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Warner Select Board adopts land‑sale policy, selects auditors and approves several administrative measures
Summary
The Select Board approved a draft Town Land Sale Policy, selected Vachon Clukay for the 2025 audit, accepted a $2,980 transfer‑station lighting quote from KLM, and declined a DOT parcel purchase; several consent and manifest items were also approved.
The Warner Select Board on March 3 adopted a draft Town Land Sale Policy, voted to hire Vachon Clukay to perform the 2025 town audit, accepted a low bid to replace Transfer Station lighting and fan, and declined a Department of Transportation offer to purchase a 0.3‑acre parcel along Route 103.
Chairman Harry Seidel described the land‑sale policy as compiled from state statutes, recent court decisions and guidance from the New Hampshire Municipal Association; Seidel urged adoption. Harry Seidel moved, seconded by Alfred Hanson, to approve the draft Town Land Sale Policy. Roll call recorded: Hanson YES, Seidel YES, Mike Smith ABSTAINED; the policy was adopted.
The board confronted a large price gap between two audit proposals: Veroff CPA at $10,500 and Vachon Clukay at $32,500. Seidel said he feared Veroff had underestimated the work; Mike Smith asked for more bids and the list of firms contacted. After discussion, Seidel moved, seconded by Hanson, to approve Vachon Clukay as the town’s auditors for 2025. The roll call vote was Hanson YES, Seidel YES, Mike Smith NO.
On consent and procurement matters, the board accepted KLM’s $2,980 quote to replace Transfer Station lighting and install a fan; the motion passed unanimously. The board also voted to decline DOT’s offer to sell Map 28 Lot 33 (0.3 acres) for $10,000, saying the town lacked funds and the parcel could be acquired by the rail trail. The consent agenda — including requests to Trustees of the Trust Funds totaling multiple withdrawals (notably $48,997 to pay an invoice from MacMulkin Chevrolet for a Police Vehicle) and a $3,319.07 refund for duplicate tax payments — was approved with Seidel and Hanson voting YES and Smith abstaining. The manifest covering multiple accounts‑payable and payroll items, including a $84,679.60 first‑half loan payment for the fire station, was approved with the same roll‑call pattern.
Why it matters: adoption of a formal land‑sale policy clarifies procedures for disposition of town land and incorporates recent statute updates (including RSA 80:80 and RSA 41:14). Selecting an auditor concludes a procurement question the board had debated since February.
Next steps: Town staff will implement the land‑sale policy procedures and notify Vachon Clukay. The board directed staff to notify DOT that the town declines the parcel.
