The Budget Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, January 23rdat 6:30pm at the Town Hall.
The Committee will discuss and vote on the Town operating budget, and Town warrant articles that have a financial component, and Rollinsford Water and Sewer Department warrant articles that have a financial component.
Declaration of Candidacy is available at Town Office for the following positions:
The filing period opens January 23, 2019 and closes February 1, 2019
Town Office business hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9-1 am and Thurs 3-7 pm
Special Sign-up Session will be held: Friday, February 1, 2019 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The budget and associated materials are now available here.
These materials will be helpful in understanding the currently proposed budget and warrant articles.
The Budget Committee Public Hearing will be held on Saturday, January 12that 9:00am at the Grade School
The Town of Rollinsford has voted to institute the Official Ballot Referenda, or “SB 2”. This is a new form of town meeting, consisting of two sessions – the deliberative session and the vote. Your attendance at all of the meetings is important.
But wait! Before we vote, this Saturday, January 12that 9:00am at the Grade School will be the Budget Committee’s public hearing on the Town and Water and Sewer District budgets. The Budget Committee will hear public comment then meet immediately following the public hearing to decide whether or not to modify the budget based on what they heard at the public hearing.
The first session of Town Meeting (yes, it is still called that, it’s just a different form now) is the deliberative session and is scheduled for 9:00 am on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Grade School. This is the closest equivalent to the town meeting you are used to. This will be the only time you can voice your opinion and offer amendments to the proposed operating budget and warrant articles presented. Any warrant article language or dollar amount may be modified by the registered voters present.
At the second session (the vote), the polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2019 for the ballot vote on the budget and warrant articles as amended at the first session. This is a vote only – discussion and amendments cannot occur. Should the proposed operating budget fail, and a special meeting is not called to reconsider this, a “default budget” is automatically adopted. The “default budget” is the same as the prior year’s budget with certain adjustments per state statute. The law does not allow reconsideration of votes cast on warrant articles other than the operating budget.
Date correction (from initial publication in the newsletter mailed with tax bills):
Want to Know Where Your Tax Dollars Go?
To be informed, express your own opinions, find out what others think and help spend our tax money wisely, you will want to attend the deliberative sessions to review the proposed budget warrant articles for the town and the school. The town deliberative session will be on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at 9:00 am and the school deliberative session will be held on Tuesday, February 5, at 6 pm. Both will be held at the Rollinsford Grade School (RGS). Public hearings on these budgets are scheduled for Saturdays, January 5 & 12, 9 am RGS
The responsibilities of the position include:
Must have great written communication skills.
The ideal candidate would be available to fill in to take minutes for other board meetings as needed.
The Budget Committee meets quarterly and also almost weekly in the fall on Wednesday nights at the town office at 6:30pm.
If interested, please submit a resume and coverletter to [email protected]
The Budget Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, January 9th at 6:30pm at the Town Hall
The Budget Committee will be holding a public hearing on the Town Budget and the Water and Sewer District Budget on Saturday, January 12th at 9am at the Rollinsford Grade School
The Budget Committee and Select Board will be touring the Rollinsford Fire Station at 6:30 on Thursday, December 20th.
The Recreation Committee will be meeting on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 10:15am at the Black Bean Cafe.
The Conservation Commission will be meeting Tuesday, December 18th at 6:30pm at the Rollinsford Public Library.
The Historical Committee will be meeting Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:00PM at the Town Hall.
The Budget Committee will be meeting Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 at 6:30PM at the Town Hall. They will hear presentations from the following departments:
Select Board Budget Workshop
The Select Board will be meeting on Monday, November 26, 2018 at 6:00pm at the Town Hall for to discuss the budget. The regular Select Board meeting will follow.
Budget Committee Meeting
The Budget Committee will be meeting on Wednesday November 28, 2018 at 6:30pm in the Town Hall. Proposed budget presentations will be delivered to the Committee by the Library, Police Department, and Fire Department
The Select Board is currently hiring a minute-taker for the Budget Committee. The pay rate is up to $11.00 per hour.
The Budget Committee meetings quarterly throughout the year but almost weekly in the fall. Meetings are Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm at the Town Hall. It is currently budget season so we are looking to get this position filled as soon as possible.