An edition of Guilford Pre-Town Meeting Info Session 2/23/23
Guilford Pre-Town Meeting Info Session 2/23/23
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0:00:08 - 1. Call to Order
0:00:42 - 2. Recognition of Public
3. Reading of the Articles for 2023 Town Meeting
0:04:13 - ARTICLE 1: To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year.
0:04:31 - ARTICLE 2: To hear the report of the Town Auditors.
0:04:45 - ARTICLE 3: To hear the report of the Library Trustees (22 V.S.A., § 144).
0:05:08 - ARTICLE 4: To elect the following officers: Trustee of Public Funds (1), Grand Jurors (2), Library Trustee (1), and Cemetery Commissioner (1).
0:05:20 - ARTICLE 5: Shall the Town vote to approve Highway Fund expenditures in the amount of $1,041,439.00 for fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, for which revenues will be raised through taxes and other sources (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
0:07:20 - ARTICLE 6: Shall the Town vote to approve General Fund expenditures in the amount of $881,701.00 for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, for which revenues will be raised through taxes and other sources (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
0:09:10 - ARTICLE 7: Shall the voters authorize general fund expenditures for operating expenses of $659,201.00, of which $506,731.00 shall be raised by taxes and $152,470.00 by non-tax revenues for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
0:10:42 - ARTICLE 8: Shall the town vote to continue membership in the Windham Regional Commission and raise and appropriate the sum of $5,428.00 to defray the town's share of its expense?
0:11:46 - ARTICLE 9: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $258,450.00 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department?
0:12:16 - ARTICLE 10: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,000.00 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department Capital Sinking Fund.
0:12:37 - ARTICLE 11: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont (HRS), pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
0:13:23 - ARTICLE 12: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $27,393.00 for the following Human Service Organizations, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
Youth Services…………………………………….. $ 1,605.00
Women’s Freedom Center………………………… $ 1,000.00
Groundworks Collaborative………………………. $ 1,000.00
Visiting Nurse & Hospice for VT and NH……… $ 6,300.00
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).…… $ 485.00
Senior Solutions…………………………………… $ 850.00
Brattleboro Area Hospice………………………… $ 300.00
Gathering Place…………………………………… $ 500.00
Brattleboro Senior Meals..………………………… $ 350.00
SE.VT Economic Dev. Strategies (SeVEDS)…… $ 6,363.00
AIDS Project of Southern VT…………………….. $ 350.00
Connecticut River Transit………………………… $ 250.00
SEVCA………………………………………………………… $ 2,040.00
Guilford Cares…………………………………………….. $ 6,000.00
0:15:10 - ARTICLE 13: Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 4791 to collect current taxes without discount?
0:15:31 - ARTICLE 14: Shall the town vote that overdue taxes will bear interest at a rate of 1% (one percent) per month or fraction thereof from the due date of such tax, to be charged after October 15th pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5136?
0:15:46 - ARTICLE 15: Transact any other business that may lawfully come before said meeting,
0:16:03 - Community Questions on Articles
1:15:20 - 4. Other Business
N/A - 5. State Representative Sara Coffey
1:17:15 - 6. Town Candidate Introductions
1:50:21 - 7. WSESD Board & Guilford Central School Advisory Board
1:55:12 - 8. Adjournment
0:00:42 - 2. Recognition of Public
3. Reading of the Articles for 2023 Town Meeting
0:04:13 - ARTICLE 1: To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year.
0:04:31 - ARTICLE 2: To hear the report of the Town Auditors.
0:04:45 - ARTICLE 3: To hear the report of the Library Trustees (22 V.S.A., § 144).
0:05:08 - ARTICLE 4: To elect the following officers: Trustee of Public Funds (1), Grand Jurors (2), Library Trustee (1), and Cemetery Commissioner (1).
0:05:20 - ARTICLE 5: Shall the Town vote to approve Highway Fund expenditures in the amount of $1,041,439.00 for fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, for which revenues will be raised through taxes and other sources (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
0:07:20 - ARTICLE 6: Shall the Town vote to approve General Fund expenditures in the amount of $881,701.00 for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, for which revenues will be raised through taxes and other sources (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
0:09:10 - ARTICLE 7: Shall the voters authorize general fund expenditures for operating expenses of $659,201.00, of which $506,731.00 shall be raised by taxes and $152,470.00 by non-tax revenues for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
0:10:42 - ARTICLE 8: Shall the town vote to continue membership in the Windham Regional Commission and raise and appropriate the sum of $5,428.00 to defray the town's share of its expense?
0:11:46 - ARTICLE 9: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $258,450.00 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department?
0:12:16 - ARTICLE 10: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,000.00 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department Capital Sinking Fund.
0:12:37 - ARTICLE 11: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont (HRS), pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
0:13:23 - ARTICLE 12: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $27,393.00 for the following Human Service Organizations, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
Youth Services…………………………………….. $ 1,605.00
Women’s Freedom Center………………………… $ 1,000.00
Groundworks Collaborative………………………. $ 1,000.00
Visiting Nurse & Hospice for VT and NH……… $ 6,300.00
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).…… $ 485.00
Senior Solutions…………………………………… $ 850.00
Brattleboro Area Hospice………………………… $ 300.00
Gathering Place…………………………………… $ 500.00
Brattleboro Senior Meals..………………………… $ 350.00
SE.VT Economic Dev. Strategies (SeVEDS)…… $ 6,363.00
AIDS Project of Southern VT…………………….. $ 350.00
Connecticut River Transit………………………… $ 250.00
SEVCA………………………………………………………… $ 2,040.00
Guilford Cares…………………………………………….. $ 6,000.00
0:15:10 - ARTICLE 13: Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 4791 to collect current taxes without discount?
0:15:31 - ARTICLE 14: Shall the town vote that overdue taxes will bear interest at a rate of 1% (one percent) per month or fraction thereof from the due date of such tax, to be charged after October 15th pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5136?
0:15:46 - ARTICLE 15: Transact any other business that may lawfully come before said meeting,
0:16:03 - Community Questions on Articles
1:15:20 - 4. Other Business
N/A - 5. State Representative Sara Coffey
1:17:15 - 6. Town Candidate Introductions
1:50:21 - 7. WSESD Board & Guilford Central School Advisory Board
1:55:12 - 8. Adjournment
Publish Date
2023-02-24
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