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Annual 2009 Report NH Town of Hampton, ^ Telephone Directory Department Contact Number Administration Town Manager 926-6766 Assessment ofProperty Assessing Office 929-5837 Bills (Sl Accounts Finance Department 929-5815 Building &.Electrical Permits Building Inspector 929-5826 Cemeteries High Street Cemetery 926-6659 Certificates ofOccupancy Building Inspector 929-5826 Hampton District Court Clerk ofCourts 474-2637 Dog Licenses Town Clerk 929-5916 Elections &.Voter Registration Town Clerk 929-5916 Fire - Routine Business Fire Department 926-3316 & Health Complaints Inspections Building Inspector 929-5826 Library Lane Memorial Library 926-3368 MotorVehicle Registrations Town Clerk 929-5916 Police Routine Business Police Department 929-4444 Recreation &. Parks Recreation Department 926-3932 Rubbish Collection Public Works 9264402 Transfer Station Public Works 9264402 Taxes Tax Collector 926-6769 Welfare Assistance Welfare Office 926-5948 & Zoning Building Codes Building Inspector 929-5826 Town Government and Administration Hours Town Offices Hours Monday- Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Town Clerk Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM AM AM Friday 8:00 to 1 1:30 Recreation and Parks Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM AM AM Friday 8:00 to 12:00 AM PM Building Department Hours Monday- Friday 8:00 to 5:00 AM PM Welfare Office Hours byAppointment Monday - Friday 9:00 to 1:00 Wednesdays 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM AM PM Lane Memorial Library Monday - Thursday 9:00 to 8:00 & AM PM Friday Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 Town Website: www.town.hampton.nh.us PrintedBy TheCountryPress,Inc. Lakeville,MA. W° The Annual 3 ViEVOKi OF THE Town Of Hampton New Hampshire FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 2009 3 1, 1 Table of Contents InMemoriam 5 GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 7 Federal, State,AND County Elected Officials 7 ElectedTown Officl\ls 7 AppointedTown Officl^ls 8 Trustees, Boards, Commissionsand Committees 8 Meeting Schedules 12 HowTOVolunteer 12 GOVERNMENTAL REPORTING 13 2009 Board OFSelectmen 13 ReportOFTHE Board OF Selectmen 14 ReportOFtheTownManager 16 2009 ANNUAL SENATE BILL 2 SESSIONS 19 FINANCIAL REPORTING 75 ReportOFTHE Finance Department 75 Unaudited Financl\ls 77 ReportOFTHEMunicipal BudgetCommittee 79 ReportOFTHETaxCollector 80 ReportOFTHETownTreasurer 82 ReportOFTHE CapitalImprovements Plan Committee 82 ReportOFTHETrustees OFTHETrustFund 83 2008 INDEPENDENT AUDIT 89 2009 WAGES OF TOWN EMPLOYEES 91 SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY 103 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTING 105 ReportOFTHEAssessing Department 105 2009 Breakdown of PropertyValuations 107 Two-YearTaxRate Comparison 108 Reportofthe Building Department Code Enforcement 109 - ReportoftheDepartmentof PublicWorks 11 & Reportofthe Fire, EmergencyMedical, Rescue Services 114 ReportOFTHE Lane Library 118 ReportOFTHE Legal Department 121 Reportofthe Planning Boardand Planning Office 123 ReportOFTHE Police Department 125 ReportofTHE RecreationAND Parks Department 128 ReportOFTHETown Clerk 131 ReportOFTHEWelfare Department 133 TRUSTEES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES REPORTING 135 ReportOFTHECableAdvisoryCommittee 135 ReportOFTHE CemeteryTrustees 137 ' ReportOFTHE Conservation Commission 139 ReportOFTHE EnergyCommittee 141 ReportOFTHE Hampton BeachAreaCommission 143 Reportofthe Hampton BeachVillage DistrictBeautification Committee 147 ReportOFTHE Hampton Heritage Commission 149 ReportOFTHE