The Special Town meeting takes place at the Hopkinton High School auditorium on Thursday, December 4th and starts at 7pm. Stay tuned to this page for Live Updates!
There is one article to be voted on, and there needs to be 131 registered Hopkinton voters to make quorum. For those individuals that cannot attend in person, HCAM will be broadcasting the meeting on HCAM-TV and on our YouTube channel!
View the Warrant Articles & Motions document here!
For some additional background information about the article at tonight’s Special Town Meeting, you may view the below Select Board HCAM News segment.
ARTICLE: 1 Amend FY 2026 Operating Budget
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget approved in Article 5 of the Annual Town Meeting held on May 5, 2025, by amending the General Fund budget to align with actual costs for debt and insurance. Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto. Required Recommendations: Select Board recommends Approval.
Appropriation Committee will make a recommendation at Town Meeting.
Motion (Appropriation Committee): We move that the Town vote to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, as approved in Article 5 of the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting, by reducing the General Fund appropriation from $126,479,272 to $120,825,637 by amending the amounts set forth in the Appropriation Committee Report with Recommendations Approved April 16, 2025 the column titled “Appropriation Committee Recommendation” for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025, in the column titled “Appropriation Committee Recommendation”, by amending the Total Debt Service from $12,887,957 to $9,362,304 and Total Employee Benefits & Insurance from $21,267,722 to $19,139,739.
Vote Needed: Simple Majority