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fiHaryf f <sSU> , Town o ^ew 3{ainpsfiire TfieStorestiCCremainsatthesameCocation; 18'MainStreet, CfiandCer'sTfaCCwassoCcftoT. 'Minorin August1881andmovedtoJfighStreet(#10) JAnnuaCHeport for tke year ending December 2008 3iy Vital statistics 2i Marriages <DaU (Place !Nam£s (Residence 5-Apr Keene,NH Washburn,Kenneth1. Gilsum,NH Blancato-Howard,Laurie Gilsum,NH 7-jLm Keene,NH Evans,Kenneth R. Gilsum,NH Croney,AmberM. Chester,VT 19-Jul Gilsum,NH Morse,Christopher0. Keene,NH Johnston,BethanyR. Gilsum,NH 19-Oct Rindge,NH Cressy,JohnE. Gilsum,NH Mathis,Marianne Gilsum,NH 31-Dec Keene,NH Parenteau,LukeA. Gilsum,NH Labelle,MeghanE. Gilsum,NH <3irt^ <DaU HViime (Parents (Place 25-Iun Audrinahlavde JoshuaAbrams Keene,NH Abrams RaiseWilson 17-lul KristenLucille TrumanHoward Keene,NH Howard AbigailHoward 25-Oct Pai5?eRose Keene,NH Blodgett ShaunaBlodgett 17-Dec ViremiaBarbara RichardBascom Gilsum.NH Bascom FazeAdelman (Deaths 0ate !Name (place 5-Apr DavidTimmons Swanzev,NH 21-May KatherineCusato Keene,NH 3-Jun EliciaKasschau Gilsum,NH 28-AU2 DonaldAvery Keene,NH of the TOWN OFFICERS of Gilsum, New Hampshire For the Year Ending December 31, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Vital Statistics [inside front co^er] Table of Contents 2 Genera! Information 3 List ofTown Officers |elected| 4 List ofTown Officers fappointed) 5 Selectmen's Report 6 2009 Town Warrant 7 2009 Budget |MS - 7| 11 Summary Inventory ofValuation fMS - 1} 13 Financial Report (MS - 5| 14 Tax Collector's Report fMS-61| 17 Treasurer's Report 20 2009/2009 Budget in Detail Format 22 Library Budget 27 Library Accounts 28 Librarian's Report 29 Minutes of2008 Town Meeting 31 Report ofAppropriations voted in 2008 |MS - 2) 39 Sheriffs' Report 40 Fire and Rescue Department Report 41 Auditor's Report 43 Report ofTrust Funds |MS - 9| 44 Report of Common Investments (MS - 10) 48 QeneraCinformation to aCC QiCsum residents ancCCandbwners Transfer Station Tickets Tickets forGilsum's"Payasyouthrowprogram" are available intwo locations the Gilsum Village Store & atthe Town Office. Youmusthave awindow sticker(available fromthe Town Clerk) andtickets in ordertouse the Transfer Station: Redtickets forhouseholdtrash $1 each, good forone bagand Green Tickets for large orbulky items $10 each. Recycling is free. Please speaktothe attendantfordetails. Cash cannotbe accepted VOGS All dogs in thetownmustbe licensedwiththe Town ClerkbyApril30*. Dogsmusteitherbe leashed orunderthe voice control ofthe owneratalltimes, perGilsum's Leash Ordinance. 'BuiCcCing Termits 'ResicCentiaQ All additionsorchangesto yourstructure in excess of100 square feetneed apermit. Permitapplications are available atthe TownOffices. Commercial: Please contactthe Selectmen foranytypeofcommercialusage . ofyourproperty. The selectmen willthen determine whatyouwillneedto donext. Gotothe building inspector, gototheplarmingboardorgo totheboardofadjustment. HoacCs ancCJ-figfiways Tarking: No parking is permitted in anytownrightofway duringthewinter months whenwintermaintenance is inprogress. Any vehicles in any town right ofway duringthis period are subjecttobeingtowed atowner's expense. JAudSeason: Allroads will be closedto anyvehicle over6,000 pounds for the duration ofmudseason. Contactthe RoadAgentforexceptions. ' Elected Town Officers 1 " - !' BoatdofSelectmen William Hasbrouck 2010 Chairman WiUiamMitcheUJr. 