Hampton HistoricalSociety 151 ReportOFTHE HighwaySafety Committee 153 ReportOFTHEMosquito ControlCommittee 154 ReportOFTHE Recycling Education Committee 156 ReportOFTHE Zoning Board OFAdjustment 158 VITALS 159 Births 159 Marrl\ges 161 CivilUnions 163 Deaths 164 2010 TOWN WARRANT 169 MUNICIPAL BUDGET COMMITTEE BUDGET 204 DEFAULT BUDGET OF THE TOWN 213 GENERAL INFORMATION 215 2009 NewEmployees 215 In Recognition 216 & Recycling Guidelines Information 217 TelephoneNumbers Inside frontcover Rubbish Collection Inside backcover Memoriam In The Town of Hampton and its community deeply appreciates and honors the following individuals who passed away in 2009. These individuals served in various areas, whether it was as a valued member of the community, a member ofcivic organization, a town employee, or a governmental official, these individuals gave of themselves and had a profound effect on the residents of the Town of Hampton. We are grateful for their dedication and service to our Town and State, and they will be truly and fondly missed. The 2009 Annual Report ofthe Town ofHampton is dedicated to them. JohnJ. "Jack" Kelly Trustee ofthe Trust Funds 1986-2008 Charles Burlington Director, Department ofPublicWorks 19604986 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto2009hamp Government and Administration Federalf State, and County Elected Officials President ofthe United States Barack Obama 2012 - New Hampshire United States Senators New Hampshire Representatives Judd Gregg -2010 Russell Bridle -2010 Jeanne Shaheen - 2015 Robert Cushing- 2010 Susan R. Kepner - 2010 Christopher Nevins 2010 United States Congress -1st District - Nancy Stiles- 2010 Carol Shea-Porter '2010 Rockingham County Officials Governor ofNew Hampshire James M. Reams, County Attorney - 2010 John Lynch -2010 Daniel Linehan, County Sheriff- 2010 J. CathyAnn Stacey, Register ofDeeds - 2010 New Hampshire Executive Council David Ahearn, Treasurer- 2010 Beverly HoUingsworth - 2010 Katharin K. Pratt, Commissioner - 2010 Maureen Barrows, Commissioner - 2010 C. Donal Strich, Commissioner - 2012 New Hampshire Senator Martha Fuller-Clark -2010 Town Elected Officials Board of Selectmen Richard P. Griffin, Chairman - 2010 Richard E. Nichols, Vice Chairman - 2011 William G.Lally- 2012 Richard W.Bateman- 2011 Gerald "Jerry" Znoj - 2012 Town Moderator Town Treasurer EUenM. Lavin-2011 RobertA. Casassa - 2010 Town Clerk Town Tax Collector Jane Cypher - 2010 Donna Bennett- 2012 Town ofHampton Annual Report 1 Government and Administration Town Appointed Officials Town Manager FrederickW.Welch Assessor Library Director Edward Tinker Amanda Cooper-Reynolds Building Inspector/Health Officer Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Schultz Dyana Martin Department ofPublic Works Director Police Chief John W. Price James Sullivan Finance Director Town Planner Michael Schwotzer Jamie Steffen Fire Chief Town Attorney Christopher Silver Mark S. Gearreald, Esq. Trustees, Boardsy Commissions and Committees Cable TVAdvisor^' Committee Capital Improvement Program Committee John Nickerson, Chairman - 2011 Tracy Emerick, Chairman - Planning Board Brad Jett' 2011 Fred Welch -Town Manager Thomas Harrington - 2010 Michael Schwotzer - Finance Director Brian McCain -2010 Gerald "Jerry" Znoj - BOS Representative Edmund St. Pierre - 2010 James Gaylord - Supt ofSchools SAU 2 Charlie Tyler -2010 Edward "Sandy" Buck- Citizen At Large William Lowney, Alternate - 2010 Denyse Richter -Winnacunnet Schools Brian Lafond, WHS Intern Norm Silberdick - Hampton Schools Richard E. Nichols - BOS Representative Peter Traynor - Budget Committee Town ofHampton Annual Report