An agency official said the Edison council’s failure to act on the proposed municipal budget forced temporary appropriations and partial furloughs that disrupted services; a special council meeting was called for Thursday at 7 p.m. to consider restoring services.

At public comment residents pressed the council for explanations of change orders (including a ~ $32,000 HVAC-related modification), engineering oversight fees and a $13.9 million current-fund disbursement amid concerns the municipal budget was not introduced by statutory deadlines; council said the town is operating under a temporary budget and explained technical reasons for the change orders.