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Council hears positive mid‑year financial update; appoints Planning Board alternate unanimously
Summary
Business Manager Gail Jablonski told the Council the town budget is generally on track for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, citing timing issues for several revenue streams; the Council unanimously appointed Peter Howd to an unexpired alternate seat on the Planning Board and approved the unanimous consent agenda, including a grant public hearing and a special event permit.
Durham — At its Aug. 4 meeting the Durham Town Council received a quarterly financial report for the period ending June 30, 2025 and unanimously appointed Peter Howd to an alternate seat on the Planning Board.
Business Manager Gail Jablonski told Councilors the town’s accounts are generally on target and department heads are comfortable with their budgets. She said some state and federal revenues — including meals and rooms tax receipts and an interfund transfer from the Parking Fund/Depot Road Fund — are timing issues that appear low now but typically arrive later in the fiscal year. She said interest income may be lower than anticipated but expected variances could be offset by overages in other accounts. Chair Joseph Friedman asked about a Churchill Rink number; Jablonski said she would follow up with Rink Manager Bill Page.
In appointments and routine business, the Council appointed Peter Howd (99 Durham Point Road) as an alternate to the Planning Board (term to April 2028) on a 9‑0 vote after Mr. Howd introduced his background. The Council also approved a unanimous consent agenda that included tabling Ordinance #2025‑09 indefinitely, scheduling a Sept. 8 public hearing on Resolution #2025‑16 to accept a $16,795.75 FY2026 NH Office of Highway Safety grant for traffic enforcement and speed monitoring, and granting a Special Event Permit for University Day on Sept. 4, 2025 (rain date Sept. 11). The consent agenda passed on a unanimous roll call vote of 9‑0.
What’s next: Staff will follow up on timing questions raised in the financial presentation and prepare grant paperwork and event logistics identified in the consent agenda.
