School Board to receive FY27 budget presentation

posted on 11/14/2025

The School Board will begin crafting its FY2027 budget at a special meeting on Monday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m., where School Board members will receive a budget presentation. The meeting will be held in City Hall's Council Chambers. 

Click here for the complete agenda. 

The School Board will continue its budget review at a Monday, Nov. 24 workshop, which will include departmental budget presentations. The School Board will also have budget workshops on Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Jan. 6 – all Mondays.

If ready, the School Board will vote to adopt its budget on Monday, Jan. 12, with a backup date of Tuesday, Jan. 13. By city ordinance, the School Board’s budget is due to the City Manager annually by Jan. 15. 

The School Board’s adopted budget will be presented to the City Council during its review process, tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 18. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the School Board’s adopted budget, tentatively scheduled for March 4. 

The overall city budget is to be adopted by the City Council annually by April 15. 

The City Council and School Board are tentatively scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Dec. 6, as they do annually to discuss the upcoming budget and receive the preliminary FY27 tax cap calculation.

All School Board and City Council budget meetings and workshops will be televised on Channel 22 and online at https://dovernh.viebit.com, where they will be available on demand.