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Durham Council approves $20.49 million tax warrant, re-adopts investment policy and schedules FEMA grant hearing
Summary
After a delayed start for lack of a quorum, Durham Town Council voted unanimously May 18 to authorize the town's first-half 2026 property tax warrant for $20,486,670, re-adopt its investment policy per RSA 41:9, and set a June 1 public hearing to accept up to $25,000 in FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant funds.
The Durham Town Council voted unanimously May 18 to authorize the town administrator to sign the first-half 2026 property tax warrant and direct collection of partial payments totaling $20,486,670.
The item was approved as part of a unanimous consent agenda that also re-adopted the Town's Investment Policy as required by New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, RSA 41:9, and scheduled a public hearing on Monday, June 1, 2026, for Resolution #2026-07 to accept and expend up to $25,000 in FY23 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant funds to reimburse tuition and overtime wages for fire department personnel attending the Blue Card Incident Command training.
The meeting began without a quorum earlier in the evening and proceeded with non-voting business until Councilor Curtis Register arrived and the Council called the meeting to order. Once a quorum was present, the Council approved the unanimous consent agenda on a 6-0 roll call vote.
Chair Joe Friedman initiated the consent process; the motion to accept the unanimous consent agenda passed without dissent. The agenda item descriptions record the exact statutory citation for the investment-policy requirement and the grant dollar amount and purpose for the FEMA award.
Next steps: the public hearing on Resolution #2026-07 is set for June 1, when the Council will consider formally accepting and expending the FEMA funds if it moves forward with the resolution.
