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2024 Budget & Finance Workshop

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.

American Rescue Plan Report Due by April 30th!

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA's legal services or your municipal attorney.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided cities, towns and villages with a long runway to obligate the allocated funds under the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program. Under this program, every city, town and village in America was offered a grant out of the $65.1 billion set aside for municipalities.

Understanding the Math, Dispelling the Myths

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA's legal services or your municipal attorney.

This article, written by Barbara Reid, then NHMA Government Finance Advisor, first appeared in Town and City magazine in March 2013.  It has been updated by Katherine Heck, NHMA Government Finance Advisor, where necessary. 

2023 Budget & Finance Workshop

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

Embracing Technology To Overcome Common Budgeting Challenges

Join your fellow NHMA members on May 3rd from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for an informative live webinar exploring the challenges governments face in the digital age and how technology helps leaders work more effectively. Learn how fellow agencies are leveraging powerful budgeting technologies to create accurate and detailed budgets in less time, and hear from guest speakers who will share their experience switching to modern tools. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field and network with your peers.

Virtual Grants and Federal Resources

Join the offices of Congresswoman Kuster and Congressman Pappas for a Virtual Grants and Federal Resources Workshop.
 

Default Budgets & How They Work Webinar

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

2022 Budget & Finance Workshop

The Budget and Finance workshop is targeted to municipal officials and employees involved in the budgeting process, including members of governing bodies and budget committees, town managers, administrators, and finance staff.

PROGRAM

9:00 am – Welcome Remarks
Margaret Byrnes, Executive Director, NH Municipal Association

Taking the Mystery Out of Fund Balance

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA's legal services or your municipal attorney.

Transformation and Simplification

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA's legal services or your municipal attorney.

Transformation is never easy.

But when that path is chosen and leads to delivering on your mission, it embodies a sense of purpose that exhilarates and keeps you moving forward through the thickets and the winding paths.

That’s what 2021 has been for the MHEC.

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