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Candia selectmen accept resignations, approve fire gear encumbrance, set mileage rate
Summary
The Candia Board of Selectmen on Jan. 13 accepted two resignations, confirmed three fire personnel and approved administrative motions including encumbering $6,000 for fire gear and setting mileage reimbursement at 70¢ per mile.
The Candia Board of Selectmen on Jan. 13 accepted two resignations, confirmed appointments and approved a set of routine administrative motions including setting the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 70¢ per mile.
Those actions were part of a packed agenda that included departmental reports, a review of an ongoing revaluation, and a conservation- easement request. The board also voted to encumber $6,000 of existing funds for the fire department to buy gear and approved a change to a warrant article requested by an outside youth group.
Why it matters: Several of the votes affect town operations and budgets immediately (mileage reimbursement, use of fire-department funds and the town report print run). The accepted resignations require short-term staff coverage and trigger transition planning; the conservation and warrant-article votes affect land use and next month’s town meeting materials.
What the board voted on (high-level) and results
- Acceptance of resignation: Town Administrator Andrea Hanser, effective Jan. 16 — motion carried. The resignation letter from Andrea Hanser was read into the record. The board accepted it with regret.
- Acceptance of resignation: Payroll and Accounting Specialist Kimberly Hughes, effective Feb. 6, 2025 — motion carried; the board accepted the resignation with regret and noted the month-long notice would aid transition.
- Fire personnel: Acceptance of three recommended fire personnel (per chief’s recommendations) — motion carried.
- Fire encumbrance: Encumber $6,000 of remaining fire-department funds to purchase gear (to be supplemented by a SAFER grant) — motion carried.
- Mileage rate: Adopt IRS standard mileage rate of 70¢ per mile (up from 67¢) for employee reimbursement — motion carried.
- Warrant article change: Revise the listed amount for the CYAA warrant article to $27,500 — motion carried.
- Town report printing: Keep the town-report print run at last year’s level (board moved to maintain prior quantity) — motion carried.
- Conservation easement support: Vote to support the Conservation Commission’s effort to pursue a conservation easement and obtain a survey for town parcels (file numbers referenced during discussion) — motion carried.
- Nonpublic session: The board moved into a nonpublic session at the meeting’s close (motion made and seconded).
Board process and next steps: For personnel resignations the board directed staff to begin transition work and to evaluate interim coverage. For the fire-department encumbrance staff will coordinate purchase orders once the funding is formally encumbered. The board set no new deadlines for the conservation work beyond authorizing the commission to seek a survey and related materials.
Quotes and notes from the meeting: Andrea Hanser’s resignation letter included the statement: “I have decided to resign my position as town administrator for the town of Candia. My last day will be January 16.” Kimberly Hughes’ resignation letter said she was stepping down “due to a recent health diagnosis that requires my full attention and priority.”
Looking ahead: The board’s next regular meeting is Monday, Jan. 27, 2025; town offices will be closed Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
