The City Council will hold three public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget on May 6, 11 and 12 at 6 p.m each day. The meetings will take place in City Hall, will be televised by Watertown Cable Access, and will be available by Zoom (click here for links). See more details provided by the City of Watertown, below.
In accordance with the Watertown City Charter and the Council Rules, the Honorable City Council will meet, as the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of holding public hearings on the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2027. The public hearings on the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2027 will be held as follows:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – 6 PM
- Constituent Services
- Information Technology
- City Clerk / Elections
- Community Development & Planning
- Health and Human Services Departments
- Public Safety Departments
- Non-Department Appropriations (Debt, Capital Projects, Etc.)
Monday, May 11, 2026 – 6 PM
- Human Resources
- Public Buildings
- Library
- Recreation Departments
- School Department
- Department of Public Works
- Water & Sewer Enterprise Budgets
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – 6 PM
- City Council
- City Manager
- Auditing
- Procurement
- Assessing
- Treasurer / Collector
- Parking Lots & Meters
- City Attorney
Department Heads will be available for questions at the above scheduled hearings. Under this schedule, it is anticipated that the Honorable City Council will take formal action on the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget at its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 26th at 7 p.m.
The Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund Budget, as proposed, totals $226,212,930. Additionally, the Fiscal Year 2027 Water and Sewer Enterprise Budgets, as proposed, total $25,320,380.
The annual City Budget is the single most important policy decision made each year by the City Council. All citizens of the City are invited and encouraged to participate in these meetings to express their opinions of this budget and the priorities it establishes.
A copy of the proposed budget is available for examination at the City Clerk’s Office and available on the City’s website: www.watertown-ma.gov