TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
WARNING OF 2010 ANNUAL MEETING
The legal voters of the Town of Northfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet in the Mary Granai Corrigan Auditorium at the Northfield High School on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at ten o’clock in the forenoon (10:00 AM) to act upon the following articles (voting for all Australian Ballot articles and elections will be in the Cafeteria of the Northfield High School from seven o’clock in the forenoon until seven o’clock in the evening [7:00 AM – 7:00 PM]):
Article 1. To elect a Moderator.
Article 2. To elect all requisite officers: Delinquent Tax Collector, 1 year; Grand Juror, 1 year; Selectman, 3 year seat; Selectman, 2 year seat; School Director, 3 years; School Director, 2 year seat; School Director, 2 year seat-remainder of a 3-year seat; School Director, 1 year seat-remainder of a 2-year seat; Lister, 3 year seat; Town Treasurer, 3 years; Town Agent, 1 year; Trustee of the Brown Public Library, 3 year seat; Trustee of the Brown Public Library, 3 year seat; Trustee of the Brown Public Library, 1 year seat-remainder of a 3 year seat. (Australian Ballot)
Article 3. Shall the Town approve the reports of the Town Officials?
Article 4. Shall bonds or notes of the Town of Northfield in an amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) be issued for the purpose of the Road Surface Management System (RSMS) Program? (Australian Ballot)
Article 5. Shall the Town of Northfield vote to have delinquent taxes collected by the Town Manager, effective July 1, 2010?
Article 6. Shall the voters authorize the transfer of the unused balance of New Paving Reserve fund (approximately $33,356) to the Road Surface Management System (RSMS) Program?
Article 7. Shall the voters authorize borrowing an amount not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for a period of not more than five (5) years for the replacement of the culvert on Central Street?
Article 8. Shall the voters authorize a total General Fund expenditure of $2,212,810 of which $128,450 will be used from the prior year surplus, $74,750 will be used from Current Use Reserve, and $1,321,830 will be raised by property taxes?
Article 9. Shall the voters authorize total Highway expenditures of $1,996,360 for operating the Highway Departments, of which $55,080 will be used from the prior year surplus, and $1,264,430 will be raised by property taxes?
Article 10. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $6,000 for the Northfield Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of the White River Valley? (Australian Ballot)
Article 11. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $3,000 for the Greater Northfield Coalition Council (the Drug Free Partnership) to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by youth in Northfield? (Australian Ballot)
Article 12. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $1,500 for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program? (Australian Ballot)
Article 13. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $1,200 for Central Vermont Adult Basic Education? (Australian Ballot)
Article 14. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $1,000 for the Battered Women’s Services and Shelter? (Australian Ballot)
Article 15. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $1,000 for the Central Vermont Community Action Council? (Australian Ballot)
Article 16. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $1,000 for the Central Vermont Council on Aging? (Australian Ballot)
Article 17. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $1,000 for Good Beginnings of Central Vermont? (Australian Ballot)
Article 18. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $850 for the People’s Health and Wellness Clinic? (Australian Ballot)
Article 19. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $500 for the Family Center of Washington County? (Australian Ballot)
Article 20. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $500 for the Washington County Youth Service Bureau/Boys & Girls Club? (Australian Ballot)
Article 21. Shall the voters authorize the expenditure of $350 for the Sexual Assault Crisis Team of Washington County? (Australian Ballot)
Article 22. Shall the Town of Northfield collect property taxes in four installments which shall be due on August 13, 2010 and November 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011 and May 13, 2011?
Article 23. To transact any other non-binding business proper to be brought before said meeting.
DATED AT NORTHFIELD, VERMONT
THIS 25th DAY OF JANUARY, 2010
KENNETH I. JOHNSON, Chair KENNETH W. GOSLANT
GREGORY S. SANDERS, Vice-Chair CHARLES L. MORSE
MELVIN E. ADAMS
Town of Northfield, Board of Selectmen
Notice: The last day to register to vote to be eligible to participate in this meeting is February 24, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. Requests for mailed absentee ballots for this meeting must be received by March 1, 2010, by 4:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. Voters may also vote absentee at the Town Clerk’s Office until 4:30 p.m. on March 1, 2010.