2025 Budget

Since the 2020 budget, Barrington has maintained an electronic budget binder which includes every detail of the budget development process (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).  These are the documents used by the Advisory Budget Committee and Select Board to prepare the budget and warrant presented to voters at the annual Town Meeting.  

2025 Budget Binder Detailed Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1. 2025 Deliberative Session Presentation 
   1. 2025 Budget Public Hearing Presentation
   2. 2025 Initial Budget Presentation 20241016
2.  2025 Budget Summary by Function 20241202
   1. 2025 Budget Summary by Function - Initial Department Head Proposal to Final Proposal 20241202
3.  2025 Budget Process Changes Summary by Function 20241202
   1.  2025 Budget Changes Details 20241202
4.  2025 Proposed Budget 20241202
5.  Default Budget Summary by Function 20241202
6.  2024 Quarter One Financial Analysis 20240424
7.  2024 Quarter Two Financial Analysis 20240805
8.  2024 Quarter Three Financial Analysis 20241114 

2. Calendar and Important Dates

1.  2024-2025 Budget Calendar 20240912
2.  2024-2025 March Town Meeting Important Dates Calendar

3. Wage and Benefit Information

1.  Operating Budget Wages and Benefits Summary 20241001
2.  Summary of Wage and Benefit Impacts 2025-2026 20241202
3.  Wage and Benefit Assumptions 20241202
4.  Wage and Benefit Calculations 20241001
5.  Wage Scale – April 2024 Through March 2025 20240312
6.  Proposed Wage Scale – April 2025 Through March 2026 20241202
7.  Police Union Wage Scale – April 2024 Through March 2025 20240312
8.  Proposed Police Union Wage Scale – April 2025 Through March 2026 20241202
9.  Cost of Living Adjustment Methodology 20241001
10.  2025 Cost of Living Adjustment Data 
11.  Historical Wage Increase and Staffing Analysis 20241001
12.  NH Occupational Employment and Wages – Dover-Durham 2024
13.  NH Retirement System 2023-2025 Contribution Rates
14.  NH Retirement System 2025-2027 Contribution Rates
15.  NH Retirement System Historical Rates
16.  PRIMEX Unemployment Compensation Rates
17.  PRIMEX Workers Compensation Rates
18.  HealthTrust Medical Insurance Rates FY25
19.  HealthTrust Medical Insurance Rates FY26
20.  HealthTrust Dental Insurance Rates FY25
21.  HealthTrust Dental Insurance Rates FY 26
22.  HealthTrust Short Term Disability Insurance Rates FY25
23.  HealthTrust Short Term Disability Insurance Rates FY26
24.  HealthTrust Life Insurance Rates FY25
25.  HealthTrust Life Insurance Rates FY 26
26.  HealthTrust Long Term Disability Insurance Rates FY25
27.  HealthTrust Long Term Disability Insurance Rates FY 26

4. Budget and Expenditure History

1.  Budget History 2013-2024
2.  Expenditure History 2013-2023

5. Revenue

1.  Revenue History 2020-2024
2.  Revenue Estimating Worksheet for 2024 MS434
3.  Barrington Fee Schedule 20240101
4.  Transfer Station Fee Schedule 20240109
5.  2025 Revenue Estimation Workbook 20241126

6. Unassigned Fund Balance

1.  Projected Unassigned Fund Balance 20241001
2.  Unassigned Fund Balance Workbook Details
3.  Unassigned Fund Balance History 20241121
4.  Targeted Fund Balance History 20241121
5.  Unassigned Fund Balance Policy 20130218
6.  Analysis of Warrant Article Tax Rate Impacts - Town Meeting 2024
7.  Summary of Separate Financial Warrant Articles for 2025 Town Meeting 20241202

7. Treasurer Reports

1.  November 2024 Treasurer Report (to be added in December)
2.  October 2024 Treasurer Report (to be added in November)
3.  September 2024 Treasurer Report
4.  August 2024 Treasurer Report
5.  July 2024 Treasurer Report
6.  June 2024 Treasurer Report
7.  May 2024 Treasurer Report
8.  April 2024 Treasurer Report
9.  March 2024 Treasurer Report
10.  February 2024 Treasurer Report
11.  January 2024 Treasurer Report

8. Capital Reserve and Trust Funds

1.  Quarter Four Capital Reserve and Trust Fund Balances (to be added in January)
2.  Quarter Three Capital Reserve and Trust Fund Balances
3.  Quarter Two Capital Reserve and Trust Fund Balances 20240718
4.  Quarter One Capital Reserve and Trust Fund Balances 20240409

9. Department of Revenue Administration Forms

1.  2024 MS1 – Assessed Value
2.  2023 MS1 – Assessed Value
3.  2024 MS434 – Revised Estimated Revenues
4.  2023 MS434 – Revised Estimated Revenues
5.  2024 MS535 – Financial Review of the Budget
6.  2023 MS535 – Financial Review of the Budget
7. 2025 MS636 - Budget
8. 2025 MSDTB - Default Budget
9. 2025 Warrant

10. Tax Rate

1.  2025 Warrant Estimated Tax Rate Impact 202411202
2.  2025 Estimated Tax Rate Impact by Warrant Article 20241126
3.  2025 Tax Rate Impact - Average Home Calculation 20241001
4.  2024 Tax Rate
5.  2024 Exemption and Credit Analysis
6.  Tax Rate History 2013-2024 (to be added in November)
7.  2023 Tax Rate

11. Executive/Admin./Govt. Building/Gen. Asst./Misc.

1.   Executive/Admin./Govt. Building/Gen. Asst. Budget Cover 20241202
2.   Executive Wages and Benefits 20241202
3.   Executive Budget Narrative 20241001
4.   Financial Administration Wages and Benefits 20241001
5.   Financial Administration Budget Narrative 20241001
6.   Treasurer Wages and Benefits 20241001
7.   General Government Buildings Wages and Benefits 20241001
8.   General Government Buildings Budget Narrative 20241001
9.   Vehicle Fuel Analysis 20241001
10.   General Assistance Wages and Benefits 20241001
11.   General Assistance Budget Narrative 20241001
12.   General Assistance Historical Budget and Utilization Analysis 20241001
13.   Miscellaneous Budget Narrative 20241001
14.   PRIMEX Property and Liability Rates FY26 (to be added in October)
15.   SRPC Dues Table FY26

12. Planning/Land Use

13. Building

17. Recreation

20. Transfer Station and Recycling Center

21. Fire/EMS/Cemeteries

1. Summary of Separate Financial Warrant Articles for 2025 Town Meeting 20241126
2. 2025 Warrant Article Requests - Titles Only 20241001
3. Historical Separate Warrant Article Analysis 20241001
4. Highway Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve Warrant Article Request 20241001
5. Highway Bridge and Culvert Capital Reserve Warrant Article Request 20241001
6. Highway Additional Paving Warrant Article Request 20241001
7. Fire-EMS Warrant Article Requests Narrative 20241001
8. Dam Capital Reserve Warrant Article Request 20241001
9. Police Equipment Capital Reserve Warrant Article Request 20241001
10. Transfer Station and Recycling Center Capital Reserve Warrant Article Request 20241001
11. Recreation Park Maintenance Capital Reserve Warrant Article Request 20241001
12. Library Technology Warrant Article Request 20241001

23. Advisory Budget Committee

1.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241126
2.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241119 
3.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241112
4.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241106 
5.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241029
6.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241022
7.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20241015
8.  Advisory Budget Committee Minutes 20240911

24. Press and Published Notices

25. Public Hearings

26. Deliberative Session

27. Voting