Administrative Services
IT, legal, HR, city administrator
$5,504,039
proposed for FY2027 — +3.5% increase from $5,319,467 in FY2026
- Per resident
- $58
- Change in dollars
- +$184,572
- Share of general fund
- 1.1%
FY2027 Revised, as of July 24, 2026. Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget. How these numbers are sourced
What's in it
5 lines, totalling $5,504,040.
- Management Information Systems $3.5M +9.4% increase
- Law $1.1M −10.1% decrease
- Human Resources $356K +2.0% increase
- Judgements & Claims $350K −22.2% decrease
- City Administrator $179K +121.7% increase
How Fall River compares
Spending per resident on general government, across four Southeastern Massachusetts cities. Figures are general-fund only, so enterprise funds like water and sewer are excluded on every city.
- New Bedford $242
- Brockton $217
- Fall River $153
- Taunton $142
Over time
Adopted budget for each fiscal year, with FY2027 as proposed.
- FY24 $4.0M
- FY25 $5.1M
- FY26 $5.3M
- FY27 $5.5M
How this figure moved
What this line said at each published FY2027 revision, as the budget moved through the municipal process.
- Proposed May 12, 2026 $5,687,185
- Revised Jun 30, 2026 $5,503,682
- Revised Jul 24, 2026 $5,504,039
FY2026 Revised, as of July 24, 2026(approx.). Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget .pdf (FY2026 Revised Budget column).