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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA

Article: 88

Warrant Article Title:

APPROPRIATION / FISCAL STABILITY STABILIZATION FUND

Warrant Article Text:

To see if the Town will make an appropriation to or from the Fiscal

Stability Stabilization Fund created under Article 65 of the 2005

Annual Town Meeting or any other enabling action of Town

Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws,

Chapter 40, Section 5B, as amended, or other appropriate

provisions of law, determine how the money shall be raised and

expended; or take any action related thereto.

Requested By:

the Finance Committee

Report Excerpt:

This fund was created to hold money raised from successful

override votes. Money accumulated in this fund is drawn down

each year by way of two-thirds vote of Town Meeting to help fund

the next fiscal year budget.

Vote Language:

That the sum of $5,831,095 be and hereby is appropriated into

the Fiscal Stability Stabilization Fund, said sum to be raised by

general taxes and expended under the direction of future town

meetings.

Finance Committee Report