2011 RaymondBritton,Jr. 2009 Town Clerk RobinCantara 2009 Tax Collector RobinCantara 2009 Treasurer KarenBowen 2009 RoadAgent Harlen Maguire 2009 il Moderator ErnestPeter 2010 BudgetCommittee ClemLoimder 2011 Chairman SteveAckerman 2011 ChuckMosher 2009 William MitcheU 2009 Resigned ErnestLittle 2009 Appointed DawnSymonds 2010 [ I JudyPeter 2010 1 Supervisors ofthe Checklist NancyMitchell 2010 Chairman > KarenBowen 2014 J ' BarbaraFreeman 2012 a LibraryTrustees Robert Freeman 2009 Resigned ThomasJulius 2009 JudithPeter 2009 Chairman KarleneArsenault 2010 ^-; MernlynJolinson 2010 i LawrenceTroeUer 2010 t CyndiiaBrewster 2011 i BarbaraWare 2011 BruceMurphy 2011 CemeteryTrustees DoniseLaRoche 2011 Chairman TliomasBaUou 2010 DennisBassmgthwaite 2009 Trustee ofTrust Funds DonaldDuston 2010 Chairman ' GailBardweU 2009 Chuck Mosher 2011 Appointed 1 AppointedTown Officers BuildingInspector GlennDow 111 2009 Auditor StephenAckerman 2009 CivilDefense WilliamJohnson 2009 FireChief WilliamJohnson 2009 FireWarden WilliamJohnson 2009 Police CheshireCountyShenffsDepartment PlanningBoard MichaelKlein 2011 Chairman Vacant 2009 Secretar)' FredHughes 2010 WiUiamHasbrouck Selectmen JohnKinsherf 2011 CarolOgilvie 2010 JohnGauvin 2009 Alternate ZoningBoardofAdjustment JudithPeter 2011 Chairman ClementLounder 2010 Abigail Moward 2011 DennisShanoff 2010 ScottSchneider 2009 WilHamMitcheU 2009 Resigned ConservationCommission PabloFleiscliman 2011 Chairman KimRossey 2010 GeorgeGilman 2009 RecreationCommission JudyDubnske 2009 DennisBassingthwaite 2010 BrianBassingthwaite 201 RalphC.Jernberg 2011 Chairman RichardClarkII 2010 JaneWing 2009 MonadnockSchoolBoard EdwardJacod MonadnockBudgetCommittee DavidOtt StateSenator BobOdell 863-9797 StateLegislator "Bill"Chase 399-4957 To the Citizens ofGilsum: The Ball field and Transfer Station have taken on a total transfoiTnation and now look a whole lotbetter. In addition to being more pleasing to the eye, some safety issues have been resolved, and the Transfer Station is now fenced m to meet state requirements. The fencing is designed to keep unauthorized people out, while to making the whole area lookbetter. Also, cementpads have been poured to facilitate the loading and unloading ofthe containers. The Riverside Street and Banks Road resurfacing projects were completed. The Highway Department was able replace crushed gravel stockpiles as well. The voters voted last March to allow the Selectmen to split the voting times and the Town Meeting. A voluntary survey was conducted last March. Based on the survey and verbal feedback, the Selectmen have received over the last few years, the polling hours have been extended by one hour. Theynow close at the same time as the State and Federal elections, 7 PM. This year we are going to tiy town meeting on Saturday March 14, at 1:00 PM. The time and date ofthis dehberative session is deteiTnmed by the Selectmen. We will attempt to meet the desires of the majority where possible. Please give us your input for next year. As you are well aware, ourtotal taxrate this past Novemberwent up almost 21 %, even though the town's portion ofthe rate went down % 16 fromthe prioryear. In this vei7 trying economic time, we are aware that some people in town are having a very hardtime paying their taxes. Our uncollected taxes more than doubled what they were one year ago. As a result, the Selectmen and Budget committee have made evei-y effort to present to you a budget that is neutral. To do this, in spite ofrising costs, several cuts have been made ofitems which were not absolutely essential. . THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSfflRE THE TOWN OF GILSUM 2009 WARRANT THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 1:00 PM TO 7:00 PM To the inhabitants ofthe Town ofGilsum, m the County ofCheshire, in said State, quahfied to vote in Town Affairs: You are herebynotified to meet at the GILSUM COMMUNITY CENTER m said Gilsum on Tuesday, the lO"' day ofMarch 2009, next at 1:00 PM m the afternoon to act upon the following subjects. 