initially funded through free cash. The Town will subsidize the full cost of wastewater enterprise operations for FY2027, and the department is not expected to be self-su?icient for several years while the billing system and enterprise operations are still being established. Due to these additional costs, the Town is projecting an overall budget shortfall outside the limits of Proposition 2½. The Town Manager explained that a Proposition 2½ override is being considered as the most viable option to maintain current service levels. Without an override, the Town would need to make substantial reductions to municipal services. The town’s ﬁnance team reviewed several options and recommended pursuing an override as the most ﬁscally responsible approach. Only the Select Board has the authority to place a Proposition 2½ question on the ballot. 1