Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CAFO) Cathy Buono continued the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget hearings on Friday morning.
Chief of Staff Bill Baker, Deputy CAFO Lindsay Hackett, and Budget Director Chris Fraser were also in attendance, along with City Councilors Victor Davila Brian Santaniello.
City Department Heads from Health and Human Services, Animal Control, Elder Affairs, Libraries, Veterans’ Services, Parks, and Facilities presented their FY27 budget requests and responded to questions from Mayor Sarno, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and City Councilors. Budget hearings will continue on Tuesday with the final session of hearings.
Budget hearings began on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 and are expected to conclude Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The full budget hearing schedule is available on the city website. The hearings will take place at City Hall in the Mayor’s Conference Room (Room 205). The hearings are open to the public to attend. If you cannot attend in person, you may watch the budget hearings online.
The hearings can be watched live, remotely online thanks to Focus Springfield Community. Visit https://focusspringfield.com/ to find the links to watch live. Recordings of the hearings will also be available to watch via Focus Springfield: https://focusspringfield.com/fy27-budget-hearings/
