Financial Services
assessors, tax collection, auditing, purchasing
$2,217,698
proposed for FY2027 — +2.0% increase from $2,173,748 in FY2026
- Per resident
- $23
- Change in dollars
- +$43,950
- Share of general fund
- 0.5%
FY2027 Revised, as of July 24, 2026. Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget. How these numbers are sourced
What's in it
7 lines, totalling $2,217,698.
- Assessors $543K +1.7% increase
- Collectors $462K −12.1% decrease
- City Auditor $434K +19.2% increase
- Treasurer $407K +4.5% increase
- Purchasing $225K +52.7% increase
- Director of Financial Services $148K +1.7% increase
- Analysis & Compliance $0 −100.0% decrease
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 $1.9M
- FY25 $2.3M
- FY26 $2.2M
- FY27 $2.2M
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 $2,238,466
- Revised Jun 30, 2026 $2,213,314
- Revised Jul 24, 2026 $2,217,698
FY2026 Revised, as of July 24, 2026(approx.). Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget .pdf (FY2026 Revised Budget column).