2021 Brattleboro Rep Town Meeting

  • Article 1 – 1:05:33 – To act on the Town’s To act on the Town’s Auditors’ reports.
  • Article 2 – 1:08:56 – Authorize the Selectboard to employ a certified public accountant or public accountants.
  • Article 3 – 1:13:37 – Confirm the Selectboard’s appointment of a
  • Town Clerk for a term of one year.
  • Article 4 – 1:17:05 – Confirm the Selectboard’s appointment of
  • a Town Treasurer for a term of one year.
  • Article 5 – 1:23:26 – Confirm the Selectboard’s appointment of
  • a Town Attorney for a term of one year.
  • Article 6 – 1:36:18 – Elect two representatives to the Capital Grant Review Board for a term of one year.
  • Article 7 – 2:02:34 – Elect members to the Town Finance Committee for a term of one year.
  • Article 8 – 2:40:59 – Elect members to the Human Services Review Committee to serve one year.
  • Article 9 – 3:37:20 – Elect three Trustees for the Brooks Memorial Library to serve three years, and one for one year.
  • Article 10 – 3:57:23 – Ratify Selectboard decisions to purchase Animal Control Officer vehicle ($28,000); replace DPW salt shed ($80,750).
  • Article 11 – 4:03:44 – Authorize Water Treatment Plant Reconstruction Project (estimated $12,500,000). Vote by Australian Ballot.
  • Article 12 – 4:25:59 – Authorize Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, grants and other revenue.
  • Article 13 – 4:35:24 – To see what compensation the Town will pay its Selectboard members.
  • Article 14 – 6:01:51 – Transfer $530,000 from Unassigned General Fund Balance for: Gibson-Aiken Center elevator ($130,000), sidewalks ($100,000), paving ($300,000).
  • Article 15 – 6:05:50 – Transfer $75,000 from Unassigned General Fund Balance for upgrades to the Town’s website.
  • Article 16 – 6:47:30 – Appropriate $37,551 for Community Marketing Initiative to be performed by the Chamber and Downtown Brattleboro Alliance.
  • Article 17 – 7:19:31 – Raise $80,000 through special assessments on Downtown Improvement District for designated downtown organization’s operations and projects.
  • Article 18 – 7:33:21 – Raise and appropriate $276,400 to support human service programs and facilities for the residents of Brattleboro.
  • Article 19 – 7:46:10 – To see if the Town will direct the Selectboard to include a specific amount of the FY23 budget to be allocated to Human Services funding.
  • Article 20 – 9:07:14 – To see how much money the Town will expend to defray all expenses and liabilities, in addition to funds authorized for Articles in these Warnings.
  • Article 21 – 10:02:25 – Authorize the expenditure of $36,147 from Program Income to contribute to the operation of Southern VT Economic Dev. Strategies (SeVEDS).
  • Article 22 – 10:39:44 – Raise $223,276.47 through special assessments on Mountain Home Park Tax District to pay debt service on water and sewer capital improvements.
  • Article 23 – 10:45:48 – Exemption of the municipal tax portion of real estate taxes for Brattleboro Post 5 American Legion’s Little League field for 5 years.
  • Article 24 – 10:57:44 – Exemption of the municipal tax portion of real estate taxes for Camp Waubanong, Inc. for 5 years.
  • Article 25 – 11:11:57 – Exemption of the municipal tax portion of real estate taxes for Garden Path Elder Living’s Holton Home for 5 years.
  • Article 26 – 11:19:20 – Exemption of the municipal tax portion of real estate taxes for Garden Path Elder Living’s Bradley House for 5 years.
  • Article 27 – 11:30:22 – Exemption of the municipal tax portion of real estate taxes for The Family Garden, Inc. for 5 years.
  • Article 28 – 11:34:24 – To transact any other business that may lawfully come before the meeting.

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