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Section 3 · FY27 Deep Dive Proposed

Portsmouth's FY27 Proposed Budget

The City Manager's recommended budget, broken down by revenue source, operating department, and non-operating obligation. Every figure reconciles to the published budget book — verified to the dollar.

FY27 Proposed Total
$157.97M
+5.11% vs FY26
Operating
$130.19M
82.4% of total
Non-Operating
$27.78M
17.6% of total
Proposed Tax Rate
$12.07
+$0.56 vs FY26 ($11.51)

Where it comes from, where it goes

FY27 budget flow

Revenue sources on the left, operating and non-operating uses on the right.

Reconciled to the dollar: revenues $157.97M = operating $130.19M + non-operating $27.78M.

Operating budget by department

Click a name above the chart to drill into a department.

Non-Operating by category

Debt, county tax, capital, and other obligations.

Where every $100 goes

Operating departments and major non-operating categories as fractions of every $100 spent.

Year-over-year change by department

$ change from FY26 budget to FY27 proposed, ranked.