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Sanbornton trustees reimburse town $51,294.11 for police cruiser and body‑camera payments
Summary
At their Jan. 15 meeting, the Trustees of the Trust Funds approved reimbursements from the Police Equipment CRF totaling $51,294.11 — $48,388 for a 2026 police cruiser and $2,906.11 for the second payment on Axon body cameras — and signed check 307 to the Town.
Megan Farkas, chair of the Trustees of the Trust Funds, moved on Jan. 15 that the trustees reimburse the Town of Sanbornton $48,388 from the Police Equipment Capital Reserve Fund for the purchase of a 2026 police cruiser; Trustee Lori Budington seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The trustees then approved a second reimbursement, moved by Farkas and seconded by Trustee Shawna Sample‑Garcia, for $2,906.11 from the same Police Equipment CRF to cover the second payment on Axon body cameras. That motion also passed unanimously.
The two reimbursements together total $51,294.11. Trustees Sample‑Garcia and Budington signed check 307 for that combined amount. The minutes record that both reimbursements were made “as approved by the BOS on January 14, 2026,” indicating prior Board of Selectmen action authorizing the purchases.
Why it matters: the trustees’ actions release funds held in the Police Equipment CRF to cover capital and equipment payments for the police department. Using a capital reserve fund means the purchases were funded from a dedicated local reserve rather than the town’s general fund.
Details and process: the minutes show each motion’s mover and seconder, and both motions passed by unanimous “aye” votes by the three trustees present. The minutes do not record roll‑call vote names beyond the unanimous result; the trustees present were Chair Megan Farkas, Trustee Shawna Sample‑Garcia and Trustee Lori Budington.
No further implementation steps are recorded in the minutes; the check for the combined reimbursements was signed during the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.
