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Ossipee budget committee approves operating budgets, debates outside audits and funding for new food pantry
Summary
At a regular budget committee meeting, Ossipee members approved the town and precinct operating budgets and multiple warrant articles, including $10,000 for a new food pantry, after extended discussion over auditing practices and a $40,000 correction to the town clerk record‑restoration line.
Ossipee Town’s budget committee voted to approve the town and precinct operating budgets and a slate of warrant articles after a meeting that focused as much on process as on dollars.
Speaker 2, who presented the year‑end financials, told members the town was “projected we have $4,045 left out of our budget at the end of the year,” and walked the committee through both operating figures and three warrant articles tied to capital needs and a potential $300,000 grant that would require a $15,000 local match.
Why it matters: members debated whether the town’s current auditing approach — a mix of an elected local auditor, an in‑house bookkeeper and an outside CPA with QuickBooks access — remains sufficient as precinct and town budgets grow toward seven figures. Speaker 10 urged a legal change, saying, “I think the law needs to be…
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