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Selectmen approve routine contracts, designate public hearing for Comcast franchise and authorize audit engagement
Summary
The Board approved several motions including purchase of tennis nets (not to exceed $1,000), acceptance of a Comcast Franchise Agreement and scheduling of a mid-May public hearing, authorization to sign a $24,725 audit engagement, a $10,820.20 withdrawal from the Storm Expense Capital Reserve Fund, and approval of the consent agenda and minutes.
At its April 20 meeting the Greenland Board of Selectmen approved a series of routine motions and set steps for several follow-ups.
Tennis nets: Recreation Committee co-chair DJ Haskins requested use of the Recreation Advertising Revolving Fund to buy two sets of tennis nets, straps and cables. The Board approved a motion by Zack Pike to purchase the equipment from DO IT TENNIS, not to exceed $1,000, to be paid from the Recreation Advertising Revolving Fund (balance reported as $11,345). The motion passed unanimously.
Comcast franchise and audit: The Board accepted a proposed Comcast Franchise Agreement, which maintains a 1% fee and allows channel additions between years two and five; the town attorney representing the Town reviewed the terms and recommended the agreement and the Board scheduled a public hearing for mid-May. The Board also authorized Town Administrator Tara Tucker to sign the 2025 audit engagement letter from Plodzik & Sanderson, with the minutes recording an estimated audit cost of $24,725.
Storm expense withdrawal and consent agenda: The Board approved a withdrawal of $10,820.20 from the Storm Expense Capital Reserve Fund to cover winter road salt over-expenditures (fund balance reported at $66,974.76). The consent agenda, including exemptions and accounts payable of $118,219.96 and payroll figures (gross payroll $92,487.30; net payroll $67,597.78; taxes $13,224.56; other deductions $11,664.96; NHRS $55,316.26), was approved. The minutes leave the Health Trust contribution blank (amount not specified in published minutes).
Non-public session: The Board entered non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II(a), by roll call at 7:29 p.m.; the minutes of the non-public session were later sealed. No public comments were recorded during the meeting.
Next steps: The Comcast franchise will proceed to a public hearing in mid-May; the Town Administrator was authorized to sign the audit engagement; staff will make the storm-expenditure transfer with the Trustees of Trust Funds and continue required follow-ups.
