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2024 Brattleboro Rep Town Mtg 3/23/24
Producer:
- 46 reads
Description:
- 00:19:29 - ARTICLE 1: To see if the Town will ratify, approve and confirm the Selectboard's appointment of a Town Clerk for a term of one year.
- 00:20:21 - ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will ratify, approve and confirm the Selectboard's appointment of a Town Treasurer for a term of one year.
- 00:21:15 - ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will ratify, approve and confirm the Selectboard's appointment of a Town Attorney for a term of one year.
- 00:22:09 - ARTICLE 4: To act on the Town's Auditors' report.
- 00:22:54 - ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will authorize its Selectboard to employ a certified public accountant or public accountants.
- 00:23:42 - ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will authorize its Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, grants and other revenue.
- 00:24:26 - ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will authorize the following capital improvement: To construct the Secondary Pleasant Valley Water Storage Tank at an estimated cost of $1,620,000, and will authorize the issuance of notes and/or bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,620,000 at a rate of interest not to exceed three percent (3%) per annum and for a term of ten years to pay to that extent the cost of said public improvement. The vote on this article shall be by Australian ballot as required by law. The question to be voted upon is as follows:
- "Shall the notes or bonds of the Town of Brattleboro in an amount not to exceed $1,620,000.00 and bearing interest not to exceed three percent (3%) be issued for the purpose of constructing the Secondary Pleasant Valley Water Storage Tank?
- 00:32:50 - ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $131,698.86 through special assessments on property within the "Mountain Home Park Special Benefit Assessment Tax District" (as approved by Town Meeting, March 24, 2007, and as delineated in the Town Ordinance entitled "Municipal Act to Establish and Regulate the Mountain Home Park Special Benefit Assessment Tax District") for the purpose of paying debt service on the capital improvements to the water and sewer lines serving the Mountain Home and Deepwood Mobile Home Parks.
- 00:34:44 - ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $80,000 through special assessments on properties within the Downtown Improvement District (as approved by Town Meeting March 19, 2005, and as delineated in the Town Ordinance entitled "Municipal Act to Establish and Regulate the Downtown Improvement District") to be used for capital and operating costs of projects of the Town's duly designated downtown organization as reflected in its work plan and budget.
- 00:43:20 - ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $367,810 to support human service programs and facilities for the residents of Brattleboro to be allocated among 36 service providers.
- 01:12:20 - ARTICLE 11: To see what compensation the Town will pay its Selectboard members.
- 01:16:50 - ARTICLE 12: To see if the Town will transfer from the Unassigned General Fund Balance, the sum of $268,862 to be used for Street Paving and Capital Road Improvement projects.
- 02:12:41 - ARTICLE 13: To see how much money the Town will raise, appropriate, and expend to defray all of its expenses and liabilities, in addition to any funds authorized for any other Articles in these Warnings.
- 03:52:06 - ARTICLE 14: To elect two representatives to the Capital Grant Review Board for a term of one year. Members to be nominated from the floor.
- 03:55:22 - ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will elect or appoint members to the Town Finance Committee for a term of one year. Members to be nominated from the floor.
- 04:01:34 - ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will direct the Selectboard to include a specific amount of the FY26 budget to be allocated to Human Services funding.
- 04:35:04 - ARTICLE 17: To see if the Representative Town Meeting shall set the number of Human Services Committee members at no more than eleven members, said committee members to be elected at the Annual Representative Town Meeting, and maintain this number of Committee members until rescinded or amended by warned article and vote of the Representative Town Meeting.
- 04:38:33 - ARTICLE 18: To see if the Town will elect or appoint members to the Human Services Review Committee for a term of one year. Members to be nominated from the floor.
- 04:45:19 - ARTICLE 19: To elect three Trustees for the Brooks Memorial Library to serve three years and one trustee to fill a two-year unexpired term. The names for consideration for the 3-year terms of 2024- 2027 are: Leo Schiff, Sirkka A. Kauffman, and Kate O'Connor. The person for the 2-year term of 2024- 2026 is Margaret Atkinson.
- 04:47:06 - ARTICLE 20: To transact any other business that may lawfully come before the meeting.
Production Date:
Saturday, March 23, 2024 - 08:30
