FY2027 Budget

FY2027 budget to be presented to City Council Feb. 11

City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr., will present the fiscal year 2027 proposed budget for the City of Dover to the City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. This budget will include the School Board's adopted budget. 

The School Board adopted its fiscal year 2027 budget at its Jan. 12, 2026 regular meeting. Leading up to the adoption vote, the School Board held six workshops, and a special meeting to receive its initial budget presentation on Nov. 17, 2025. The City Council and the School Board also met jointly on Dec. 3, 2025, to review preliminary budget estimates and tax cap calculation. Video recordings of all budget workshop/meetings and presented documents are posted to this page. 

Budget Schedule

• Wednesday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. - Regular Council Meeting: FY2027 Proposed Budget Presentation
• Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. - Workshop: Departmental Budget Presentations from School, Executive, Finance, Planning, and Public Welfare. 
• Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. - Regular Meeting with School Budget Public Hearing
• Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m. - Workshop: Departmental Budget Presentations from Police, Fire and Rescue, Library, and DoverNet (Informational Technology)
• Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m. - Regular Meeting with City Budget Public Hearing
• Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m. - Workshop: Departmental Budget Presentations from Community Services and Recreation
• Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m. - Regular Meeting: No planned budget discussions
• Wednesday, April 1, 6 p.m. - Workshop: General Budget Review
• Wednesday, April 1, immediately following workshop - Special Meeting: Budget Adoption
• Wednesday, April 8 – 7 p.m. - Regular Meeting: Fallback Budget Adoption Date

City Council budget process

Council/School Board Joint Budget Workshop, 12/3/2025

• Agenda

School Board budget process

Budget adoption meeting, 1/12/2026

• Agenda

The School Board unanimously adopted its fiscal year 2027 budget, with an operating budget of $97,147,237, and a special revenue budget of $5,635,738, totalling $102,782,977. The adopted budget will be included with the City Manager's overall city budget that will be presented to the City Council by Feb. 15, 2026.

Immediately before the meeting where the FY27 budget was adopted, the School Board held its sixth budget workshop.

Budget workshop, 1/12/2026

• Agenda

Workshop, 1/6/2026

• Agenda

Workshop, 12/8/2025

• Agenda

Council/School Board Joint Budget Workshop, 12/3/2025

• Agenda

Workshop, 12/1/2025

• Agenda

Workshop, 11/24/2025

• Agenda

Workshop, 11/17/2025

• Agenda