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Amy Lower, interim director of Cooperative Extension, said that after the delegation’s budget reduction the extension reallocated part of a 4‑H educator’s salary onto a statewide grant so the educator could remain based in Belknap County. \"We will be able to support 4‑H at the Belknap fair,\" she said, but added that volunteer capacity and administrative work would increase.

Mike Harris, the local 4‑H program manager, said an email sent by his supervisor stated the 4‑H program might not participate but clarified that the message meant Cooperative Extension could not staff the program in its previous way; he said he would forward the original email to the delegation on request. Fair-board and foundation members said the Belknap County Fair is largely supported by private funds — including a foundation established with funds from the Burt Southwick legacy — and that volunteers and the foundation typically provide ribbons, premiums and many fair services.

Fair-board members said they had not yet received formal written confirmation of all details but that they were working with Cooperative Extension; one fair-board member said the fair would proceed and that children would be able to qualify for the Eastern States Expo as in past years. Delegates debated whether to hear agency representatives during the meeting or wait for the public‑input period; the delegation later voted to place a 4‑H follow-up item on the next delegation agenda so parties could report back.

Ending: Cooperative Extension and fair representatives told delegates the fair will proceed with 4‑H participation; the delegation asked for a follow‑up report at the next meeting to resolve outstanding procedural questions and to clarify communications to families.
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Delegates and county staff reported follow-up inquiries. Commissioner Lambert and others told the delegation they had spoken with Gunstock and Guilford officials; Gunstock’s CFO and Guilford’s town administrator told county staff that for at least the last 17–25 years Gunstock has been sending the payment directly to the town. Commissioner Lambert reported that Gunstock pays roughly $6,857 annually to the town of Guilford, and the practice appears longstanding though records prior to about 25 years ago were not reviewed.

A county staff member summarized the practical effect: payments have been reaching the town via Gunstock rather than by a county check; commissioners said there was no evidence of a missed payment but noted they had not reviewed records going back to 1963.

Ending: The delegation ended discussion after the county reported that Guilford has been receiving the in‑lieu payment from Gunstock for many years and that participants said the arrangement appears to have been working.
","Delegates reviewed a 1963 law requiring the county to make an in‑lieu payment to the town of Guilford for the Belknap County recreational area; county and Gunstock officials told the delegation that Gunstock has been paying the town directly — roughly $6,857 annually — rather than the county issuing the payment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096476,"Delegation Defers Joining Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire",441,5419000,5860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2832747-5095d87529a92b4ecfd2694e0417df57&start=5419&end=5860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2832747-5095d87529a92b4ecfd2694e0417df57/thumbnail_5419000.jpg","/articles/6096476/Belknap-County/New-Hampshire/Delegation-Defers-Joining-Community-Power-Coalition-of-New-Hampshire","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096476-91c4eb0d44e20b7fe76888b826769b69/orig.mp4?Expires=1771107122&Signature=aJNDVQc2eQEaWx1pkGGHil3SSv0FAlNqTfcMeGrxyIhHRHSH8ZhoN-eekuvTnkBPBa86Kdsi42DtbXReaF~09FhjaNMmYc6Sbk3Sk0no-ERcFP7p0B7CjyTqluMciIKv-SNqq06fYhDodpNWtPGoXmdkDE4aSqOFP0cqxQpPjHJi2Pc4hWRRIcZluJmC-vMzCxCFT-NjwOMXzlP8gUR6x9dS3Ie-OaBrG8BDa5MEKZWn3xoQjjveSyyAMy-FcQF1ZfHXTnXFS3MCRkNoymQeKuqvsmaNLPhlCG7iST90T5OH28CqUBm3Yww~Fv~VSLwh9Lkuq318Z988WtVeyMFgxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Belknap County Delegation voted to defer participation in the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (Community Power), citing economic concerns and deference to local municipal choice.

A delegation member argued that Community Power’s lowest-renewables plan (25.2% renewables) nevertheless appeared more expensive per kilowatt-hour than existing suppliers, and urged caution. “If I am driving down the road and I see 2 gas stations side by side… I’m pulling into the gas station that’s $2.79 and not $2.89,” the delegate said to illustrate the price sensitivity behind the decision. Another delegate said local municipalities should retain authority to choose whether to join Community Power.

Representative Terry moved to defer participation “at this time,” and a colleague seconded. After debate about data and local opt‑in versus opt‑out structures, the delegation voted to defer participation. Delegates noted that individual towns — including Guilford and Laconia — have pursued different choices and that the county would reconsider if a future presentation demonstrated clear cost savings.

