CIP before joint session of Council, Planning Board Oct. 16

posted on 10/14/2024

City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr. will submit his proposed FY2026-2031 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) to the City Council and Planning Board at a joint workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The joint sessions begins at 7 p.m. in the McConnell Center’s Room 305.

After it is presented, the Planning Board and City Council will review the proposed CIP, and each body will hold a public hearing. The Planning Board reviews the CIP to ensure the proposed projects are based upon priorities established in the Master Plan. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing and CIP discussion at its Tuesday, Oct. 22 meeting. Click here for the agenda.

Following the Planning Board’s input, the City Council will hold a public hearing, review its financial and policy means, and adopt the CIP. The City Council’s CIP adoption process includes three resolutions: adopting the six-year document, approving FY26 capital reserve fund appropriations for non-debt financed projects, and authorizing appropriation and bonding for FY26 debt-financed projects. The CIP’s first-year projects and appropriations will become part of the FY26 municipal budget that City Manager Joyal will present to the City Council in February.

The CIP prioritizes all capital spending of $25,000 or more for items with a useful life of three years or longer. It includes cost estimates, recommended time schedules to complete projects, and financing methods, which include debt financing, the annual operating budget, capital reserve funds, and grant funding. The CIP is the first step in preparing the annual municipal budget.

The CIP page, found here, will be updated with the proposed FY2026-2031 CIP after the Oct. 16 presentation. Physical copies will be available at the Planning Department’s office in City Hall and the Dover Public Library.

Click here for the joint workshop agenda. The workshop and meeting will be televised on Channel 22 and available for on-demand viewing at https://dovernh.viebit.com.