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Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing
FINANCIAL SERVICES
126 FINANCIAL SERVICES — None
128 RISK MANAGEMENT - None
129 CITY BUILDINGS -— None
130 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT - None
132 ASSESSING — None
134 GIS — None

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

120 TELECOMMUNICATIONS — None

122 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -— None
POLICE

150 POLICE DEPARTMENT - None

FIRE

152 FIRE DEPARTMENT - None

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

156 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - None

157 CITYWIDE COMMUNICATIONS -— None

OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY

159 HYDRANT FEES — FIRE PROTECTION -— None

162 STREET LIGHTING - None

PUBLIC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES

171 COMMUNITY SERVICES — None

172 COMMUNITY HEALTH - None

173 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - None

174 WELFARE ADMINISTRATION -— None

175 WELFARE ASSISTANCE -— None

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PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING

160 PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING - None

161 STREET DEPARTMENT - None

177 PARKS AND RECREATION - None

PUBLIC SERVICES

140 PINEWOOD CEMETERY - None

142 WOODLAWN CEMETERY - None

144 EDGEWOOD & SUBURBAN CEMETERIES - None
PUBLIC LIBRARY

179 PUBLIC LIBRARY - None

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

153 BUILDING INSPECTION — None

155 CODE ENFORCEMENT - None

170 HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS - None
181 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - None
182 PLANNING & ZONING — None

184 URBAN PROGRAMS - None

186 TRANSPORTATION — None

EDUCATION

191 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - None

DEBT SERVICE, CONTINGENCY & INTERFUND TRANSFERS

193 DEBT SERVICE -— None

194 CONTINGENCY -— None

198 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - None

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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

ENTERPRISE FUND

6000 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FUND - None
6200 WASTEWATER USER FUND - None

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

City Special Revenue Funds

2501 PUBLIC HEALTH CLIENT FEES FUND - None

2502. POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FUND - None
2503 PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS FUND - None
2504. HOLMAN STADIUM EVENTS FUND - None

2505 PEG ACCESS CHANNELS FUND - None

2506 HUNT BUILDING FACILITY RENTAL FUND - None
2507. =FIRE TRAINING FACILITY RENTAL FUND - None
2508 SPECIAL ROAD & HIGHWAY FUND - None

2510 PENNICHUCK ACQUISITION BOND FUND -— None

School Special Revenue Funds

2100 FOOD SERVICES — None

2120 SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM - None

2201 DRIVER’ EDUCATION - None

2204 SUMMER SCHOOL - None

2207 ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION — None

2212) ATHLETIC REVENUE FUND - None

2217 SCHOOL FACILITIES RENTAL - None

2222) AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM - None

2227 NORTH STUDENT SHOP - None

2232 SOUTH STUDENT SHOP - None

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2247 CULINARY ARTS - None
2252, DAY CARE - None
2257) SPECIAL EDUCATION - LOCAL TUITION — None

2258 SCHOOL CTE TUITION FUND - None

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Appropriated Expendable Trust & Reserve Funds — None
Capital Equipment Reserve Fund (CERF) Planned Replacements — None
Nashua Airport Authority — None

General Government —- None

Police — None

Fire — None

Public Health & Community Services — None

Public Works — None

Public Services — None

Public Library — None

Community Development — None

School Department — None

Solid Waste — None

Chairman Dowd

Is there anyone that has any questions or concerns about any part of the budget? Seeing none, Alderman O’Brien I
need a motion.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE MAY 16, 2019, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED
MOTION CARRIED

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The public hearing was declared adjourned at 7:39 p.m.

Attest: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk

LAY e) MEAL
FY 2020 Proposed Budget
Presentation

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May 16, 2019

City of Nashua, NH

FY 2020 Strategy

30 miles of paving and 31 miles of cracked sealing to
improve the city infrastructure

Limit proposed tax increase

Maintain quality services

Fund an Energy Manager to Reduce Energy Costs
Fund a Grant Writer to Increase Grant Revenues

Increase ELL Teachers in the School District —
placement of $200,000 in Contingency Account

May 16, 2019

FY 2020 Strategy

¢ Start Imagine Nashua 2040, first citywide master plan
in 20 years

¢ Increase of fire dispatchers offset by revenue in the
ambulance contract — budget neutral

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Proposed FY 2020 Budget

¢ Proposed Operating Budget - $270.3 Million

— Increase Over FY 2019 Budget
¢ $4.2 increase w/o Healthcare Cost increase — 1.60%

¢ $3.3 Healthcare Cost increase
* Total increase - $7.5 million - 2.86%

— Revenues:
¢ Revenues continue to be budgeted conservatively
¢ Stable revenue from motor vehicle registrations
¢ Continued low interest rate environment
¢ Potential reduction in State aid funds

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Notes to Balance Sheet

Note | (Other Current Assets) - At December 31, 2015, approximately $1,335,000 of this
balance is comprised of prepaid property taxes, which will be expensed in the first quarter of
2016, relating to taxes paid in November and December of 2015 for the second half of the
property tax year ended March 31, 2016.

Note 2 - In accordance with GAAP, the Acquisition Premium is being written-off over the
30-year life of the principal of the City Acquisition Debt.

Note 3 — During 2015, approximately $936,000 was contributed into the Pension Plan, while
approximately $497,000 in benefit payments were made to participants and approximately
$62,000 of investment losses and appreciation was deducted from the plan.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures in the fourth quarter of 2015 were $5.0 million compared to $3.3 million in
the fourth quarter of 2014. For the year 2015, capital expenditures were $12.9 million as
compared to $8.0 million in 2014.

The major expenditures for 2015 were as follows:

($000’s)
Merrimack River Raw Water Main 2,055
Asset Management / GIS / DPaC 1,022
Replacement of Carbon Filter Media (Nashua Water Treatment Plant) 979
Allds Street Main Replacement (Nashua) 924
Hardwood Pump Station Replacement (Derry) 598
W&E Water Main Replacement (Windham) 548
Locke Lake/Winwood Monroe Phase 2 Main Replacement (Barnstead) 524
Meter Replacements 387
Operations Facility Design / Engineering / Permitting 373
Mack Hill Road Bridge Relocation (Amherst) 317
Timberline Pump Station Upgrade (Nashua) 246
Chestnut Street Main Replacement (Nashua) 236
Richardson Station and Tank Replacement (Derry) 234

Foundry Street Water Main Replacement (Amherst) 233