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Selectmen approve personnel moves, extend police taser contract and seal non‑public minutes
Summary
Atkinson’s Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on multiple routine items — accepting two firefighter resignations, approving a five‑year $35,000 taser contract extension, accepting donations, awarding a $250 town‑report bonus and moving into then sealing a non‑public session under RSA 91‑A:3 II(i).
At its March 2 meeting the Town of Atkinson Board of Selectmen approved a slate of routine personnel and financial items and took procedural actions including entry into non-public session under state law.
Vice Chair Bob Worden moved to accept the resignations of firefighters Kara Hazelwood and Tim McCarty; Selectman Bill Friel seconded, and the motion passed 5-0-0. The Board accepted two donations — $505 to the Elder Services Foundation Fund and $550 to the Conservation Fund — on motions by Selectman Peter Torosian, each approved 5-0-0.
The Board approved a five-year renewal of the police taser contract with a total cost of $35,000 (divided into equal $7,000 annual payments). Vice Chair Worden moved the extension, Selectman Torosian seconded, and the Board recorded a 5-0-0 vote. The minutes show first‑year funding allocations: Line 42100.430 (Maintenance), $1,000 from Line 42100.740 (New Equipment), $3,800 from the asset forfeiture fund and $2,071.04 allocated to fulfill contractual needs as noted in the motion record.
Other motions recorded and approved by the Board included disposal of surplus file cabinets (Motion by Worden, seconded by Torosian; vote 5-0-0), a $250 bonus and thank-you to Gabi Dias for the town report (Worden moved; Torosian seconded; vote 5-0-0), and several assessing motions: a utility abatement for Map 1 Lot 21 ($130,000), a service‑connected total disability tax credit for Map 17 Lot 87 ($2,000), a veteran’s service‑connected total disability tax credit for Map 11 Lot 3-53 ($2,000), and a veteran’s tax credit for Map 17 Lot 29-03 ($750). All assessing motions in the minutes passed, each recorded as 5-0-0.
The Board approved minutes from Feb. 2, 2026 (5-0-0) and approved the Jan. 15, 2026 minutes as amended (4-0-1, with Chair Greg Spero abstaining on the Jan. 15 vote). Selectman Wendy Barker moved to enter non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II(i) for consideration of legal advice; the motion passed 5-0-0. After re-entering public session, Barker moved to seal the non-public minutes for 10 years; the Board approved the motion by roll call, 5-0-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
All motions, movers, seconders and vote tallies are recorded in the minutes; no additional formal amendments or further funding authorizations were recorded for these items at this meeting.
