2011 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
TOWN OF HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE
To the inhabitants of the Town of Haverhill, in the County of Grafton, State of New Hampshire qualified to vote in Town affairs:
You are hereby notified to meet at the James R. Morrill Municipal Building in North Haverhill Village on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at eight o’clock in the forenoon to act on the following matters. Article One will be decided by written ballot. The polling booths will be open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. At 6:00 PM the meeting will adjourn to reconvene at 7:30 PM at the Haverhill Cooperative Middle School, in said Town of Haverhill for consideration of the remaining articles on this WARRANT:
ARTICLE 1: To choose by non-partisan ballot a Selectman for a term of three (3) years; a Trustee of Trust Funds for a term of three (3) years; a Supervisor of the Checklist for a term of three (3) years; a Supervisor of the Checklist for a term of one (1) year.
ARTICLE 2: To announce the results of the balloting on Article One.
ARTICLE 3: To choose a Cemetery Commissioner for a term of three (3) years and to choose any other necessary Town official.
ARTICLE 4: To hear the reports of the Selectmen, Town Manager, Treasurer, Cemetery Commissioners, Airport Commissioners, Recreation Commissioners, Heritage Commissioners, Conservation Commissioners, and any other Town officers and committees heretofore chosen and pass any vote relating thereto.
ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Moderator to appoint an Advisory Budget Committee to review the Town Manager’s preliminary budget and to present to the Selectboard their recommendations as to any modifications thereto.
ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an operating budget of $3,109,566 as recommended by the Selectboard in its report. {Does not include special or individual Warrant Articles}.
ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars [$20,000] to be added to the Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund previously established. The Selectboard supports this article. The Advisory Budget Committee supports this article.
ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars [$20,000] to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund for the Municipal Building previously established. The Selectboard supports this article. The Advisory Budget Committee supports this article
ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eighteen thousand dollars [$18,000] as the Town’s cost to continue the agreement with the Town of Newbury, Vermont to provide household recycling services to residents of the Town of Haverhill at their recycling facility in Newbury.
ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand eight hundred and ninety four dollars [$5,894] for the support of the White Mountain Mental Health Association.
ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars [$500] for the support of the North Country Y.M.C.A.
ARTICLE 12: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars [$10,000] for the support of the Alumni Hall Visitors’ and Performing Arts Center.
ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twelve thousand seven hundred and twenty six dollars [$12,726] for the support of North Country Home Health and Hospice.
ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars [$600] for the support of the RSVP program.
ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twelve thousand dollars [$12,000] for the support of the Horse Meadow Senior Center.
ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand dollars [$4,000] for the support of the Tri-County Community Action program.
ARTICLE 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars [$2,840] for the support of Burch House.
ARTICLE 18: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars [$500] to support CASA.
ARTICLE 19: To take any other action that may legally come before this meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this 8th day of February, 2011.
HAVERHILL SELECTBOARD
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Wayne H. Fortier, Chair Roderick M. Ladd
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David P. Joslin, Vice Chair Peter A. Heilemann
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Lynn W. Wheeler
