20091123 BUDCOM MINUTES

PELHAM BUDGET COMMITTEE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009

MINUTES - APPROVED

ATTENDANCE: = Larry Hall, Marti Lowe, Deb Ryan, Greg Farris, Joe Puddister, Angele&#= 8217; Diack

John Lavallee, Dennis Viger, Bob Sherman, Dan Guimond, Doug Viger

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: = ; Tom Gaydos, Town Administrator

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Sue Hovling- Director Sr. Citizens<= /span>

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Chairman Larry Hall opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. = with the Pledge of Allegiance at the Pelham

Elementary Media Center.

AGENDA: Vote - Town Warrant Articles

<= u>Article A – shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $59,808.00 for the purpose of hiring and

equipping a School Resource Police Officer. = The amount raised covers the costs from May to December, 2010

after which the posit= ion, if approved, will be funded through the Police Department operating budget.

The cost breakdown includes salary of 30,820 plus benefits and equipment. (Majority vote required)

Budget Committee Vote: 8-2 (Guimond, Lavallee) (Deb Ryan absent)

<= u>Article B – Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $261,619.00 for rep= air, maintenance and

upgrading of town roads to be offset by the State Grant for highway mainten= ance. This is a special

warrant article. (Majority vote required)

Budget Committee Vote: 10-0 (Deb R= yan absent)

<= u>Article C – Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $_______________ for the purpose of

erecting a Fire Stati= on and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to issue bonds or notes in complian= ce

with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA 33:1 et seq., as amended) and to authorize the =

Selectmen to negotiate and determine the rate of interest thereon and the maturity and other terms thereof,

and to take any action they deem appropriate to effectuate the sale and/or issuance of said bonds or

notes and appropriate= the sum of $25,000 for the first year costs.&n= bsp; (3/5 majority required)

(Budget Committee to delay vote until final number and back up is provided. Table meeting at the call of chair)

Article D – Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,770.= 00 for the purpose of equipping <= /p>

a Fire Inspection Vehicle. The c= urrent vehicle is eleven years old with appropriately 116,000 miles, has multiple maintenance issue and will be disposed of.= (Majority vote required)

Budget Committee Vote: 11-0

Article E – Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,029.= 00 for the purchase of a Skid Steer Loader for the Transfer Station Facility? This is a necessary= piece of equipment for the facility and the current Skid Steer has reached the en= d of its useful life. (Majority vo= te required)

Budget Committee Vote: 11-0

Article F – Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $279,000= .00 for the purpose of adding

an extens= ion to the existing Senior Center building= to accommodate increasing membership and expanding recreation dietary and heal= th needs and authorize the withdrawal of $100,000.00 from the Senior Center Building Capital Reserve Fund created for that purpose. The Council of Aging will contribu= te $40,000.00 from the Senior Center Building Fund. The balance of $139,000.00 is t= o come from general taxation. (Majority vote required)

Budget Committee Vote: 11-0

Article G – Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $45,000.= 00 from the Forest Maintenance Fund for the purpose of forest management, stewardship (signage, trial maps, parking, etc.), security, pub= lic education and other costs associate with the maintenance and care of Town Forest land? All expenditures= are to be approved by the Board of Selectmen.&= nbsp; Funds requested come from revenues produced by timber harvesting, not property taxes. This is a non= -lapsing account per RSA 32:7. This is= a special warrant article. (Maj= ority vote required)

Budget Committee Vote: 11-0

Pelham Budget Committee Minutes &= nbsp; &nbs= p; - 2 - &nbs= p; &= nbsp; November 23, 2009

MINUTES RE= VIEW: Motion by = Dan Guimond, seconded by Bob Sherman to approve the Minutes of

November 19, 2009 was unanimously approved as written.

ADJOURNMEN= T: Motion (John Lavallee/Bob = Sherman) to adjourn at 8:55 p.m.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Marti = Lowe, Secretary