647^ Annual Report FOR THE TOWN OF penton \ear Ending December 31 1993 Annual Report FOR THE TOWN OF penton Year Ending December 31 1993 TOWN OF BENTOSI, NH ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN OFFICERS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 INDEX Tcwn Officers, Phone Numbers & Office Hours 4 Town Officers 5 Annual Town Report Warrant 6 1993 Tcwn Meeting 9 Budget & Surtttary Analysis 12 Cotiparative Statanent of Appropriations & Exp 14 Tax Collector's Report 15 Report of the Trustees of the Trust Funds 17 Treasurer s Report 18 ' Report of Town Clerk 20 Selectmen's Report 21 Detailed Statements of Payments 23 Summary of Inventory Valuation 25 Non-Taxable Property 26 Material & SiJ^plies 27 Road Report 28 Report on Tunnel Brook Bridge 30 Grafton County Ccnmissioner s Report 31 ' North Country Hcne Health Agency Report 33 White Mtn. Mental Health & Developmental Services 34 Tri-Coimty Cotmunity Action 35 Senior Citizen s Council Report 36 ' North Country Council 37 Cottage Hospital Report 38 Forest Fire Warden & State Forest Ranger Report 40 fferriages, Births & Deaths 42 Annual Report of the Benton School District 43 ) TOWN OFFICERS, PHONE NUMBERS AND OFFICE HOURS Selectmen: Marjorie Robitzer 787-6053 John Elliott 787-6781 John Roden 787-6548 Available the first Monday of each month at the Community Building from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Evening. (787-6541) Town Clerk: Lyn Bandy 787-2648 Mondays : 6:30 - 8:30 (Of fice-787-654 1 Tax Collector: Beverly Sousa 787-6790 Treasurer: Paula Boutin 787-6232 Auditor: Dorothy Elliott 787-6197 Supervisors: Catherine Elliott 787-6781 Sera Harris 787-6368 lona Boutin 787-6267 rfoderator: Mark Elliott 787-6013 Survey of Wood: Joseph Boutin, Jr. 787-6083 Road Agent Dan Elliott 787-6189 Planning Board: Catherine Steel 787-6861 Ken Kealey 787-6084 Joe Boutin, 111 787-6267 Jeff Elliott 787-6181 Dog Officer: Linda Smith Haverhill , If need of a dog officer arises call a Selectman first. Sexton: Position unfilled. BENTON TOWN OFFICERS Term Expires Board of Selectmen: Marjorie Robitzer John A. Roden John Elliott Moderator: Mark Elliott Town Clerk: Lyn Bandy Tax Collector: Beverly Sousa Treasurer: Paula Boutin Auditor: Dorothy Elliott Supervisors of The Checklist: Sera Harris Catherine Elliott Zona Boutin Surveyor of Wood & Lumber: Joseph Boutin, Jr. Ballot Clerk: Michelle Elliott Ballot Inspector: Kate Goodwin Trustees of the Trust Funds: Edward Matz 1994 Scott Roden 1.99S Joseph Boutin, Jr. 1996 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT WARRANT State of New Hampshire G31AFT0N S.S. TOWN OF BENTON To the inhabitants of the town of Benton qualified to vote in town affairs: YOU are hereby notified to meet at the Benton Comm- unity Building in said Benton on the second Tuesday of March next (the 8th) at seven o'clock in the evening to vote and act upon the following subjects: Art.l: To choose a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, a Tax Coll- ector, and an Auditor for a term of one year. A Selectman and a Supeisrviscr of the Checklist for three year terms plus any other officers and agents as printed in the Town Report Art.2: To see if the town will vote to accept the re- ports of officers and agents as printed in the Town Report. Art. 3: Shall the town accept the provision of RSA 33-7 providing that any town at an annual meeting may adopt an article authorizing indefinitely, until specific recission of such authority, the selectmen to issue tax antifipation notes ? Art.4: To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to accept gifts of personal property to the town for any public purposes. This authorization in accordance with RSA 31:95-e shall remain in effect until rescinded by vote. Art.5: To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to administer or sell any real estate acquired through tax collectors deeds, re RSA 80:80. This will be administered through public auctions, sealed bids, or "as justice may require." This article shall remain in effect until rescinded by a vote at town meeting. 6 Art.6: To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,218 to be added to the Expend- able Trust Fund for fires under RSA 31:19A, established 1992, to replace monies withdrawn during 1993 for fires. Art. 7: Shall the town accept the provisions of RSA 31- 95b providing that any town at any annual meeting may adopt an article authorizing indefinitely, until specific recission of such authority, the selectmen to apply for, accept and expend, without furthur action by the town meeting, unanticipated money from a state, federal, or other governmental unit or a private source which becomes available during the fiscal year? This ai thorization will remain in effect until rescinded by a vote of town meeting, Art. 8: To see if the town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of $12,000 from the Expendable Trust Fund for roads and to designate the selctmen as agents to withdraw from this fund for reconstruction of portions of Howe Hill and Tunnel Brook Road, this money to be seperately accounted for and used only on this project. The selectmen recommend the passfrge of this article. Art.9: To see if the town will vote to make any alter- ations in the amount of money to be raised and appropriat= ed for the ensuing year as recommended in the budget, to raise and appropriate all sums so determined for said purposes, and to pass any otherv ote relating thereto. Art. 10: To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money, and in what amount, to be donated to Cottage Hospita 1. Art. 11: By Petition: To see if the town will vote to initiate a competitive bid process for all road work/main- tainance of town roads. Bids to include materials, sup- Plies, labor, insurance/bonding performance -^guarantees . All bids will be sealed when received and dated receipt given. A committee of at least three members to be selected at town meeting will receive all sealed bids, make an appropriate selection and make public its reason(s) for winning bid. All other bids to be kept on file for public review. The selectmen do not recommend the passage of this article. A true copy - Attest John A. Roden John G. Elliott Marjorie L Robitzer Selectmen of Benton