2017 Guilford Town Mtg 3/7/17

TOWN MEETING

0:00:23 - Call to Order/Announcements

01:49:01 - ARTICLE 1: To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year.

0:02:35 - ARTICLE 2: To hear the report of the Town Auditors.

0:09:27 - ARTICLE 3: To hear the report of the Library Trustees

0:11:28 - ARTICLE 4: To elect the following officers; Trustee of Public Funds, Grand Jurors (2), Library Trustee (2), and Cemetery Commissioner (1).

0:15:45 - ARTICLE 5: Approve Highway Fund expenditures of $956,653.00 for FY18

0:22:29 - ARTICLE 6: Approve General Fund expenditures of $849,918.00 for FY18

0:31:32 - ARTICLE 7: Vote to raise/appropriate $6,300.00 for Visiting Nurse & Hospice for VT & NH

0:36:33 - ARTICLE 8 : Vote to raise/appropriate 6 ,363.00 for Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS)

0:49:04 - Legislative Report: Mike Hebert

1:16:21 - ARTICLE 9: Vote to continue Windham Re­gional Commission membership- raise/appropriate $4,709 to defray Town's share of expense

1:23:42 - ARTICLE 10: Vote to raise/appropriate $31,000.00 for Guilford Free Library

1:24:03 - ARTICLE 11 : Vote to raise/appropriate $230,063.00 for Guilford Volunteer Fire Dept

1:24:42 - ARTICLE 12: Vote to raise/appropriate $20,430.00 for Human Service Organizations

1:33:00 - ARTICLE 13: Collection of taxes/interest rates

1:36:35 - ARTICLE 14: Other business

2:06:53 - LUNCH

SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING

ARTICLE 1: Elect Town School District officers: School Director (3-year term), 2 School Directors (1-year term). [By Australian Ballot]

ARTICLE 2: Guilford Central School improvement bond: $225,000? [By Australian Ballot]

2:07:53 - ARTICLE 3: To elect a School District Moderator for the ensuing year.

2:08:30 - ARTICLE 4: Authorize School Board to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.

2:09:35 - ARTICLE 5: Authorize School Board to accept/expend state/federal grants and aid

2:10:30 - ARTICLE 6: Approve $3,041,000 FY18 Budget ($17,120 per equalized pupil, 8.2% higher than current year)

2:28:05 - ARTICLE 7: Request of the WSESU Act 46 Study Com­mittee: a full and thorough examination of the feasibility of alternatives to any merger

3:32:08 - ARTICLE 8: Other business

3:38:55 - Adjournment