TOWN MEETING DAY

WARNING

TOWN OF WINDHAM, VT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

SATURDAY, March 9, 2024

10:00 AM

The legal voters of the Town of Windham are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Windham Meeting House on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM to transact the following town business from the floor:

Convene Town Meeting

Article 1:            To elect a Town Moderator for the year ensuing.

Article 2:            Shall the voters accept the Town Report prepared by the Auditors?

Article 3:            To elect all town Officers as required by law:

Office                                                                 Term

Selectperson                                                    3 years

Lister                                                                 3 years

Auditor                                                             3 years

Constable                                                         2 years  (vote postponed until after Art. 21)

Delinquent Tax Collector                              1 year

Windham Center Cemetery Commission   5 years

West Windham Cemetery Commission      5 years

North Windham Cemetery Commission     5 years

Library Trustee                                                 5 years

Article 4:            Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer to collect current taxes?

Article 5:            Shall the voters set the due date for property taxes as postmarked on or before October 31, 2024?

Article 6:            Shall the voters authorize $339,107 for the General Fund of which $281,252 shall be raised by taxes and $57,855 shall be applied from FY2023 budget surplus?  Voted 2023:  $257,488 raised from taxes.

Article 7:            Shall the voters authorize Roads Budget expenditures of $536,287 of which $520,953 shall be raised by taxes and $15,333 shall be applied from FY 2023 budget surplus?  Voted 2023: $506,580 of which $476,603 was raised by taxes and $30,375 was applied from FY 2022 budget surplus.

Article 8:            Shall the voters appropriate $180,703 for the New Road Machinery Fund of which $72,000 shall be raised by taxes and $108,703 will be applied from FY 2023 budget surplus?  Voted in 2023: $35,000

Article 9:            Shall the voters appropriate $50,000 for Repaving and $10,000 for Bridges and Large Structures?  Voted 2023: $30,000 for Repaving and no new funds for Bridges and Large Structures.

Article 10:          Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Town Garage Maintenance & Improvement Fund?  Voted in 2023: $10,000. 

Article 11:          Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Town Office Maintenance and Improvement Fund?  Voted in 2023: No new funds were voted Town Office M&I.

Article 12:          Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Meeting House Maintenance and Improvement Fund?  Voted in 2023: $10,000.

Article 13:          Shall the voters close the Weatherization Fund and move the $5,719 in that fund to the Meeting House M&I Fund for

weatherization in that building?

Article 14:          Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Town-wide Reappraisal of Properties?  Voted in 2023: $10,000.

Article 15:          Shall the voters transfer $20,000 from 2023 surplus funds to be used for the NEMRC Fund for Accounting Software

and Services?  Voted in 2023: $5,000.

Article 16:          Shall the voters transfer $16,000 from 2023 surplus funds to be used for a professional audit of Windham financial accounts?

Voted in 2023: No funds were voted for a professional audit.

Article 17:          Shall the voters change the name of the Rainy Day Account to the Emergency Reserve Fund?

Article 18:          Shall the voters transfer $25,000 from 2023 surplus funds into the Rainy Day Account/ Emergency Reserve Fund?

Voted in 2023: No funds were voted for the Rainy Day Account.

Article 19:          Shall the voters appropriate $8,535 for the following nonprofit organizations as recommended by the Windham Social Services

Committee to be distributed as indicated:

Brattleboro Development Corp.                         $750  new

Collaborative                                                            350

Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital           700

Green Up Vermont                                                 50

Neighbors Pantry (Londonderry Food Shelf)   350

Mountain Valley Medical Clinic                          750

Neighborhood Connections/Gen. Support     1000

Neighborhood Connections/Transportation  1000  new

Senior Solutions/General Support                     250

Senior Solutions/Meals on Wheels                     300  new

SEVCA (SE VT Community Action)                   325

Townshend Community Food Shelf                    350  new

Valley Cares Assisted Living                                 200  new

Vermont Fire Protection                                       100  new

Vermont Food Bank                                               200  new

Visiting Nurse VT/NH                                           860

West River Community Project                           250

Windham County Humane Society                    300

Women’s Freedom Center                                   450

Article 20:          Shall Windham prohibit the Constable of Windham from exercising any law enforcement authority?

(Reference 24 V.S.A. § 1936a)

Article 21:          Shall the voters amend the position of constable from an elected position to a position appointed by the selectboard which will establish the qualifications, duties and compensation of the constable position.

Article 22:          Shall the Town of Windham adopt Australian Balloting (17 V.S.A. § 2680) for the election of Town Officers and Special Elections except in cases where a Floor Vote is mandated by Vermont Statue?

Article 23:          To transact any other nonbinding business that may legally come before this meeting?

 

Adjourn Town Meeting