FY2027 City Budget

At a glance

What: the city's budget for the fiscal year ending 2027-10-31.
Where it stands: The mayor presented the proposed budget on 2026-09-29. At a 2026-10-13 special meeting the council held a workshop across all departments and approved the budget ordinance, with a $20,000 transfer out of the council budget to the Office of Municipal Integrity. A FY2027 tax anticipation notes ordinance was introduced on 2026-10-20.
Next: Further action on the TANs ordinance; the council's FY2027 adoption deadline was 2026-10-26.

Budget calendar announced 2026-09-15: mayor's budget received 9/17, workshop 9/22, public hearing 9/29, workshop and regular meeting 10/6, a further workshop (listed as October 10 on the 10/6 docket, held 10/13 per the minutes), regular meeting 10/20 and 10/26 as the last day to adopt.
Cost drivers cited by the mayor on 9/29: healthcare up 16 percent, labor up 4.8 percent, debt service up 1.7 percent, pension contribution up 1.4 percent and school support up 4 percent.
Workshops were held for finance, public works, police, fire and the School Department on 9/29, and for community services, finance controls and the council, mayor and clerk budgets on 10/6.
The draft minutes of 10/13 state a budget ordinance appropriating $241,508,171 for the year ending 2027-10-31. The vote tally is not given here: the minutes are ambiguous on it, so check the video or the approved minutes.
Council materials: FY2027 budget book at https://stories.opengov.com/eastprovidenceri/published/nD40aNtmz.

Mayor presented the proposed budget; department workshops held. See also School Department FY2027 Budget Request.

Video: workshop covered the library, carousel marketing, recreation and the Office of Municipal Integrity; final adoption due October 26, changes advertised by October 13.
Workshop on community services, finance controls and the council, mayor and clerk budgets.

Workshop across all departments; budget ordinance approved (tally left out, minutes ambiguous); $20,000 moved to the Office of Municipal Integrity.

FY2027 tax anticipation notes ordinance introduced (rest of the agenda not read).

The tax anticipation notes ordinance passed first reading and the fiscal 2027 property tax assessment ordinance was approved.

The Council approved the budget ordinance ($241,508,171) 3-2 after a $20,000 transfer to the Office of Municipal Integrity. Capital received no new funding; Lawson and Sousa voted no.
2026-11-09 - 2026-11-09 - City Council Special Meeting: docket lists the property tax assessment ordinance and the ordinance authorizing borrowing in anticipation of taxes (second and/or final passage); votes not yet recorded.