NEWFANE TOWN MEETING WARNING – MARCH 7, 2017

WARNING

FOR THE 2017 ANNUAL NEWFANE TOWN MEETING

WILLIAMSVILLE HALL

MARCH 7, 2017

The legal voters of the Town of Newfane, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned that pursuant to Title 17 V.S.A. Section 2655, they are to meet at the Williamsville Hall in Williamsville, Vermont on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. to act upon the articles below.

ARTICLE 1:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane elect all Newfane Town Officers as required by law for the ensuing year? (Voting on this article to be by Australian Ballot from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.)

Constable                                            1-year term

Collector of Delinquent Taxes            1-year term

Lister                                                   3-year term

Moderator – Town                              1-year term

Selectboard Member                           3-year term

Selectboard Member                           1-year terms  (Two Positions)

Town Agent                                        1-year term

Town Clerk                                         1-year term

Town Treasurer                                   1-year term

ARTICLE 2:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane authorize the Treasurer to collect current taxes, pursuant to 32 VSA §4791?

ARTICLE 3:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane pay taxes for the ensuing year on a quarterly basis, due on the 15th of August, October, January and April; the late charge for interest being at the maximum legal rate of 1% per month for the current fiscal year and 1.5% per month for each month thereafter until paid?

ARTICLE 4:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane authorize the Selectboard to sell or otherwise convey property acquired through tax sale proceedings?

ARTICLE 5:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane raise and appropriate the sum of $5,178 for Southern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS)? [Not in the budget]

ARTICLE 6:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane vote to authorize capital fund expenditures in the amount of  $381,638 as proposed in the Capital Needs Plan for Fiscal Year 2018?

ARTICLE 7:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane authorize the Selectboard to raise the amount of $206,400 for Fiscal Year 2018 capital needs?

ARTICLE 8:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane authorize the Selectboard to borrow up to $30,000 for Fiscal Year 2018 capital needs?

ARTICLE 9:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane vote to raise the amount of $100,000 to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund to be solely dedicated for future capital needs?

ARTICLE 10:

Shall the voters of the Town of Newfane authorize Town and Highway operational expenditures in the amount of $1,378,908?

ARTICLE 11:

[NON BINDING] Do the voters of the Town of Newfane wish to keep, or look into the possibility of keeping two recycling bins on town property?

ARTICLE 12:

To transact any other business that may legally come before the Town.

SELECTBOARD:

 

Todd Lawley, Chair

Gary Delius

Marion Dowling

Michael Fitzpatrick

Carol Hatcher

January 30, 2017