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ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS BROOKFIELD NEW HAMPSHIRE 1996 Forthe fiscalyearending December31,1996 Vital Statistics for1996 Annual Reports of The Town Officers Brookfleld Carroll County New Hampshire 1996 Forthe fiscal yearendingDecember31, 1996 Vital Statistics for1996 Emergency TelephoneNumbers 911 Fire Police Ambulance Table of Contents ListofTownOfficers 1 TownWarrant 4 PurposesofGeneral Government 8 TownBudget 9 Treasurer's Report 11 TownClerk'sReport 19 TaxCollector's Report 20 Reportofthe PlanningBoard 21 ReportoftheCodesEnforcementOfficer 22 ReportoftheWakefieldAmbulanceCorp 22 ReportoftheWakefield Police Department 23 ReportoftheVisitingNurse Association- Hospice 24 Reportofthe Lakes RegionPlanningAssociation 25 ReportofGafneyLibrary 26 Auditors' Report 26 Reportofthe BrookfieldConservationCommission 27 ReportoftheTownArchivist 27 ReportoftheTrusteesoftheTrustFunds 28 Vital Statistics 30 List ofTown Officers Selectmen DanielR.O'Neill BradfordN. Williamson RobertHeinlein Term Expires 1997 TermExpires1998 Term Expires 1999 Treasurer HarrietK.Wilson,Term Expires 1998 TownClerk VirginiaMcGinley, Term Expires 1998 Tax Collector DianaPeckham,Term Expires 1998 Health Officer Diana Peckham Police Chief TimothyMerrill (Wakefield) CivilDefense Director Bradford Williamson ForestFire Wardens DouglasVanderpool, Warden DavidQ.Towle BruceWiggin Richard Peckham Bradford Williamson Auditors NormanRoyleTermExpires 1997 JeanAlbroTermExpires1997 Moderator ErnestBrown,Jr.TermExpires1998 SupervisorsoftheCheckList NancyJacobson JeanAlbro DianaQuarnstrom Term Expires 2000 Term Expires 1998 Term Expires 2002 Ballot Clerks MidgeLeonard ElizabethTozier Gloria Duffy AnnPinkham TrusteesofTrustFunds MarthaPike RonFountain Chris Pinkham Term Expires 1997 TermExpires1998 Term Expires 1999 Planning Board LeonardChase,Chairperson TermExpires 1997 DavidAlbro TermExpires 1997 AnnPinkham TermExpires 1998 JanetWilliamson TermExpires 1998 AndyJacobson,ViceChairperson TermExpires 1999 RonnaldMurray TermExpires 1999 BradfordWilliamson,Selectmen'sRep. NormanRoyle,Alternate DickPeckham,Alternate Zoning Board of Adjustment CharlieBarber TermExpires 1998 TerryColligan TermExpires 1998 MalcolmKurth TermExpires 1999 FredPerry TermExpires 1999 DanielO'Neill,Selectmen'sRep. LeonardChase,Alternate JayBadger,Alternate Conservation Commission JamesWhittemore TermExpires 1997 RonMurray,Chairperson TermExpires 1997 ChristopherPinkham TermExpires 1998 WarrenBrodrick TermExpires 1998 CharlesBuckland TermExpires 1999 DougVanderpool TermExpires 1999 JudyBrenner,Alternate Selectmen's Hours Tuesday6:30P.M. to8:30P.M. alternateweeks TownHouse 522-3688 Town Clerk's Hours Monday1:00P.M. to8:00P.M. TownHouse 522-3231 Tax Collector's Hours SecondandFourthFriday9:00A.M. to2:00P.M. Anyothertimebyappointment 522-6551 Planning Board's Hours SecondMondayofeachmonth 7:30P.M. to9:00P.M. TownHouse 522-3688 Conservation Commission's Hours FirstWednesdayofeachmonth 7:30P.M. TownHouse Town Warrant STATE OFNEWHAMPSHIRE TotheinhabitantsoftheTownofBrookfieldintheCountyofCarroll in said State, qualified tovoteinTown Affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Town House in said BrookfieldonTuesday theeleventhdayofMarch,next,atsevenof theclock in theevening to actupon thefollowing subjects: Pollswill beopenfrom 1:00 to 6:00P.M. 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the coming year. (By Ballot) (Majority Vote Required) 2. TovotetoacceptthePlanningBoard'srevisionoftheexisting Zoning Ordinance to bring it into conformity with recent legislationandcaselaw. (ByBallot) (MajorityVoteRequired) 3. TovotetoacceptadoptionoftheCABOOneandTwoFamily Dwelling Code - 1995 Edition and future editions as the Building Code of the Town of Brookfield, New Hampshire and consequent revision of the existing Building Code Ordinance. (By Ballot) (MajorityVoteRequired) 4. TovotetoacceptadoptionoftheordinancebasedontheNew Hampshire Model Flood Plain Ordinance to meet the minimum requirements of sections 60.3(b) of the National Flood Plain Insurance Program Regulations. (By Ballot) (MajorityVote Required) 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation of the 1997 taxes. (Majority Vote Required) 6. