Concord, New Hampshire
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Concord is the capital city in New Hampshire. It is one of 13 cities in the state. It has a population of 42,695 as of 2010.[1]
Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of New Hampshire city websites
Last rated on Jan. 24, 2012
The good
- Agendas and minutes are available for City Council Meetings.[2]
- Contract bids and proposals are posted from fiscal year 2001 to fiscal year 2009.[3]
- Budgets are posted.[4]
- Building permit forms are available on the website.[5]
- The Mayor and city council officials contact information are posted online.[6]
- Provides information on property taxes and allows users to pay online.[7]
- Audits are posted from 2001 to 2011.[8]
The bad
- Information is not available for public records
- Lobbying information and ethics is not noted
- There is no checkbook register available
- The background makes the font sometimes hard to read.
Budget
The FY2012 budget is $75.4 million. [9]
Stimulus
Concord has received a total of $153 million from the economic stimulus package.[10]
| Project Area | Cost |
| Business/Community | $2,000,000 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicare Servies | $28,455 |
| Education | $56,363,778 |
| Employment | $7,450,436 |
| Energy/Environment | $40,717,568 |
| Health/Nutrition | $10,930,802 |
| Housing/Facilities | $11,059,223 |
Public Employees
Elected Officials
There are a total of fourteen Councilors. Ten represented city wards and four are at-large.[11]
Councilor Terms'[12]
- 2 years
- Elections on odd years
Mayor Term[13]
- 2 years
Administrative Officials
The Department heads are listed on their respective pages.[14]
Salaries
The salary information is inside the budget documents but it is listed using the city's pay scale.[15]
Pensions
Upon employment, all full-time employees are enrolled in the New Hampshire Retirement System with a mandatory pre-tax payroll deduction each week of 5% of their gross income (9.3% for Group II employees – firefighters and police officers). The City also makes contributions to the NH Retirement System on behalf of full-time employees.[16]
Emergency personnel
The 2012 operating budget allocates $21.5 million to public safety.[17]
Lobbying
There is no lobbying information posted.
Transparency & public records
Information is not available for public records.
Taxes
The page on taxes describes each tax or fee. Users can see their property assessment and pay their property taxes online.[18]
External links
- Official Concord website
- Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce
- Concord detailed profile
- Official New Hamsphire government webstie
- New Hampshire information
- New Hampshire tourist information
- Concord Public Library
References
- ↑ "American Fact Finder" Census
- ↑ Agenda and Minutes
- ↑ Contract Bids
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Buling Permits
- ↑ Mayor and city council officials contact information
- ↑ Property Tax information
- ↑ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
- ↑ 2012 Budget Summary
- ↑ NH Recovery
- ↑ City Council
- ↑ City Council
- ↑ City Council
- ↑ Departments
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Benefits
- ↑ 2012 Budget Summary
- ↑ Collection
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