3S3,07 /?93 1993 Annual Report V. The new Plymouth Regional Senior Center Plymouth New Hampshire TOWN OF PLYMOUTH OFFICES Selectmen's Office: Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM 536-1731 Courthouse Town Clerk: Monday-Friday 8:30AM - 4:00PM 536-1732 Courthouse Tax Collector Tues,Wed,Thurs 8:00AM - 2:00PM 536-4733 Courthouse Police Department Administration Office: Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM 536-1804 Route 3-Police Station Fire Department Administration Office: Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM 536-1253 42 Highland-Fire Station Highway Department/Solid Waste Administration Office: Monday-Friday 7:00AM - 3:30PM 536-1623 Green St-Highway Garage Incinerator/Recycling: Tues,Th,Fr,Sat 8:00AM-4:00PM 536-2378 Beech Hill Road & Parks Recreation AM Administration Office: Monday-Friday 8:00 -4:30PM 536-1397 Plymouth Elementary Schoo I Pease Public Library: Mon - Wed 12:00 -9:00 PM 536-2616 PM Russell Street Friday 12:00 -6:00 PM Saturday 10:00 - 2:00 Public Welfare Office: Tues,Wed,Thurs Hours as posted 536-2246 Police Station PLYMOUTH EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE AND AMBULANCE POLICE 1-524-1545 536-1626 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH, N.H. YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1993 31, TABLE OF CONTENTS Airport 49 Appropriations & Taxes 10 Auditor's Report 75 Bonded Indebtedness 19 Budget 86 Capital Reserve Accounts 18 Community Channel 3 59 Comparative Statement 13 Conservation Commission 47 Fire and Ambulance Department 37 Forest Ranger 50 Grafton County Commissioners 54 Grafton County Senior Citizens 56 Health Officer 48 Highway & Solid Waste 39 Humane Society 61 Inventory Valuation 16 North Country Council 57 Parks and Recreation Department 41 Pemi-Baker Home Health Agency 52 Pemi-Baker Solid Waste District 51 Planning Board 46 ...., Police Department 33 Public Library 42 Schedule ofTown Property 17 Selectmen 7 Tax Collector 24 Town Clerk 26 Town Meetings 62 Town Officers Boards and Committees 3 Treasurer 21 Trust Funds 20 Vital Statistics 27 Warrant 1994 79 Youth and Family Services 58 & Officials, Boards Committees TERM ELECTED BY BALLOT: EXPIRATION DATE Selectmen: (3 year term) PeterJ. Goodwin 1994 Richard M. Piper 1995 John H. Tucker 1996 Moderator: (2 year term) Robert C.Clay 1994 Town Treasurer: (3 year term) Carol Geraghty 1996 Town Clerk: (3 year term) Kathi Latuch 1995 Tax Collector (3 year term) Linda Buffington 1995 Supervisors ofthe Checklist: (6 year term) Marlene Stuart 1994 Mary Nelson 1996 Nancy Bird 1998 Trustees ofthe TrustFund: (3 year term) Carol Bears 1994 Steve Panagoulis 1995 Michael Guinan 1996 Library Trustees: (3 year term) Richard J. Gonsalves 1994 Alan Cantor 1995 Catherine Crane 1996 ELECTED BY VOTE AT TOWN MEETING: Advisory Budget Committee: (4 year term) Allen K. MacNeil 1994 Jo-Anne Strickland (appointed to fill vacancy) 1994 Arthur Ames (appointed to fill vacancy) 1995 James Horan, III (appointed to fill vacancy) 1997 APPOINTED: Zoning Board of Adjustment: (3 year term) Keyfe Mabin 1994 Qucntin Blaine, Chairperson 1994 Stephen Kaminski, alternate member 1994 Larry Mazur, alternate member 1994 Dean Yeaton, alternate member 1994 Judith Switzer 1995 Ralph Oliver, alternate member 1995 Thomas McGlauflin 1996 Douglas Noyes 1996 Planning Board: (3 year term) Richard Piper, Selectmen's representative 1994 Peter Goodwin, Selectmen's rep. alt. 1994 Steve Rand 1994 John Werme 1994 Paul Riess, Chairperson 1995 Carolyn Kent 1995 Jan van Loon, alternate member 1995 Cathy Crane, alternate member 1995 Anne Langford, alternate member 1995 James Koermer 1996 David Switzer 1996 Conservation Commission: (3 year term) RobertPike, Chairperson 1994 Paul Richelson, alternate member 1994 John McCormack, alternate member 1994 David Switzer 1995 James Lurie 1995 Lisa MacDonald-Long 1995 Lea Stewart 1996 Gisela Estes 1996 James Mayhew 1996 Parks and Recreation Commission: (3 year term) Kathleen Birkitt, Chairperson 1994 William Wilkinson 1996 Sue Sampson 1996 Norman LeBlanc 1994 MarkJ.Okrant 1994 Highway and Public Safety Committee: Brian Thibeault, Chairperson Richard M. Piper, Selectmen's representative Thomas Goulart, Secretary Anthony Raymond Albert Beaulieu Reginald DeWitt Richard Gonsalves Doreen Simones Louis Sleeper Donald Smarsik Airport Committee: Kenneth P. Anderson John Blair David Cote TV Cable Committee: Wallace Stuart, Chairperson Peter Cofran, Secretary Robert Crowley Norman Defosses Ethel Gaides Wes Gardner MarkHalloran Bruce Ritchie Joan Wallen TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Merelise O'Connor COMMUNITY PLANNER Christopher Northrop SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Richard J. Gonsalves CHIEF OF POLICE W. Daniel Libby CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Brian Thibeault DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION Larry Gibson DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY Patricia Topham DIRECTOR OF AIRPORT Douglas Rasp HEALTH OFFICER Louis Sleeper DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Brian Thibeault ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Plymouth Police Department PLYMOUTH BOARD OF SELECTMEN ANNUAL REPORT 1993 The citizens ofPlymouth, N.H., voted on thirty-three warrant articles and passed the town operating budget presented at the annual town meeting on