Override City Charter Section 6.15(c) for FY2027 budget
Yes
Motion permitted approximately $11,980,772 beyond the charter tax cap. Passed 11–3. Recorded in city meeting minutes, pages 16 and 21. A readable copy is preserved by Manchester Publick. The video link is the general Channel 22 archive, not a verified recording of this meeting. This aldermen motion was not a School Committee vote.
What Norm Vincent did and said
Account checked 2026-11-09Recorded actions
June 9, 2026: voted Yes on the tax-cap override (passed 11–3) and Yes on the city general-fund appropriation (passed 11–3). Voted Yes on the school appropriation (passed 10–4). Seconded Terrio’s unsuccessful alternative. Moved to direct $1,312,667 of the projected FY2026 fund balance toward reducing the FY2027 tax rate and $656,333 to the severance reserve; that motion passed 13–1.
Individual remarks
No separate individual explanation for supporting the final override has been verified for this account. His recorded motions and votes document his actions without establishing an unspoken rationale.
Sources for this account
Meeting video archive ↗ Archive link; specific recording and timestamps await verification.