TOWN OF BRADFORD
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Town Warrant of Town Meeting March 10, 2015
The Polls will open at 8:00 am to 7:00 pm on March 10, 2015.
To the inhabitants of the Town of Bradford in the County of Merrimack in said State qualified to vote in town affairs;
You are hereby notified to meet at the Kearsarge Regional Elementary School on the Old Warner Road in said Bradford, N.H. on Tuesday the tenth day of March next, at eight o’clock in the morning to act on the following articles:
Article One. To choose all necessary town officials for the ensuing year.
Article Two. To adjourn the meeting until Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Bradford Highway Garage on Cilley Lane in Bradford. Raising the money and remaining articles in the Warrant will be taken up at the adjourned meeting.
Article Three. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Nine Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($955,000.00)) (gross budget) to renovate the Bradford Town Hall at map 16 lot 92 including a full workable foundation and to authorize the issuance of not more than Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA Chapter 33). Further to authorize the Selectmen to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes, to determine the rate of interest thereon, the term and other details. The balance of One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000.00) will be raised from donations and grants (currently awarded $105,000 from LCHIP), with work proceeding as commitments are made. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (2/3 ballot vote required) (passage of this article will not impact the tax rate until 2016)
Article Four. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Million Nine Hundred Seventy Thousand Five Hundred Ten Dollars ($1,978,510.00) for other warrant articles. (Majority vote required). Selectmen recommend $1,983,562.00. Budget Committee recommends $1,978.510.00.
Selectmen Budget Com
- Executive 182,000.00 182,000.00
- Elections and Vital Records 4,000.00 4,000.00
- Financial Administration 94,275.00 94,275.00
- Revaluations 18,152.00 18,152.00
- Legal 20,000.00 20,000.00
- Planning 10,299.00 10,299.00
- General Government 56,842.00 56,842.00
- Cemetery 26,125.00 26,125.00
- Insurances 79,003.00 79,003.00
- Other General Gov 8,800.00 8,800.00
- Police Department 475,052.00 470,000.00
- Fire Department 60,450.00 60,450.00
- Rescue Services 90,177.00 90,177.00
- Building Code Dept 14,790.00 14,790.00
- Emergency Management 2,750.00 2,750.00
- Highway Department 505,000.00 505,000.00
- Bridge Account 100.00 100.00
- Street Lighting 4,944.00 4,944.00
- Solid Waste Collection 76,958.00 76,958.00
- Solid Waste Disposal 35,100.00 35,100.00
- Inoculations 2,500.00 2,500.00
- Welfare Administration 6,502.00 6,502.00
- Welfare Payments 34,688.00 34,688.00
- Parks and Recreation 2,000.00 2,000.00
- Library 67,400.00 67,400.00
- Patriotic Purposes 14,000.00 14,000.00
- Community Center 23,107.00 23,107.00
- Other Conservation 832.00 832.00
- Long Term Notes 65,716.00 65,716.00
- Interest on Tan Notes 2,000.00 2,000.00
Total 1,983,562.00 1,978,510.00
Article Five. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Six Hundred and Forty Six Dollars ($30,646.00) for the purpose of a statistical revaluation of the Town and to withdraw Thirty Thousand Six Hundred and Forty Six Dollars ($30,646.00) from the existing Revaluation Capital Reserve account. This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI and will continue until the money is spent or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Six. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to begin on the Master Plan update. This will be non lapsing per RSA 32:7, VI and will continue until the money is spent or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Seven. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($5,400.00) to work with the State of NH and treat the milfoil in Lake Massasecum. This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI to continue until the money is used or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Eight. To see if the Town will vote to correct the wording on the 2013 warrant to lease a police cruiser and authorize the Selectmen to continue the current lease and to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars ($8,770.00) for the third year payment. This lease has a fiscal funding (escape clause). Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Nine. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase a tanker truck for the Fire Department and to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Forty Three Thousand Four Hundred and Twelve Dollars ($243,412.00) gross budget. Funding for this purchase will be withdrawn from the Fire Department Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve in the amount of Two Hundred Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars ($211,340.00) with the remaining to be raised by taxation. The remaining Thirty Two Thousand Seventy Two Dollars ($32,072.00) to be raised by taxation. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Ten. To see if the town will vote to discontinue the Ambulance Capital Reserve created in 1993. Said funds, with accumulated interest to date of withdrawal, are to be transferred to the Town’s general fund. (majority vote required)
Article Eleven. To see if the Town will vote to return the non lapsing funds raised by the town at the March 2012 meeting for per diem rescue services to the general fund. Said funds, with accumulated interest to date of withdrawal, are to be transferred to the Town’s general fund. (majority vote required).
