Minutes

Recent Accolades

2018- Nashua Named one of the Safest Places to Retire in the Country

2018- Nashua Named one of the Best Run Cities in the Country

2018- Nashua Named the Best Place for Millennials in Hillsborough
County

2018- Nashua Named the Most Diverse Place to live in NH

2018- Nashua has some of the Least Amount of Crime in Mid-Sized
Cities

2017- Nashua- Manchester Area Named one of the Happiest Places in
the Country

2017- Nashua Named Safest City in the Country

Looking Forward

Continued Street and Sidewalks Improvements

¢ Lock and Whitney sidewalks and bike lanes

Riverfront Master Plan Implementation

° Lighting, riverwalks, cantilevered walkways

Rail Yard District and additional downtown
housing

Middle School Upgrade Project

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FY 2020 Budget Challenges

¢ Cost of City Provided Healthcare
- 11% Increase - $3.3 million to Operating Budget
- Resulting in a tax increase at or near 3%

¢ Police, Fire, DPW, School — 2.25% Target Increase
- All other Divisions - 1.75%

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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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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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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

LAY e) MEAL
FY 2020 Proposed Budget
Presentation

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May 16, 2019

City of Nashua, NH

Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing Page 10
The public hearing was declared adjourned at 7:39 p.m.

Attest: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk

Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing Page 9

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

Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing Page 8

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