Proposed 2026 Operating Budget

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Town Administrators Message	1	Public Works Department
2025-2026 Budget Comparisons	5	Transmittal Message	103
Personnel Comparisons	7	Organizational Chart	105
Vehicle Comparisons	11	District Court Building	106
General Fund Fiscal Forecast	14	Parks & Grounds Maintenance	108
General Fund Revenue	19	Library Building	110
General Fund Expense Summary	23	Police Station Building	112
Accounting, Assessing & Welfare		Public Works Building	114
Accounting	29	Town Cemeteries	116
Assessing	30	Town Hall Building	117
Direct Assistance	32	Trusted Graveyard	119
Boards Committees & Commissions		Wagon Hill	120
Agricultural Commission	33	Public Works Administration	122
Land Stewardship Full Time Proposal	34	Drainage & Vegetation	124
Conservation Commission	42	Engineer	125
Energy Committee	43	Equipment Maintenance	126
Historic District Commission	44	Roadway Maintenance	127
Integrated Waste Management Committee	44	Snow & Ice Removal	128
Joint Loss Committee	46	Stormwater II Permitting	129
Parks & Recreation Committee	47	Superintendent Bridge & Dam	130
Planning Board	48	Traffic Control	131
Zoning Board	49	Sanitation Administration	132
Building Inspection - Health		Curbside Collection	134
Building Inspection	50	Litter Removal	135
Health Administrator	52	Recycling	136
DCAT	53	Roll Off Vehicle	137
Debt Principal & Interest		Transfer Station	138
Debt Principal	54	Recreation
Debt Interest	55	Transmittal Message	139
Other Debt Service Charges	56	Department Budget	140
Elected Positions		Patriotic Purposes	142
Moderator	57	Social Service Agencies	143
Supervisors of the Checklist	58	Community Action Partnerships
Town Clerk/Tax Collector	59	Easter Seals of NH
Town Council	61	Greater Seacoast Comm. Health
Treasurer	62	CASA
Fire Department		HAVEN
Transmittal Message	63	Big Brothers Big Sister of the Greater Seacoast
Organizational Chart	65	Ready Rides
Administration	66	Strafford Nutrition Meals on Wheels
EMS	69	Cornerstone VNA
Equipment Maintenance	70	Twenty-One Senses
Fire Prevention	72	Town Administrator	144
Special Events	74	Transfer Out	145
Suppression	75	Water Fund Fiscal Forecast	148
Training & Safety	77	Water Fund Revenues	150
General Government		Water Fund Expenses	151
Emergency Management	79	Wastewater Fund Fiscal Forecast	161
Legal	80	Wastewater Fund Revenues	163
Other General Government	81	Wastewater Fund Expenses	164
GIS	82	Parking Fund Revenues & Expenses	176
Information Technology		Proposed 2026 Capital Fund	180
Message	83	Depot Road Fund Revenues/Expenses	211
Budget	84	Churchill Rink Fund Revenues/Expenses	213
Outside Agencies		Library Revenues/Expenses
Ambulance	86	Transmittal Message	216
Other Public Safety	87	Organizational Chart	218
Advertising & Regional Associations	88	Budget	219
Planning Department	89	Dowtown TIF District Fund	222
Police Department
Transmittal Message	91
CALEA	93
Organizational Chart	96
Budget	97
Special Details	102