Article Twelve. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,200,000.00 for the purpose of completing the replacement bridge on Breezy Hill Road (#161/145 – Wheeler Bridge at the Rte 103 end) with said funding to come from the NH Bridge Aid program which represents 80% of the total project. The town’s 20% share has been raised in prior years, special non-lapsing warrant articles and no new town money will be used to offset this appropriation. (majority vote required).
Article Thirteen. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to shim and work on asphalt roads in Bradford. This is a non lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7,VI and continue until the money is spent or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Fourteen. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to continue the repair of the Pond Bridge (Breezy Hill Road). This would be a non lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI and will continue until the money is spent or December 31, 2020 Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Fifteen. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) for Bridge design and replacement. This will be a non lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI to continue until the money is used or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Sixteen. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a lease purchase arrangement to acquire an International Six Wheel Dump Truck and plow for the Highway Department. (This agreement contains a fiscal funding non appropriation clause). This is a five year lease with the total cost of the truck and plow One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00). The first payment of Thirty Two Thousand Dollars ($32,000.00) will be due in July of 2015. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Seventeen. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00) to purchase a road sander and to withdraw Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) from the Highway Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve for this purpose with the remaining Four Thousand dollars ($4,000.00) as trade in. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Eighteen. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) to purchase a sand screen and to withdraw Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) from the Highway Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve for this purpose. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Nineteen. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) towards the 2016 reconstruction of Old Warner Road from Rte 114 to Ring Hill Rd. This will be a non lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI and will continue until the money is spent or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to study the cost of reopening Forest Street to Class V year round from Class V seasonal. This will be a non lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI to continue until the money is used or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty One. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to study obtaining ownership of a portion of the State owned Tall Pines property (map 2 lot 106) for future expansion of the Fire Station. This will be a non lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI to continue until the money is used or December 31, 2020. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Two. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Highway Trust Fund per RSA 31:19-a, for the purpose of purchasing equipment and to raise and appropriate the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) to put in the fund; further to name selectmen as agents to expend from the fund. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Three. To see if the town will vote to increase the cap on the Transfer Station Special Revenue Fund from $15,000 to $25,000 and continue to allocate 30% of the annual Transfer Station revenue to this Special Revenue Fund. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Four. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to oversee the activities at the Boat Launch including certain safety regulations and milfoil inspection. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Five. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($2,750.00) to support the Bradford Newbury Sutton Youth Sports. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Six. To see if the Town will vote to establish a contingency fund as defined in RSA 31:98-a for the current year for unanticipated expenses that may arise and further to raise and appropriate Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to put in the fund. This sum to come from taxation. Any appropriation left in the fund at the end of the year will lapse to the general fund. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Seven. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) to fund the following Capital Reserve Funds:
2015 request
Fire Department Heavy Equipment 35,000.00
Fire Department Building Repairs 5000.00
Town Buildings emergency repair 5,000.00
Town Facilities 5,000.00
Main Street Improvements/sidewalks 10,000.00
Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee recommends. (majority vote required).
Article Twenty Eight. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to fund the Gravestone Repair Expendable Trust. Selectmen recommend. Budget Committee does not recommend. ( majority vote required)
Article Twenty Nine. To see if the Town will vote accept the reports of the Town Offices. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Bradford Board of Selectmen