March 10, 1993. The town meeting is essential to the operation of town government. Included in the budget or warrant articles were three important choices that received majority support ofthose present SMITH BRIDGE The question of whether to restore Smith Bridge or to build new was yet to be answered when the bridge was burned by arson in the wee hours of April 16, 1993. On July 26, the Town voted in favor ofjoining in partnership with the state to build a two lane, timber, covered bridge. An engineering firm is now being selected to design the bridge with the help of our local design advisory committee. The state had installed and opened the temporary Bailey Bridge by mid-October, once again providing access across the Baker River. TOWN ARCHITECT FEES The infrastructure in Plymouth has received a great deal of discussion past and present The town hall being the center of many debates and studies. Once again the selectmen requested money to finance architectural plans relative to A renovating the building. committee which was formed three years ago worked with the architect and also kept the public informed on the project Two public hearings were held by the committee with architectural drawings presented for review. The conclusion of this project is Article 5 of the town warrant. The majority of the Board of Selectmen asks for citizen support of this article to completely renovate town hall. ELECTED OVERSEER OF PUBLIC WELFARE The long time practice of electing the overseer of public welfare was changed to an appointed position last year. The selectmen requested this change because welfare expenses were rising rapidly for the past 5 years. A review of FY '94 expenses in welfare will reveal a drastic reduction in expenditures and credit for this goes to Sherry Ryea who was appointed officially July 1, 1994 - thank you. Two buildings projects were completed in 1993, with selectmen involvement. The Plymouth Regional Senior Citizens Center, Depot Square, officially opened in October, with the actual deed transfer in December. This facility is truly needed and will add to the communities it serves for many years. The second project is the co- generation plant on Tobey Road. This is ajoint business venture between Plymouth State College and Independent Energy Corp. to produce steam and electricity for the college. The selectmen negotiated a twenty year tax payment with IEC, which returns an average of forty thousand dollars per year to the town. This payment plan was agreeable to all three parties (PSC. IEC and Town of Plymouth) and is renegotiable in the event that circumstances change. The selectmen wish to recognize two rehabilitation projects. The first is the town incinerator facility. Improvements in the building, the surrounding grounds, landscaping, and access road should be acknowledged. A nice job completed by the town's highway and incinerator employees. The second is the old Rochester Shoe Tree Co. building. After sitting empty for several years Plymouth State College purchased the building in 1993 and began renovating for classrooms and office space. Although work is not completed at this time, it is evident that a renovated, grand old building has a positive impact on our Main Street. A review of the town's police department was started in early December (1993). The review committee is composed of 3 police chiefs, a state police lieutenant and the director of N.H. Police Standards and Training. The completed report will make recommendations on the operation and structure of the department The selectmen are committed to reviewing other departments during FY '95. The Town engaged Grzelak & Co. from Laconia to perform the FY '93 financial audit. Stephen Grzelak met with the Board in September to report a sound cash position and strong procedures with respect to internal control. Although no material weaknesses were determined, Grzelak recommended that the Town work toward a more sophisticated system by adopting a modified accrual basis of accounting. Also recommended was that the Town comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Grzelak emphasized in his report to the Selectmen that the town hall officials and staff were refreshing in that there exists a great working relationship and team effort demonstrated by personnel. The change to a fiscal year in 1990-91 has paid off. Prior to the change, the Town was expending $80,000 on tax anticipation note interest. Through careful management, the need to borrow has been reduced to zero! Plymouth and approximately 30 other towns and cities have become involved in HB legislative issues in 1993. 1481 is before the state legislature this session because of this effort. Merelise O'Connor, Town Administrator, is a leading catalyst of the group and has received strong support and encouragement from the Selectmen. HB 1481 calls for now totally tax-exempt entities to pay the municipal portion (approximately 1/3) of the tax rate to fund the core services of the town. It would also require the state to pay the school portion of the tax rate on the building(s) in which public school children reside. The bill is scheduled to be heard on March 1, 1994 by the Municipal and County Government Committee and would, hopefully, be heard by the full house before the end of the session. The Selectmen are appreciative of Representative Driscoll who co-sponsored the bill. 8