Community Services
library, inspections, health, planning
$3,589,183
proposed for FY2027 — −36.0% decrease from $5,611,963 in FY2026
- Per resident
- $38
- Change in dollars
- −$2,022,780
- Share of general fund
- 0.7%
FY2027 Revised, as of July 24, 2026. Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget. How these numbers are sourced
What's in it
4 lines, totalling $3,589,183.
- Library $1.5M −23.0% decrease
- Health & Human Services $915K +4.2% increase
- Inspectional Services $913K −63.4% decrease
- City Planning $238K −8.9% decrease
How Fall River compares
Spending per resident on human services & culture, across four Southeastern Massachusetts cities. Figures are general-fund only, so enterprise funds like water and sewer are excluded on every city.
- Taunton $136
- New Bedford $94
- Brockton $61
- Fall River $38
Over time
Adopted budget for each fiscal year, with FY2027 as proposed.
- FY24 $3.7M
- FY25 $4.0M
- FY26 $5.6M
- FY27 $3.6M
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 $3,628,896
- Revised Jun 30, 2026 $3,585,787
- Revised Jul 24, 2026 $3,589,183
FY2026 Revised, as of July 24, 2026(approx.). Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget .pdf (FY2026 Revised Budget column).