City Council, School Board hold joint fiscal meeting Monday; School Board also meets for third budget workshop

posted on 12/2/2024

The City Council and School Board will meet jointly on Monday, Dec. 2, to discuss the development of the fiscal year 2026 budget and receive a preliminary calculation of the FY2026 tax cap.

The joint meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Room 305 at the McConnell Center. Click here for the complete agenda.

The School Board is in the process of creating its FY2026 budget, which is due to the City Manager by Jan. 15, 2025. The School Board met on Nov. 25 for its second budget workshop, where school principals and department directors discussed the changes to the non-wage portions of the School Department’s proposed FY2026 budget. The School Board’s budget discussions will continue on Monday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in School Board Chambers, Room 306, of the McConnell Center. Click here for the School Board workshop agenda.

Both meetings will be televised on Channel 22 and online at https://dovernh.viebit.com, where they will also be available for on-demand viewing.

All budget documents and video recordings of budget meetings and workshops are posted to the FY2026 Budget Revealed webpage available at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/open-government/budget-revealed/fy2026-budget/.