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Select board reviews heritage fund procedures after commission seeks pre-approval for Plains Cemetery celebration spending
Summary
The board discussed whether donations designated for the Plains Cemetery celebration should be accepted and pre-authorized for expenditure by the Heritage Commission, and directed staff to develop a consistent written procedure for accepting and expending heritage fund donations.
The Kingston Select Board discussed March 3 how the town accepts and expends donations to the town's Heritage Fund, after the Heritage Commission asked that donations earmarked for a Plains Cemetery celebration be accepted and pre-authorized for spending by the commission.
The Select Board was told the Heritage Fund is authorized under state law (RSA) and was adopted by the town; however, Kingston 's local practice added the Select Board as an additional check on expenditures. "The RSA actually, says that the Heritage Commission alone can authorize and dispense funds out of the heritage fund, as long as they have a majority vote of their body," one speaker said.…
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