Ending: The delegation will not join Community Power now; members said they remain open to reconsideration if commissioners or proponents return with stronger economic comparisons and local-choice safeguards.
","Belknap County Delegation voted to defer participation in the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire after members raised cost and local-choice concerns; motion to defer passed following debate.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096477,"Delegation Limits Inter‑department Transfers Above $7,500; Executive Committee to Review Quarterly",929,5996000,6925000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2832747-5095d87529a92b4ecfd2694e0417df57&start=5996&end=6925","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2832747-5095d87529a92b4ecfd2694e0417df57/thumbnail_5996000.jpg","/articles/6096477/Belknap-County/New-Hampshire/Delegation-Limits-Interdepartment-Transfers-Above-7500-Executive-Committee-to-Review-Quarterly","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096477-8224d34dc27fbf71e9fe3ae720cfc0a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771107122&Signature=lQPiASBnxr0gm0i6KBym3aC5suW73kE3FW6V0sUqLyxRQn-XkoRxeJ1kxYZsLvoSomgHfQmyFMRZtjlq2yEwb7ZU2E8OqxX0uZTi6M6wLPaUvqVgz3254J6cQ1-GT8jAwS9uJFfjFmz9-8BOnTwhteU-Xz-xJmC0~J-PJkJvfM42gKNtEZYDlPry~kCyF38AjzIiI6zHDSwyB13h262fXYWn5WJkfi9ffmAzljJ3UF5nlx1jY5W9X172f3BNiXlFJSp~f7nDTcG33LDrBKNycnvV1FEtYEA3R~i-ozKWdV6Z806m8ekn-ktkk5XlQ6YmoJv5m9aw45b8wVNNv-W1eg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Belknap County Delegation voted to limit the county commissioners’ authority to move funds between departments: any transfer exceeding $7,500 between departments must now be authorized by the delegation’s executive committee, and commissioners will report inter‑department transfers to the executive committee on a quarterly basis.

Representative Tom Clark proposed a detailed substitute motion that defined “department” as budget lines with unique identifiers and set the $7,500 inter-department threshold; the substitute motion included a requirement that commissioners report inter‑department transfers to the executive committee quarterly. Delegation members debated the proposal before the body voted; the chair announced a unanimous vote in favor of the motion.

Commissioners and delegation members discussed the intent behind the change. Commissioner Waring said the commissioners accept the budget as adopted and characterized the request to restore outside-agency funding as a separate matter; other members said the reporting requirement was intended to improve transparency without imposing day-to-day micromanagement.

A delegate asked whether the nursing home budget was included; members clarified that the motion’s text separates the county government budget lines from the nursing home’s internal divisions (the nursing home remains a county department but has multiple unique identifiers). The motion’s author said the quarterly reporting is intended to inform future budget deliberations and is not meant to be an onerous administrative burden.

Ending: The motion passed and the county will implement the new threshold and reporting procedure, with the executive committee receiving quarterly summaries of inter‑department transfers.
","Belknap County delegation approved a substitute motion restricting commissioners’ transfer authority: transfers of more than $7,500 between departments now require executive committee authorization and quarterly reporting to that committee.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096478,"Delegation OKs $1.14 Increase to Sheriff’s Writ-Service Fee, New Rate $34.69",182,1704000,1886000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2832747-5095d87529a92b4ecfd2694e0417df57&start=1704&end=1886","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2832747-5095d87529a92b4ecfd2694e0417df57/thumbnail_1704000.jpg","/articles/6096478/Belknap-County/New-Hampshire/Delegation-OKs-114-Increase-to-Sheriffs-Writ-Service-Fee-New-Rate-3469","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096478-07527623b5bdc270aedc80e3d3b6d804/orig.mp4?Expires=1771107122&Signature=YcHh~96grGdZL2-3i9xv7Sxo-R5xNjzIUlkKQu-jZDbsVwv10li8LplPDQ3lJxJGeS6n-Uq0asGvbuL3B43ActbIXxdjRNuup2iBk~gKKr~39fJJZW~cBci64h08gX0DQBjkT9hB21bVKya7VwmWNH6HtbSgkf68HC~XRci-7-YWtNhkm3etqkn0gkGzwtDOcx6hx48onIZZz6jg77fDLmLuWcDGqQzFw0LGB9tCTaTPmnPH2at8KcWjL6ULASoEl6DYyyjgZvU7eFLrMSukXLnN5w9U~nXTNfew1otI5Wjf5ZF88lLtiGaPiPt92Lk3idnUHcGUlU1jNJJGq0CXFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Belknap County Delegation on the motion approved an increase to the sheriff’s writ-service fee, raising it by $1.14 to a new rate of $34.69.

The change follows a request from the county sheriff’s office to align the local writ-service charge with a CPI-based adjustment other counties were seeking. A sheriff’s representative presented the request and moved that the delegation authorize the fee increase; a colleague seconded the motion and the delegation voted unanimously in favor.

The sheriff’s representative said the writ-service fee covers civil-process service — for example, landlord-tenant evictions and other court papers — and that the customer (the person requesting service) pays the fee, not county taxpayers. “It’s all our civil process that comes in from the courts… we charge those a fee recorded statute, and we serve them,” the sheriff’s representative said. When asked whether the fee could be rounded to $35, the sheriff replied that state law requires using the CPI to calculate the increase.

A delegation member asked whether the county has authority to set a different amount; county and sheriff’s staff said the request was coordinated with other county sheriffs and follows statutory guidance and a 2023 legislative change that allows annual CPI-based adjustments.

The sheriff’s representative said the delegation’s vote was unanimous and that the new rate will be posted publicly when it becomes effective. A county official stated the change will become effective in July and will be posted publicly.

The delegation did not register a formal roll-call vote in the public record beyond the chair’s statement that the vote was unanimous.

Ending: The fee increase was approved for implementation and county staff said they would post the effective date publicly.
","Belknap County delegation approved a requested increase to the sheriff’s writ-service fee by $1.14 to $34.69 to match a CPI-based statewide adjustment; motion passed unanimously and will take effect in July, county staff said.","actionData","errors"]

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