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseand appropriatethesum of$16,500.00 for the purposeofcompleting an update to the Town appraisal performed in 1991 to reflect more current marketrealities. (Majority Vote Required) 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to contractwiththeTownof Wakefieldforpoliceprotectionata costof$57,201.00.(MajorityVoteRequired) 8. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $3,282.00 for Brookfield's share of maintenance of the Wakefield Area Ambulance expenses. (Majority Vote Re- quired) 9. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $12,092.00fortheWakefieldFireDepartment. (MajorityVote Required) 10. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $3,000.00forthepurchaseofageneratortoprovideemergency electricity.(MajorityVoteRequired) 11. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $30,315.00 for use of the Sanbornville Landfill, with an additional sum of $2,500.00 to be raised for the use of the SeptageLagoon. (MajorityVoteRequired) 12. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $2800.00 forthe GafneyLibraryIncorporated. (MajorityVote Required) 13. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $7,000.00 forthe completion,production, andprintingofthe townhistory. (MajorityVoteRequired) 14. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $2,500.00 to be placed in the Capital Reserve Fund forTown RoadEquipment. (MajorityVoteRequired) 15. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumof $2,000.00tobeplacedintheCapitalReserveFundforLandfill Closurecosts. (MajorityVoteRequired) 16. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesum of$25,000.00 tobe placed in the Capital Reserve Fund fora Town MeetingBuilding. (MajorityVoteRequired) 5 17. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesum of$6,500.00 for the Expendable General Fund known as the Town Buildings Maintenance Fund. (Majority Vote Required) 18. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesum of$2,500.00 tobe placed in an expendable trust fund forthe preservation oftown records. (MajorityVote Required) 19 To see iftheTown willvote to increase the annualsalary of the Selectmen and the Treasurer from $800 to $1,000. (MajorityVote Required) 20. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to set fees as per RSA 41.9-a. (Majority Vote Required) 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or transfer any property acquired by the town by a Tax Collector's Deed. Sale or transfer to be by publicauction,advertisedsealedbid,orinsuchothermanner as determinedby theSelectmen asjusticemay require. This authorityshallextend indefinitelyuntilrescinded. (Majority Vote Required) 22. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetomodifytheelderlyexemptions from property tax in the Town of Brookfield, based on assessedvalue,forqualifiedtaxpayers,tobeasfollows: fora person65yearsofageupto75years,$10,000.00;foraperson 75yearsofageupto80years,$15,000.00;foraperson80years ofageand older,$20,000.00. To qualify, the person must have been a New Hampshire resident foratleast5years,own therealestateindividually or jointly, or if the real estate is owned by such a person's spouse, they musthavebeen married forat least5years. In addition,thetaxpayermusthaveanincomeofnotmorethan $13,400.00 or, ifmarried, a combined netincomeofless than $20,000,000; and own assets not in excess of $35,000.00 excluding thevalue ofthe person's residence. (Chapter 140, Laws of1996) (MajorityVoteRequired)