Reserve for Employee Benefits
$578,517
proposed for FY2027 — +787.5% increase from $65,185 in FY2026
- Per resident
- $6.08
- Change in dollars
- +$513,332
- Share of general fund
- 0.1%
FY2027 Revised, as of July 24, 2026. Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget. How these numbers are sourced
How Fall River compares
Spending per resident on employee benefits & pension, across four Southeastern Massachusetts cities. Figures are general-fund only, so enterprise funds like water and sewer are excluded on every city.
- Taunton $1,219
- Fall River $1,028
- Brockton $845
- New Bedford $747
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 $400,173
- Revised Jun 30, 2026 $603,013
- Revised Jul 24, 2026 $578,517
FY2026 Revised, as of July 24, 2026(approx.). Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget .pdf (FY2026 Revised Budget column).