Budget Committee advances four town warrant articles and school contract proposal
Budget Committee readies town warrant articles and school labor contract for public hearing. Town Administrator Derek Horne presented four appropriation articles totaling $830,000 from unassigned fund balance: a three-year DPW Teamsters agreement with $47,020 year-one cost, $350,000 for the Fire
Budget Committee · Meeting of January 6, 2026
NH GOFFSTOWN — Budget Committee readies town warrant articles and school labor contract for public hearing. Town Administrator Derek Horne presented four appropriation articles totaling $830,000 from unassigned fund balance: a three-year DPW Teamsters agreement with $47,020 year-one cost, $350,000 for the Fire Apparatus Capital Reserve Fund, $50,000 for a Public Library Capital Reserve Fund, and $430,000 for a solid waste packer. HR Director Kate McGrath presented a four-year Goffstown Education Association contract covering 258.2 full-time positions, targeting the 50th percentile of benchmark towns and starting salaries above $50,000, with year-one costs of $1,952,009.
The committee unanimously voted to forward the Goffstown Village Water Precinct budget, showing a 3 percent increase to $702,108, to public hearing scheduled for January 15th.
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Source: the Budget Committee meeting of January 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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