budget process

The Budget and Finance workshop is targeted at municipal officials and employees involved in the budgeting process, including members of governing bodies and budget committees, town managers, administrators, department heads and finance staff. This essential budget training will be presented by NHMA's Tammy Letson, Government Finance Specialist,  Christine Johnston, Legal Services Counsel and Jonathan Cowal, Legal Services Counsel.

Operations policies may help prevent and resolve conflicts in local government. The responsibilities of municipal employees frequently overlap, and clear lines of authority can be hard to identify. As a result, the administration of local government can seem complex, even in the smallest town. The key to successfully navigating this complexity is effective communication and cooperation among local officials and employees. Policies can clarify both the responsibilities and lines of authority.

The Budget and Finance workshop is targeted at municipal officials and employees involved in the budgeting process, including members of governing bodies and budget committees, town managers, administrators, department heads and finance staff.  The training is mainly focused on the Municipal Budget Law, RSA 32, and will not delve into the unique characteristics of education funding. This essential budget training will be presented by NHMA's Tammy Letson, Government Finance Specialist, Stephen Buckley, Senior Legal Services Counsel and Jonathan Cowal, Legal Services Counsel.

The Budget and Finance workshop is targeted at municipal officials and employees involved in the budgeting process, including members of governing bodies and budget committees, town managers, administrators, department heads and finance staff.  The training is mainly focused on the Municipal Budget Law, RSA 32, and will not delve into the unique characteristics of education funding. This essential budget training will be presented by NHMA's Katherine Heck, Government Finance Advisor, Stephen Buckley, Legal Services Counsel and Jonathan Cowal, Municipal Services Counsel.

This workshop is a must for members of governing bodies, budget committees, and other local officials involved in the budget process.

Derryfield Country Club, Manchester - September 12, 2023
Littleton Opera House, Littleton – September 19, 2023

Program Agenda

9:00 am Introduction

Presented by Margaret Byrnes, NHMA Executive Director

9:05 am – 10:30 am Fundamentals of the Municipal Budget Process

 Join us for this informational session hosted by the office of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and the New Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA) to learn more about new federal incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy in the Inflation Reduction Act that was signed into law in August 2022.

Join your host, NHMA's Government Finance Advisor Katherine Heck, and Senator Shaheen's team of experts who will review the tax incentives, rebates and other investments to build a cleaner energy economy and lower energy costs for families, business and communities.

Default budgets are a particularly complicated area of municipal finance that have widespread impacts in official ballot (“SB2”) towns and school districts.