Guilford Pre-Town Meeting 2/23/23

  • 0:00:08 – 1. Call to Order
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  • 0:00:42 – 2. Recognition of Public
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  • 3. Reading of the Articles for 2023 Town Meeting
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  •  0:04:13 – ARTICLE 1:      To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year.
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  •  0:04:31 – ARTICLE 2:    To hear the report of the Town Auditors.
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  •  0:04:45 – ARTICLE 3:      To hear the report of the Library Trustees (22 V.S.A., § 144).
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  •  0:05:08 – ARTICLE 4:      To elect the following officers: Trustee of Public Funds (1), Grand Jurors (2), Library Trustee (1), and Cemetery Commissioner (1).
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  •  0:05:20 – ARTICLE 5:      Shall the Town vote to approve Highway Fund expenditures in the amount of $1,041,439.00 for fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, for which revenues will be raised through taxes and other sources (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
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  •  0:07:20 – ARTICLE 6:      Shall the Town vote to approve General Fund expenditures in the amount of $881,701.00 for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, for which revenues will be raised through taxes and other sources (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
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  •  0:09:10 – ARTICLE 7:      Shall the voters authorize general fund expenditures for operating expenses of $659,201.00, of which $506,731.00 shall be raised by taxes and $152,470.00 by non-tax revenues for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 (17 V.S.A. § 2664)?
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  •  0:10:42 – ARTICLE 8:      Shall the town vote to continue membership in the Windham Regional Commission and raise and appropriate the sum of $5,428.00 to defray the town's share of its expense?
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  •  0:11:46 – ARTICLE 9:      Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $258,450.00 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department?
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  •  0:12:16 – ARTICLE 10:   Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,000.00 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department Capital Sinking Fund.
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  •  0:12:37 – ARTICLE 11:   Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont (HRS), pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
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  •  0:13:23 – ARTICLE 12: Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $27,393.00 for the following Human Service Organizations, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691?
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  •   Youth Services…………………………………….. $  1,605.00
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  •   Women’s Freedom Center………………………… $  1,000.00
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  •   Groundworks Collaborative………………………. $  1,000.00
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  •   Visiting Nurse & Hospice for VT and NH……… $  6,300.00
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  •   Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).…… $     485.00
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  •   Senior Solutions…………………………………… $     850.00  
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  •   Brattleboro Area Hospice………………………… $     300.00
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  •   Gathering Place…………………………………… $     500.00
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  •   Brattleboro Senior Meals..………………………… $     350.00
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  •   SE.VT Economic Dev. Strategies (SeVEDS)…… $  6,363.00
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  •   AIDS Project of Southern VT…………………….. $     350.00
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  •   Connecticut River Transit………………………… $     250.00
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  •   SEVCA………………………………………………………… $  2,040.00
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  •   Guilford Cares…………………………………………….. $  6,000.00
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  •  0:15:10 – ARTICLE 13: Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 4791 to collect current taxes without discount?
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  •  0:15:31 – ARTICLE 14: Shall the town vote that overdue taxes will bear interest at a rate of 1% (one percent) per month or fraction thereof from the due date of such tax, to be charged after October 15th pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5136?
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  •  0:15:46 – ARTICLE 15: Transact any other business that may lawfully come before said meeting,
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  • 0:16:03 – Community Questions on Articles
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  • 1:15:20 – 4. Other Business
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  • N/A – 5. State Representative Sara Coffey
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  • 1:17:15 – 6. Town Candidate Introductions
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  • 1:50:21 – 7. WSESD Board & Guilford Central School Advisory Board
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  •  1:55:12 – 8. Adjournment

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