SAUGUS – After a long break due to the Memorial Day holiday, Saugus held its final night of Town Meeting, approving an FY27 budget of $126,380,605.
Town Meeting Moderator Steve Doherty read the line items of Article 2, the budget, line by line, before reaching the 48-0 vote, with one Town Meeting member absent and Town Meeting member Carla Scuzzarella, the principal at Saugus Middle High School, abstaining.
For the Board of Selectmen, salaries are $75,964, and expenses are $6,075, for a total of $82,039.
For the town manager line, salaries are $552,101, and expenses are $649,200, for a total of $1,201,301.
For the Finance Committee line, salaries are $5,000, and expenses are $100,000, for a total of $105,000.
For the accounting line, the salaries are $627,143, and expenses are $145,750, for a total of $772,893.
For the assessors’ line, salaries are $277,952, and expenses are $213,825, for a total of $491,777.
For the treasurer/collector line, salaries are $540,635, and expenses are $147,125, for a total of $687,760.
For the legal counsel line, salaries are $77,941, and expenses are $876,500, for a total of $954,441.
For the human resources line, salaries are $319,356, and expenses are $54,250, for a total of $373,606.
For the information technology line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $658,500, for a total of $658,500.
For the town clerk line, salaries are $193,883, and expenses are $21,700, for a total of $215,583.
For the election and registration line, salaries are $151,879, and expenses are $64,795, for a total of $216,674.
For the Conservation Commission line, salaries are $79,818, and expenses are $5,560, for a total of $85,378.
For the Planning Board line, salaries are $43,599, and expenses are $11,630, for a total of $55,229.
For the Board of Appeals line, salaries are $37,632, and expenses are $11,200, for a total of $48,832.
For the planning and economic development line, salaries are $206,536, and expenses are $48,320, for a total of $254,856.
For the police department line, salaries are $10,446,018, and expenses are $636,185, for a total of $11,082,203.
For the fire department line, salaries are $7,166,272, and expenses are $463,300, for a total of $7,629,572.
For the building inspector line, salaries are $347,601, and expenses are $32,000, for a total of $379, 601.
For the gas and plumbing inspection line, salaries are $91,915, and expenses are $4,950, for a total of $96,865.
For the weights and measures line, salaries are $14,824, and expenses are $2,050, for a total of $16,874.
For the electrical inspection line, salaries are $112,293 and expenses were $4,500, for a total of $116,793.
For the emergency management line, salaries were $15,000, and expenses are $15,000, for a total of $30,000.
For the animal control line, salaries are $120,505, and expenses are $7,710, for a total of $128,215.
For the harbormaster line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $5,000, for a total of $5,000.
For the dispatcher line, salaries are $1,159,138, and expenses are $10,000, for a total of $1,169,138.
For the regional school assessment line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $3,814,720, for a total of $3,814,720.
For the Department of Public Works line, salaries are $1,977,093, and expenses are $7,231,300, for a total of $9,208,393.
For the DPW administration line, salaries are $524,386, and expenses are $10,000, for a total of $534,386.
For the DPW forestry, salaries are $210,491, and expenses are $170,000, for a total of $380,491.
For the DPW highway line, salaries are $424,789, and expenses are $910,500, for a total of $1,335,289.
For the DPW snow and ice line, salaries are $20,000, and expenses are $165,000, for a total of $185,000.
For the DPW motor pool line, salaries are $106,206, and expenses are $287,250, for a total of $393,456.
For the DPW street lighting line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $670,000, for a total of $670,000.
For the DWP waste collection line, salaries are $187,167, and expenses are $4,430,300, for a total of $4,617,467.
For the DPW cemetery line, salaries are $276,519, and expenses are $33,250, for a total of $309,769.
For the DPW parks line, salaries are $227,535, and expenses are $455,000, for a total of $682,535.
For the DPW capital line, salaries are zero, and expenses were $100,000, for a total of $100,000
For the engineering department, salaries are $531,666, and expenses are $46,450, for a total of $578,116.
For the building maintenance line, salaries are $909,505, and expenses are $1,319,850, for a total of $2,229,355.
For the building maintenance capital line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $500,000, for a total of $500,000.
For the health department line, salaries are $445,480, and expenses are $46,800, for a total of $492,280.
For the council on aging line, salaries are $340,869, and expenses are zero, for a total of $340,869.
For the veterans services line, salaries are $121,187, and expenses are $219,500, for a total of $340,687.
For the library line, salaries are $703,991, and expenses are $195,302, for a total of $899,293.
For the youth and recreation line, salaries are $145,568, and expenses are $17,000, for a total of $162,568.
For the Lobsterman’s Landing line item, salaries are $5,521, and expenses are $12,500, for a total of $18,021.
For the celebrations line item, salaries are zero, and expenses are $2,000, for a total of $2,000.
For the debt services principle line item, salaries are zero, and expenses are $6,521,500, for a total of $6,521,500.
For the debt services interest line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $4,607,077, for a total of $4,607,077.
For the employee benefits line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $29,926,777, for a total of $29,926,777.
For the other insurance line, salaries are zero, and expenses are $2,274,442, for a total of $2,274,442.
The salary for total municipal departments came out to $27,843,885, and expenses came out to $60,930,346, for a total of $88,774,231.
For the school department total budget, it was $37,606,374.
The total town FY27 operating budget came out to $126,380,605.
“The source of funding is $1,837,839 from the July 1, 2025 certified free cash, the tax levy, local aid, and local estimated receipts,” Doherty said.