1 To choose all necessary Town Officers forthe year ensuing. 2. Are you in favor ofthe adoption ofthe following amendments as proposed by the Planning Board forthe Gilsum Zoning Ordinance: Amendment # 1: To amend Article VIII- Administration and Enforcement, Paragi'aph B, as follows: B. It shall be unlawful to erect, use or occupy any structure, alter the size ofany existing structure, remove or demolishany existing stiiicture or relocate any structure in any distiict within the Town ofGilsumwithout first obtaining apermit fi'omthe Board ofSelectmen or their agent sublect to all applicable requirements ofRSA 155-A (the State Building Code). Exempted from this requirement are: (1) structures less than 100 square feet in area that serve as an accessory^building to an existing use: (2) repair workthat does not exceed $2,000 of labor and material where the building is neither enlarged or altered and thepurpose forwhich the building is used is not changed. Amendment # 2: To delete in its entirety the Ordinance entitled "Town ofGilsum Establishnient ofBuilding Regulations and Authorization ofa Building Inspector." EXPLANATION: The State ofNew Hampshire has adopted the International Building Code byreference as the State Building Code (RSA 155-A). All towns inNew Hampshire are subject to RSA 155-A. Therefore, certain changes need to be made to Gilsum's ordinances. 7 . Amendment # 1 deletes the last sentence from Article VIII, m Paragraph B. because it is conflict with the State Building Code. Amendment # 2 deletes the Town's Building Regulations because they are also in conflict with the State Code, and are preempted by this Code. Amendment # 3: Add a definition for Family to Aiticle XII- Definitions, as follows: Family. Any number ofpersons aO ofwhom are related by blood, adoption or marriage, or no more than four persons who are living together as a single housekeeping unit and any one of which is not related by blood, adoption or marriage to all the others. After the votes are counted and the results are announced, the meeting will recess until Saturday, March 14, when it will convene PM GILSUM COMMUNITY CENTER at 1:00 in the in said Gilsum to act upon the following subjects: 1 To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of nine thousanddollars ($9,000) to be added to the Fire Tmck Capital Reserve Fund established in 2002. (Theselectmen andthe budget committee recommendthis appropriation.) (Majority vote recjuired). 2. To see ifthe Town will vote to establish an Expendable Capital Reserve fund (pursuant to RSA Chapter 35) for the purpose of purchasing Minitors for the Fire Department and toraise and appropriate the sum oftwentyfive hundred dollars ($2,500) towards thispuipose, and to appoint the selectmen as agents to expend from the fund. (Theselectmen andthe budget committee recommendthis appropriation?) (Majority vote required). 3. To see ifthe Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve fund (pursuant to RSA Chapter 35) for the purpose ofpurchasing a Highway Truck and to raise and appropriate the sum oftwenty thousanddollars ($20,000) to be placed in this fund. (The selectmen andthe budget committee recommendthis appropriation.) {Majority vote required).