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]
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of New Hampshire city websites
Last rated on Jan. 24, 2012
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Budget
The FY2012 budget is $75.4 million. [9]
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Public Employees
[edit] 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
[edit] Administrative Officials
The Department heads are listed on their respective pages.[14]
[edit] Salaries
The salary information is inside the budget documents but it is listed using the city's pay scale.[15]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Emergency personnel
The 2012 operating budget allocates $21.5 million to public safety.[17]
[edit] Lobbying
There is no lobbying information posted.
[edit] Transparency & public records
Information is not available for public records.
[edit] Taxes
The page on taxes describes each tax or fee. Users can see their property assessment and pay their property taxes online.[18]
[edit] 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
[edit] 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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