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Barnstead board approves $5,163 for highway cameras, waives $1,059 interest and schedules junkyard renewal
Summary
The Barnstead Select Board approved the purchase of a highway-department camera system from a local vendor for $5,163, agreed to waive a $1,059 late-interest tax penalty and added a junkyard-license renewal to its action list. The board also discussed an MTS software conversion and plans for joint business development with Pittsfield.
The Barnstead Select Board voted to buy a highway-department camera system from Rock Solid at a quoted price of $5,163 and agreed to cover the cost from existing budget lines.
Board members discussed two vendor quotes — Rock Solid at $5,163 and Suncom at $7,820 — and expressed a preference for the lower, local bid. A motion to spend $5,163 for the camera system at the highway department was made and seconded; members signaled assent.
The board also agreed to waive $1,059 in interest for a late tax payment after members noted the payment was several months late. In addition, the junkyard renewal was added to the board’s action-item list and members indicated support to proceed with renewal paperwork.
Members discussed an MTS software proposal that would replace the town’s current payable system and noted the town would not adopt the payroll module; the board said the changeover is planned for July and that funds for computers are available in the trust. A board member said annual costs could increase under the new system, but that switching vendors was budgeting-wise roughly comparable to continuing with the current BMSI system.
The board briefly noted a FEMA reimbursement item related to administrative costs from 2023 disasters; the transcript records the amount in the meeting as “32,000 $9960,” and members said they would follow up with the fire chief to clarify the exact figure.
The board handled the camera purchase and the waiver as routine business and did not attach conditions to the approvals. The camera-system purchase is intended to update equipment at the highway facility and was charged to the repairs and maintenance line in the general government buildings budget.
The board closed the public-comment period later in the meeting and moved to a non-public session under RSA 91-A:3.
