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®uMey,-5uck&L Simetine fttbtwiy, 1797 Sifty shares offered at $1.CC each to form the Social JMrary Company, ^Raymond of, 1889 JCings daughters the Congregational Qhwtch opened a reading of, worn in the chwech parlor 1892 {Raymond Jree Public library mat established with state aid and a town appropriation $25.CC...a££ Booh* were destroyed in the fine in of, ^December of that i^ear, except nine Boohs that were on loan 1893 Jhree trustees were appointed to receive Boohs valued at $1CC.CC piom the state. ..a Bookcase wad Built in the town hall, the only accessible place that had not Been destroyed By the (he 1893 Congregational Church reading, room reinstated after, the fire 189? £ibraxy mooed to the office of £ewis Pollard, <J)M3) 19C2 Committee farmed to investigate Building a library 19C6 Mrs. Qilman Jucher was authorized to represent the committee in transactions with philanthropist GLndrew Carnegie...when he gave money for a library it was stipulated that the town must agree to appropriate money annually for its support 5 19C7 own accepted the Carnegie gift of $2,00C£€ and formed a Building committee...Sherman Qoue was awarded the contract to Build the library 19C8 library was opened in September as the ^Dudley-Jucher library 2008 Hep JAnnuaL or t the Selectmen, Departments, Boards Town Commissions of the and School Town NH, Raymond, District of the of for the year ending December 2008 31, Population: 10,786 {J| Registered Voters: 7,235 Area: 26 Square Miles Net Taxable Valuation: $987,746,905 q\? Tax 2008 Rate: f\ri Town: $4.45 ocal School: $11.56 County: $.86 State Education Grant: $2.13 - Total: $19.00 31 Tabfe of Contents 2009 Proposed Town & School Warrants & Budgets (cherry) 120 Appointed Officials 6 Board & Committee Reports Conservation Commission 53 Ethics Committee 56 Planning Board 50 Raymond Ambulance, Inc. 66 & Raymond Business Economic Development Committee 68 Raymond Cable TV Committee 69 Raymond Coalition for Youth 71 Trustees of the Trust Funds 74 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 51 Department Reports Community Development 50 Dudley-Tucker Library 55 Finance Department 57 Fire Department 58 Forest Fire Warden 60 Office of Emergency Management 61 & Police Communications Department 62 Public Works 64 & Recreation Community Services 72 Town Clerk/Tax Collector 73 Elected Officl\ls 4 Executive Summary Board ofSelectmen 1 Dedication 10 General Election — November 4, 2008 45 Official Town Election - March 1 1, 2008 32 Presidential Primary -January 2008 18, 1 State Primary - September 9, 2008 42 Town Deliberative Session - February 9, 2008 16 Town Manager Report 12 Financial Reports Assessed Valuation Comparison 90 Budget to Actual Revenue 93 General Fund Balance Sheet 92 General Fund Bond Payment Schedules 99 General Fund Cash Flow Analysis 91 General Fund Expenditures 96 General Fund Revenue 97 Salary & Wage Listing 101 Statement of Changes in Bonded Debt 98 & Statement of Revenues, Expenditures Changes in Fund Balance 95 Summary Inventory ofValuation ~ All Properties 85 Summary ofTown Owned Property 86 Tax Collector's Report 79 Tax Liens 81 Tax Rate Computation 83 Tax Rate 82 Ten Year Tax Rate Comparison 84 Treasurer's Report 78 Trustee ofTrust Funds 106 Water Department Bond Payment Schedules 100 Independent Auditor's Report 2007 Independent Auditor's Report 76 School District Capital Reserve Funds 191 Curriculum Coordinator's Report 175 District Election 163 District First Session 