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Residents press for audited FY24 results as council weighs rising health‑insurance, labor and infrastructure costs
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to release FY24 audited or unaudited results while staff warned of rising health‑insurance costs, 8 expiring union contracts and infrastructure liabilities (sewer, Superfund sites, police station). Councilors requested data on vacant positions and retirements.
At a Jan. 15 Portsmouth City Council work session residents pressed the council for clarity on FY24 financial results while staff and councilors discussed rising health‑insurance costs, upcoming collective‑bargaining negotiations and infrastructure liabilities that could affect the FY26 budget.
Resident Petra Huda asked why the council had not yet released FY24 unaudited or audited results and cited RSA 4131 and the city charter in urging timely financial disclosure. The Mayor responded that the audited FY24 results from CLA will be presented at the council’s next Tuesday meeting.
Deputy City Manager for Finance Administration Nathan Lonnie told the council the city’s…
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