Budget presentations continue Wednesday

posted on 3/3/2026

The City Council’s next budget workshop is Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. This session will feature presentations on the proposed budgets for Police, Fire and Rescue, Library, and DoverNet/Information Technology departments.

The City Council will hold another workshop on Wednesday, March 18, to receive budget presentations from the Community Services and Recreation departments, concluding the departmental presentations. The Council will then take up general budget review at its Wednesday, April 1, workshop. If the Council is ready at the end of the workshop, it will hold a special meeting to adopt the budget. If not, budget adoption will occur on Wednesday, April 8.

Following a public hearing earlier this week on the school portion of the budget, a public hearing on all other portions of the budget will be held on Wednesday, March 11. Residents may also provide input during the Public Forum section of City Council meetings and budget workshops, and by emailing the City Council at CityCouncil-All@dover.nh.gov.

For a complete guide to the FY2027 proposed budget, including meeting videos, documents, presentations, and the budget book, visit the city's Budget Revealed FY2027 online resource at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/open-government/budget-revealed/fy2027-budget/.

Budget Meeting Schedule

All budget meetings begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Wednesday, March 4 – Workshop: Police, Fire and Rescue, Library, and DoverNet departmental presentations
• Wednesday, March 11 – Regular Meeting: City Budget Public Hearing
• Wednesday, March 18 – Workshop: Community Services and Recreation departmental budget presentations
• Wednesday, March 25 – Regular Meeting (Public can speak during Public Forum)
• Wednesday, April 1 – 6 p.m. Workshop: General Budget Review
• Wednesday, April 1 – Special Meeting: Budget Adoption (immediately following the workshop)
• Wednesday, April 8 – Regular Meeting: Fallback budget adoption date

During the budget season, City Manager Joyal releases a weekly newsletter that recaps any budget-related presentations and a look ahead to what will occur the following week. Sign up for the newsletter at bit.ly/doverdownload, and select "Budget Revealed" from the list of newsletters.