157 District Treasurer's Report 190 Food Service Department 179 Iber Holmes Gove Middle School 170 Interim Building Fund Report 80 1 Kindergarten Debt Schedule 83 1 Lamprey River Elementary School 172 Maintenance Department 78 1 Middle School Building Debt Schedule 82 1 Raymond High School 68 1 & Salary Wage Listing 184 School Board Report 166 School District Audit 193 School District Officials 156 Special Education Expenditure and Revenue Report 192 Special Education Report 174 Superintendent Report 167 Technology Department 76 1 Vital Statistics Births 110 Deaths 116 Marriages 113 1111 HAVMOMD TCTWN Of TLTCT'E'D OJfICIJA£S BOARD OF SELECTMEN Timothy Auclair, Chair March, 2009 John S. Barnes,Jr., Vice Chair March, 201 Frank Bourque March, 2010 J. Cheryl Killam March, 2010 Joyce Wood March, 2011 BUDGET COMMITTEE Edward F. French, Chair March, 2011 Colleen West-Coates, Vice Chair March, 2009 Sandra Lee Ellis, Secretary March, 2010 Gail Columbus March, 2009 Nick Longo March, 2010 Ted Janusz March, 201 Timothy Auclair Selectmen Rep. John S. Barnes,Jr. Selectmen Alt. Rep Maurice Titcomb School Board Rep. Diane Naoum School Board Alt. Rep. ETHICS COMMITTEE Pamela Turcotte, Chair March, 2010 Richard Flibottejr., Vice Chair March, 201 Sandra Lee Ellis March, 2009 Denise O'Grady March, 2011 Jerry Zimmel March, 2009 LIBRARY TRUSTEES Robert Gonser, Chair March, 2010 Karen A. Currier, Treasurer March, 2009 Barbara H. Beardsley March, 2011 PLANNING BOARD William "Bill" Cantwell, Chair March, 2009 Peter Buckingham, Vice Chair March, 2009 Stephen Naoum, Secretary March, 2010 Gretchen Gott March, 2010 Carolyn Matthews March, 201 Wood Jonathan March, 2010 Glenn Caron, Alternate March, 2011 Jim Kent, Alternate March, 2011 Frank Bourque Selectmen Rep John S. Barnes,Jr. Selectmen Alt. Rep. SCHOOL BOARD Diane R. Naoum, Chair March, 2009 Christina Vogel, Vice Chair March, 2010 Maurice Titcomb, Secretary March, 2010 John H. Harmon March, 2009 Gretchen Gott March, 2011 STATE REPRESENTATIVES Franklin C. Bishop Lawrence "Mike" Kappler Kathleen Hoehel STATE SENATOR John S. "Jack" Barnes, Jr. SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST Marilyn Semple March, 2010 Gayle McMullen March, 2014 Kathy Blaisdell March, 2012 TOWN MODERATOR Kathleen Hoeteel March, 2010 TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Doris Gagnon March, 2011 TREASURER Grace Collette March, 201 1 TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS Kevin S. Woods March, 2009 Tina Thomas, Treasurer March, 2010 Timothy Louis March, 2011 1 1 rO"WN Of HA\JMOND JATTOIOWTT) OfflCIJLCS CABLE COMMITTEE Kevin Woods, Chair April, 2009 Christy Eppig, Vice Chair April, 2011 Marc Vadeboncoeur, Secretary April, 2009 james Holmes April, 2010 Ron Edgar April, 2010 Joseph Lucafo, Alternate April, 2009 Russell Pomerleau, Alternate April, 2010 Timothy Auclair Board of Selectmen Rep. Cheryl Killam Board of Selectmen Alt. Rep. Gretchen Gott School Board Rep. Maurice Titcomb School Board Alt. Rep. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM COMMITTEE Timothy Auclair, Chair Board of Selectmen Rep. Sandra Lee Ellis, Vice Chair Budget Committee Rep. Frank Bourque Board of Selectmen Rep. Toyce Wood Board of Selectmen Alt. Rep. Peter Buckingham Planning Board Rep. Steve Xaoum Planning Board Rep. Diane Xaoum School Board Rep. Gretchen Gott School Board Rep. Ted janusz Budget Committee Rep. Gail A. Ernst Member At Large April, 2009 Grace Collette Member At Large April, 2010 Dana Zulager Member At Large April, 201 CEMETERY