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Tamworth board approves vacation buyout, hires transfer‑station attendant and clears $455,963.93 in accounts payable
Summary
The select board unanimously approved a one‑time buyout for excess vacation hours, voted to hire a permanent part‑time transfer‑station attendant, and approved accounts payable totaling $455,963.93; minutes were approved with one abstention.
At its October budget meeting the Tamworth Select Board voted on a set of personnel and financial items central to the town’s budget and operations.
Vacation buyout: The board approved a motion to buy out any employee accumulated vacation time in excess of 60 hours going into 2025. Town staff estimated a worst‑case payout of about $16,000. Roll call for the motion recorded five votes in favor and zero opposed.
Transfer‑station hire: The board moved and approved converting Stephen Brothers from a temporary to a regular scheduled part‑time transfer‑station attendant at a rate of $20 per hour. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by roll call.
Minutes and accounts payable: The board voted to approve meeting minutes for 10/10/2024 (including non‑public session minutes taken under RSA 91‑A), with one abstention recorded on the minutes vote. Later in the meeting the board approved accounts payable totaling $455,963.93; the line items discussed in roll call and conversation included the school payment (~$306,000), the library (~$55,900), retirement (~$13,002.27) and hauling (~$9,000). The accounts‑payable motion passed by roll call with the board voting in favor.
Other business and public comment: The board also discussed transfer‑station sticker policy changes (proposal to cap stickers at six per property, two free and $20 per additional sticker) and facility improvements at the transfer station; no formal fee changes were adopted and a public hearing was signaled as the next step. During public comment Maureen, co‑chair of the community food center, reported that New Hampshire Food Bank allocations for Thanksgiving have fallen sharply from roughly 68 turkeys and $2,000 in certificates last year to about 12 turkeys and $100 in certificates this year; she said she may return with a request for additional town funding.
The board concluded by entering further non‑public sessions under RSA 91‑A before adjourning at about 7:50 p.m.
