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Bill would enable towns to adopt budget caps tied to per‑resident spending and inflation
Summary
Senate Bill 105 would allow New Hampshire towns to adopt a budget‑cap mechanism like the one already available to cities and some school districts — setting a per‑resident expenditure that adjusts for population and inflation and that can be overridden by a three‑fifths legislative vote.
CONCORD, N.H. — The House Municipal and County Government Committee received testimony April 7 on Senate Bill 105, which would give New Hampshire towns the option to adopt a budget cap calculated as a per‑resident expenditure that adjusts annually for population and inflation and that can only be exceeded by a three‑fifths vote.
Senator Keith Murphy, who introduced the bill, said it extends to towns a budgeting tool cities already have and that the measure accounts for population growth and inflation while allowing a rescission process if towns later choose to…
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