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Effingham Selectboard approves two payment manifests and highway administration budget
Summary
The Effingham Selectboard approved two payment manifests totaling more than $373,000 and approved a $21,100 highway-administration line while clarifying reimbursement and fiscal-year timing for school payments and grant-funded expenses.
The Effingham Selectboard approved two payment manifests and a highway administration budget line during its Jan. 22 meeting.
Chair moved to approve a manifest dated Jan. 15, 2026, for $138,259.88, identifying components including a $44,666.60 payment and a $36,150 invoice charged to a grant-funded historic townhouse renovation budget. A board member seconded the motion and members discussed that the grant-funded items will be reimbursed to the town. The motion passed by voice vote.
The board next approved a second manifest dated Jan. 22, 2026, for $235,550.87. Members reviewed line items, including a $31,368 payment to eastern mater minerals and a $125,604 school tax payment. A member noted that differing fiscal years between the town (calendar year) and the school district (July–June) affect the timing of these payments; the board clarified that the school payment listed is a final monthly schedule entry and that timing, not an extra obligation, explains the apparent variance.
Later in the meeting the board approved highway administration budget line 4311-01 for $21,100, which covers the road agent’s administration costs and related training; members discussed whether small placeholder line items (for example a $1 placeholder for training) should remain zero-funded if not used.
Why it matters: The approved manifests and the highway-administration appropriation set near-term town spending and clarify how grant reimbursements and intergovernmental timing affect the town’s cash flow. The board also signaled it will continue monitoring winter-related spending and warrant-article funding decisions ahead of public hearings.
The board closed business and adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
