Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
On Sept. 17, Gov. Maura Healey signed a $362 million fiscal 2024 supplemental budget bill that allocates state American Rescue Plan Act funds, as well as funding for certain municipal tax abatement reimbursements.
The law, enacted by the Legislature on Sept. 12, allocates $228 million of the state’s remaining ARPA funds toward a reserve for home- and community-based services for older adults and $61 million to support a health and human services workforce fund.
The law includes $5.57 million to address a shortfall in a line item for municipal tax abatement reimbursements for veterans, widows, blind persons and the elderly, allowing for the full funding of fiscal 2024 reimbursements for 153 municipalities, each of which was previously provided prorated payments. The Division of Local Services will issue accounting guidance directly to the affected communities.
The supplemental budget signed by the governor is the final version of a bill that she had filed in March. It is separate from a fiscal 2024 closeout supplemental budget bill that Gov. Healey filed on Sept. 11.