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Votes at a glance: Ossipee Select Board actions
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes at the Select Board meeting, including TAN authorization, amended budget and zoning‑truck warrant amount, grant approvals, appointments and motions to enter nonpublic sessions.
The Select Board took the following recorded actions during the meeting.
- Amended warrant article and approved revised operating budget: Board amended the warrant articles to set the zoning truck amount at $1,210,000 and approved a revised operating budget bottom line of $9,602,111 (voice votes recorded in favor).
- Authorized tax anticipation note (TAN): Board authorized the town administrator to arrange a TAN with the Bank of New Hampshire in the principal amount of $3,240,000 at an annual rate of 4.875% on a drawdown basis to cover cash‑flow timing while tax rates are finalized.
- Approved police traffic‑safety grants: Board approved routine traffic-safety grants (speed enforcement, DUI enforcement, distracted driving, seat belt enforcement and impaired driving mobilization) totaling approximately $13,300 federal with a required local match.
- Authorized library restoration grant processing: Board authorized the town administrator to process a $2,200 grant award from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (state library) for historical-artwork restoration.
- Approved deed and appointments: Board approved a cemetery deed for Chick Fil Cemetery, Lot 157 Plots A & B, and appointed Christine Beverly as a 3‑year alternate to the Conservation Commission.
- Administrative approvals: Board approved routine abatement and fee motions, meeting minutes, and other ministerial items.
- Nonpublic sessions: Board voted to enter nonpublic sessions under RSA 91‑A:3 II(a) and II(e) for personnel and legal matters, later reopened the public meeting and voted to seal the nonpublic minutes.
Several motions passed by voice vote; the transcript does not record complete roll-call tallies for all items. Where noted, staff were directed to return with follow-up reports or documentation.
