Budget Information

The Town of Goffstown is a Municipal Budget Act Town (Chapter 32) with an official Budget Committee which consists of 12 elected members and 4 representatives. Representatives include one member from each of the following boards: Select Board, School Board, Goffstown Village Water Precinct, and Grasmere Village Water Precinct. The Town of Goffstown is also an Official Ballot Town (RSA 40:13) which means that the Annual Town Meeting is divided into two sessions. The first session, known as the Deliberative or Ballot Determination Session, is held between the first and second Saturday following the last Monday in January (RSA 40:13 III).

2026 Proposed Budget

Budget Committee Proposed Budget - 01/15/26 Budget Hearing

  1. TOWN 2026 Budget Presentation - Public Hearing 01.15.2026
  2. TOWN 2026 Proposed Budget - Budget Hearing Handout - 01.15.2026
  3. 2026 TOWN Budget - Appropriation Detail - 01.15.2026 (PDF)
  4. 2026 TOWN Budget - Revenue Detail - 01.15.2026 (PDF)
  5. 2026 SEWER Budget - Appropriation Detail - 01.15.2026 (PDF)
  6. 2026 SEWER Budget - Revenue Detail - 01.15.2026 (PDF)

Budget Committee (presentations by Town scheduled for 11/06/25 & 11/13/25; deliberations 11/18/25, 11/20/25, 12/16/25, 01/06/25, & 01/13/25)

  1. BUDGET COMMITTEE ACTION - Town 2026 Proposed General Fund - through 11.20.25 (PDF)
  2. 2026 TOWN PROPOSED BUDGET (YTD 10.31.25) - 11.05.2025 (PDF)
  3. 2026 TOWN REVENUES (YTD 10.31.25) - 11.05.2025 (PDF)
  4. 2026 TOWN PROPOSED BUDGET (YTD 10.31.25) - Excel - 11.05.2025 (XLSX)
  5. TOWN OVERVIEW Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.06.25 (PDF)
  6. TOWN HALL Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.06.25 (PDF)
  7. POLICE DEPTARTMENT Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.06.25 (PDF)
  8. FIRE DEPARTMENT Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.06.25 (PDF)
  9. DPW Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.13.25 (PDF)
  10. DPW Road Plan Presentation to Budget Committee - 09.17.25 (PDF)
  11. PARKS and RECREATION Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.13.25 (PDF)
  12. LIBRARY Presentation to Budget Committee - 11.13.25 (PDF)

Department Head Budget (presented to Select Board 10/20/25 & 10/27/25; deliberations 11/03/25)

  1. 2026 NYBR - DEPT HEAD LEVEL Detail - 10.31.2025 (PDF)
  2. 2026 NYBR - DEPT HEAD LEVEL Detail - 10.31.2025 (Excel)
  3. DEPT HEAD - Budget Presentations Combined - 11.03.2025 (PDF)

2025 Proposed Budget

Budget Committee Proposed Budget - 01/14/25 Budget Hearing

  1. Goffstown Budget Committee Public Hearing Presentation - 01.14.2025 TOWN, SEWER & WATER
  2. Goffstown Budget Committee Public Hearing Presentation - 01.14.2025 SCHOOL BUDGET
  3. Budget Committee Public Hearing Handout - TOWN- 01.14.25
  4. Budget Committee Proposed Budget - General Fund Expenditures Summary - 01.13.2024 (PDF)
  5. Budget Committee Proposed Budget - General Fund Revenues Summary - 01.14.2024 (PDF)
  6. Budget Committee Proposed Budget - Sewer Enterprise Fund Expenditures Summary- 01.13.2024 (PDF)
  7. Budget Committee Proposed Budget - General Fund Expenditures Detail - 01.13.2024 (PDF)
  8. Budget Committee Proposed Budget - General Fund Revenues Detail - 01.13.2024 (PDF)
  9. Budget Committee Proposed Budget - Sewer Enterprise Fund Expenditures Detail - 01.13.2024 (PDF)

Default Budget

  1. 2025 Default Budget_MS-DTB

Select Board Proposed Budget

  1. TOWN BUDGET PRESENTATION TO BUDGET COMMITTEE 11.19.24
  2. SELECT BOARD 2025 Budget - Expenses (YTD - 10.31.2024) (PDF)
  3. SELECT BOARD 2025 Budget - Revenues (YTD - 10.31.2024) (PDF)
  4. SELECT BOARD 2025 Budget - Special Articles (YTD - 10.31.2024) (PDF)

2024 Budget

Budget Committee Public Hearing Information - 01/11/24 Budget Hearing

  1. 2024 Operating Budget Expenditure Detail (updated January 8, 2024)
  2. 2024 Operating Budget Revenue Detail (updated January 11, 2024)
  3. 2024 Operating Budget Summary (updated January 8, 2024)
  4. 2024 Town Special Articles (updated January 11, 2024)
  5. Budget Committee Public Hearing - Town Presentation