Finance Committee

Rockland Finance Committee approves FY27 budgets and most town warrant articles. Chairman John Pumphrey and the seven-member committee voted unanimously to advance departmental budgets across General Government, Public Safety, Schools, Public Works, Health and Human Services, Culture and

Finance Committee reviews South Shore Vocational Technical High School's FY27 budget. Superintendent Thomas Hickey presented a 5.98 percent increase driven by health insurance and OPEB costs, as Rockland enrollment fell 11 students to account for Marshfield's recent entry into the district and a

Finance Committee approves prior minutes and reviews FY27 departmental budgets. Health Department requested a 2.34 percent increase, Waste Disposal 3.02 percent, and Highway operations ranging from 7.19 percent salary increases to a 20 percent cut in materials; the blizzard has cost $1.34 million

Rockland Finance Committee examines $38.2 million school budget with $1.67 million shortfall. Superintendent Dr. Alan Cron outlined 13 direct layoffs, 12 non-backfilled vacancies, and 10 involuntary teacher transfers to close the gap, with unemployment insurance costs surging 334 percent to

Rockland Finance Committee names Corrin Finnell secretary, hears four department budgets as town faces $2M deficit. Town Administrator Douglas Lapp reported the shortfall stems from state aid reductions and rising health insurance and County Retirement Assessment costs, triggering an immediate