ADVISORY BOARD David Baker, Chair April, 2010 Assunta Ege, Vice Chair April, 2011 Peter Buckingham, Secretary April, 2010 Peter Harney April, 2011 Lawrence "Mike" Kappler April, 2009 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Jonathan N. Wood, Chair April, 2009 Cheryl Killam, Vice Chair April, 2010 Cody Cramer, Treasurer April, 2009 Tarus Kent April, 2009 Leslie O'Donnell April, 2010 L. Mike Kappler April, 2010 Barbara Edgar, Alternate April, 201 m Cheryl Killa Board of Selectmen Rep. 11 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Kevin Pratt, Director Indefinite Mark Penny, Deputy Director April, 2010 Thomas Leger, Deputy Director April, 2011 David Cruz, Deputy Director April, 2012 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE Sandra Ellis Open Ended Paul Brown Open Ended Don Hsu Open Ended Mary Morin, Alternate Open Ended Timothy Auclair Board of Selectmen Rep. Gretchen Gott School Board Rep. Christopher Rose Town Manager Dr. Jean Richards Superintendent of Schools HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE Dennis G. McCarthy, Chairman Public Works Director Richard Mailhot Code Enforcement Officer J. Christopher Rose Town Manager Kevin Pratt Fire Chief Davis Salois Police Chief Joyce Wood Board of Selectmen Rep. Dr. Jean Richards Superintendent of Schools HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Diane White April, 2009 Elaine Harmon April, 2010 Assunta Ege April, 2010 Edward Moulton April, 2010 Marion Buffington April, 2011 Wood Joyce April, 2009 Kathy Lee, Alternate April, 2009 Stephen Goldthwaite, Alternate April, 2009 Sally Paradis, Alternate April, 2011 Joyce Wood, Board of Selectmen Rep. RAYMOND BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Timothy Louis, Chair April, 2011 & Linda Callaghan, Vice Chair Secretary April, 2010 Paul Brown April, 2009 Peter Buckingham April, 201 Diane Janusz April, 2011 Diane Naoum April, 201 Richard S. Ladd, Alternate April, 2011 John S. (Jack) Barnes Board of Selectmen Rep. Frank Bourque Board of Selectmen Alt. Rep. Christopher Rose, Ex Officio Town Manager 1 RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Loukas Papamichael, Chair April, 2010 Jeffrey Sweeney, Vice Chair April, 2011 Christopher Gillen April, 2009 Angel Miller April, 2009 Cheryl Killam Board of Selectmen Rep. Joyce Wood Board of Selectmen Alt. Rep. John Harmon School Board Rep. SOLID WASTE/RECYCLING COMMITTEE Kathleen McDonald April, 2009 Dean Plender April, 2009 Maureen Lundergan April, 2009 Joyce Wood Board of Selectmen Rep. Timothy Auclair Board of Selectmen Alt. Rep. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANNING COMMISSION Richard S. Ladd Sept. 12, 2012 Gretchen Gott June 30, 2012 Wood Jonathan June 30, 201 TOWN OFFICIALS & Code Enforcement Health Officer Richard Mailhot J. Communications Director Pauline G. Gordon Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector Sharon E. Walls Finance Officer April Rives Fire Chief Kevin Pratt Librarian Sherry Brox Police Chief David T. Salois Public Works Director Dennis G. McCarthy Raymond Ambulance, Inc. President Jean Larrabee Recreation Director Michelle A. Weaver Town Manager Christopher Rose Town Planner Ernest M. Creveling ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Sharon Weldy, Chair April, 2009 Charles White, Vice Chair April, 2010 Joyce Wood, Secretary April, 2010 Paul McCoy April, 2009 Nicholas Moccia April, 201 Carolyn Matthews April, 2011 James Canney, Alternate April, 2009 Joseph Povilaitis, Alternate April, 2010