Lincoln chairman Bob Dorrian has told the Lincolnshire Echo that his club will only offer 12 month deals to both players and managers.
The Imps are a year ahead of the Bulls after losing their Football League Status, and implemented a £400,000 playing budget for the current season - their second in the Conference this time around.
Dorrian told the paper that he would only be offering one year deals when talks start next month: "One-year deals are no reflection on the ability or talent of the players or manager. Quite simply, we are a club which cannot afford to make deals that go beyond one year at present.
"We have seen that two-year deals don't work. In the past you have found some people come to the second half of their contract and they lack motivation and commitment.
"It can be an expensive business moving them on and a club needs quite serious financial muscle to be able to afford the risk of signing more than a year."
The club is also seeking a 15 acre site within the city's boundaries for a new stadium that will hold 10,000 spectators and various additional facilities.